Slobodan Kovač

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Slobodan Kovač
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Personal information
Full name Slobodan Kovač
Born (1967-09-13) September 13, 1967 (age 56)
Veliko Gradište, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Hometown Serbia
Coaching information
Current team None
Previous teams coached
Years Teams
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–2015
Radnički Kragujevac
Sir Safety Perugia
Iran
Slobodan Kovač
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 1997 Netherlands
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan
World League
Silver medal – second place 2003 Madrid
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens
Representing  Iran (Head coach)
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team

Slobodan Kovač (born September 13, 1967 in Veliko Gradište) is a Serbian former volleyball player and current coach. In 2014, he was signed as the head coach of the Iran men's national team[1] until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[2] But, he was sacked after 2015 World Cup. Previously competing for Yugoslavia he won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and won his first gold medal with the Yugoslav team at Sydney at the 2000 Summer Olympics at the age of 33.[3] Kovač is 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) in height.

Career

Playing

Club Country From To
VGSK Veliko Gradište  Yugoslavia 1983 1985
Kolubara  Yugoslavia 1985 1988
Vojvodina  Yugoslavia 1988 1992
Volley Jòia  Italy 1992 1993
Aris Salonique  Greece 1993 1994
Volley Lube  Italy 1994 1999
Martina Franca Volley  Italy 1999 2002
Pallavolo Agnone  Italy 2002 2003
GFC Ajaccio  France 2003 2004
Pegah Urmia  Iran 2004 2005
Azarpayam Urmia  Iran 2005 2006

Managing

Team Country From To
Radnički Kragujevac  Serbia 2008 2010
Sir Safety Perugia  Italy 2010 2014
Iran's National Team  Iran 2014 2015

Honours

As a player

Vojvodina

Pegah

As a manager

Radnički Kragujevac

Sir Safety Perugia

Iran men

Individual

  • 3 Serbian manager of the year: 2008, 2009, 2010
  • 2 Italian manager of the year: 2013, 2014[4]

References


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