Slobodan Kovač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ковач; born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, Olympic Champion at Sydney 2000, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and winner of 2019 European championship. Since the 2023–24 season, he serves as head coach for Halkbank Ankara.

Career

As a coach

In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016.[1] That same year he led Iranian team to its first gold medal at Asian games. In 2017, he took charge of the Slovenian national volleyball team.[2][3]

From 2010 to 2014, Kovač was head coach of the Italian team, Sir Safety Perugia. In 2016, he became new head coach of Halkbank Ankara.[4]

Honours

As a player

  • Domestic
    • 1988–89 Yugoslavian Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
    • 1991–92 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
    • 1991–92 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad

As a coach

  • Domestic
    • 2008–09 Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac
    • 2009–10 Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac
    • 2016–17 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara
    • 2017–18 Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara
    • 2017–18 Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

Individual awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Slobodan Kovac has incentive to coach Iran volleyball team". theiranproject.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "SLO M: Slobodan Kovac takes over Slovenia!". worldofvolley.com. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "RUS M: Slobodan Kovač appointed Belogorie coach!". worldofvolley.com. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "TRANSFER BOMB IN 2017: Perugia's coach on the bench of Halkbank". worldofvolley.com. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Belogorie complete collection of European titles!". CEV. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ "PRVI PUT U ISTORIJI Slobodan Kovač i Nemanja Petrić pobednici Kupa Izazivača sa Belogorjem". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Comunicato Stampa della Lega Pallavolo Serie A". legavolley.it (in Italian). 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Top achievements honoured at European Volleyball Gala". CEV. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Head coach of Serbia
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of Slovenia
2017–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of Iran
2014–2015 		Succeeded by