my-server
← Wiki Redirected from Slobodan Kovac

Slobodan Kovač

Slobodan Kovač (; born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach of Turkey men's national volleyball team (since 2025), and also former player, Olympic Champion at Sydney 2000, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and the 2019 European Championship winner.

Career

As a coach

In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016. 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.

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.

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
  • 2024–25 Turkish Cup, with Fenerbahçe Ä°stanbul

Individual awards

  • 2008: Coach of the year in Serbia
  • 2009: Coach of the year in Serbia
  • 2010: Coach of the year in Serbia
  • 2013: Coach of the year in Italy
  • 2014: Coach of the year in Italy
  • 2019: CEV – Coach of the year
  • 2019: Coach of the Year by the Olympic Committee of Serbia

See also

References

External links