Uroš Kovačević (; born 6 May 1993) is šKovačevića Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Ural Ufa and the Serbia national team. Kovačević has won 2 European Champion titles (2011, 2019) and the 2016 World League with Serbia.

Personal life

He has two older brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional volleyball player.

Uroš Kovačević

National team

Kovačević is a gold medallist at the 2011 European Championship. In 2011, Kovačević was granted an award by the Olympic Committee of Serbia for the best young athlete. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national volleyball team reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals. He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.

Uroš Kovačević

Honours

Club

FIVB Club World Championship

Poland 2018 – with Trentino Volley

AVC Asian Club Championship

Naypyidaw 2016 – with Al Arabi Doha

CEV Cup

2018–19 – with Itas Trentino

CEV Challenge Cup

2015–16 – with Calzedonia Verona

Domestic

2010–11 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley

2010–11 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley

2011–12 Slovenian Cup, with ACH Volley

2011–12 Slovenian Championship, with ACH Volley

2014–15 Italian Cup, with Parmareggio Modena

2020–21 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor

Youth national team

2009 CEV U19 European Championship

2009 FIVB U19 World Championship

2011 CEV U19 European Championship

2011 FIVB U19 World Championship

2013 FIVB U23 World Championship

Individual awards

2011: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player

2011: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most valuable player

2011: Award of Olympic Committee of Serbia – Young athlete of the year

2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best outside spiker

2016: AVC Asian Club Championship – Best outside spiker

2018: FIVB Club World Championship – Best outside spiker

2019: CEV European Championship – Best outside spiker

2019: CEV European Championship – Most valuable player

2019: CEV – Male volleyball player of the year

2019: Male Serbian volleyball player of the year

2022: Polish Championship – Best spiker

References

External links

Player profile at LegaVolley.it

Player profile at PlusLiga.pl

Player Profile at Volleybox.net

1993 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Kraljevo

Serbian men's volleyball players

Serbia and Montenegro men's volleyball players

European champions for Serbia

Olympic volleyball players for Serbia

Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia

Expatriate volleyball players in Slovenia

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Expatriate volleyball players in Italy

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar

Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China

Expatriate volleyball players in China

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Expatriate volleyball players in Poland

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Expatriate volleyball players in Russia

Trentino Volley players

Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players

Ural Ufa volleyball players

Outside hitters

21st-century Serbian people

Uroš Kovačević