Men's national volleyball team representing Serbia
The Serbia men's national volleyball team is the national team of Serbia . FIVB and CEV considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[1] Summer Olympics in Sydney , Australia and bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta .
The Yugoslav Olympic Committee declared the national volleyball team to be the best male team of the year in 2000 , and the Olympic Committee of Serbia did the same in 2010 and 2013.[2]
History Serbia's most proud moment came at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when under the name Yugoslavia it won Olympic gold. A heavy favourite was team Italy, who won the last three World Championships and the European title in 1995 and 1999, but they had yet to win an Olympic gold medal. They swept through Group B undefeated and won their quarter-final match over Australia. In the semifinals, Serbia & Montenegro (Yugoslavia), runners-up at the 1998 Worlds, and bronze medalists at the 1999 Europeans, triumphed in straight sets, again denying Italy an Olympic gold medal. Serbia & Montenegro had struggled in the pools, finishing only third behind Italy and Russia, but they defeated Russia in straight sets in the final to win the gold medal. As in 1996, all medalists came from the same pool, this time Group B.[3]
Volleyball was brought to Serbia by g. William Viland, a professor of folklore and folk sports from Oakland, California , when the Red Cross held a series of lectures and demonstrations of American sports in Belgrade and Novi Sad . It is believed that his arrival marked the beginning of volleyball in this area, and in 1924 is considered the year when the first volleyball ball came to Serbia. During the period of occupation, between 1941 and 1944, volleyball was played very actively, numerous competitions were held, and more sports clubs/society's had established its volleyball section.
The Serbian/Yugoslav Volleyball Federation was founded in 1946 by the Alliance for Physical Education of Yugoslavia. A year later, in 1947, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) was founded and the former Yugoslavia was one of the 14 founders. From 13 February 1949, the Volleyball Federation became an independent sports organization. Two years later, at the European Championships held in Paris, the women's volleyball team of Yugoslavia won the bronze medal for the first time. This success was repeated with the men's event in 1975, when Serbia for the first time in history hosted the biggest European competition, both the men's and women's events. The Serbian team in the last match of the final group defeated Bulgaria in the crowded hall of "Pioneer" in Belgrade and won the bronze medal.[4]
2011 – 2019 In 2011 Serbia became European champion and in 2016 the champion of FIVB World League for the first time, with Marko Ivović being crowned MVP of the tournament and Srećko Lisinac being chosen as the Best Middle Blocker.[5]
2019 – 2021 After two bronze medal 2013 and 2017 , Serbia become European champion again in 2019 with Uroš Kovačević being crowned MVP of the tournament.[6] [7]
2022 – Medals Results Serbia team in 2008 Olympic Olympic Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Games Round Position Pld W L SF SA RT Squad 1949 to 1990 part of Yugoslavia 1994 suspended 1998 Final 2nd 12 10 2 31 10 3.100 Squad 2002 Semifinals 4th 9 7 2 22 8 2.750 Squad 2006 Semifinals 4th 11 8 3 26 13 2.000 Squad 2010 Semifinals 3rd 9 6 3 22 13 1.692 Squad 2014 Second round 9th 9 5 4 18 15 1.200 Squad 2018 Semifinals 4th 12 7 5 24 21 1.142 Squad 2022 Round of 16 9th place 4 3 1 9 3 3.000 Squad 2025 future event Squad Total 7/9 0 Titles 66 46 20 152 83 1.831 —
World Cup Squads 2003 Japan – Bronze medal Marić, Janić , Boškan , Mijić , N. Grbić (C ), V. Grbić , Bjelica , Gerić , Vujević , Miljković , Ilić, Vusurović . Head coach: Travica World Grand Champions Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
2001 – Bronze medal Jokanović , Majdak, Škorić , Boškan , Mijić , N. Grbić (C ), V. Grbić , Gerić , Vujević , Miljković , Vusurović . Head coach: Gajić World League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year Rank Pld W L SW SL 1990 part of Yugoslavia 1991 1992 suspended 1993 1994 1995 did not enter 1996 1997 7th place 12 8 4 29 15 1998 6th place 14 4 10 23 32 1999 withdrew 2000 4th place 18 12 6 43 26 2001 4th place 17 11 6 39 23 2002 3rd place 17 11 6 42 24 2003 2nd place 17 12 5 44 24 2004 3rd place 15 11 4 37 20 2005 2nd place 15 8 7 31 31 2006 5th place 15 10 5 32 26 2007 9th place 12 7 5 24 18 2008 2nd place 16 10 6 39 24 2009 2nd place 16 11 5 38 25 2010 3rd place 16 11 5 40 26 2011 9th place 12 7 5 26 21 2012 9th place 12 6 6 27 24 2013 8th place 10 5 5 22 22 2014 7th place 12 7 5 24 20 2015 2nd place 16 9 7 38 32 2016 1st place 13 10 3 34 17 2017 5th place 11 6 5 24 20 Total 21/28 286 176 110 656 470
Squads Serbia fans in 2009 world league 2015 Rio de Janeiro – Silver medal Kovačević N. , Kovačević U. , Ivović , Petrić , Kostić, Stanković (C ), Jovović , Atanasijević , Starović , Majstorović , Podraščanin , Rosić , Lisinac , Okolić . Head coach: Grbić 2016 Kraków – Gold medal Okolić , Kovačević , Katić , Stanković (C ), Ivović , Jovović , Nikić , Dokić , Luburić , Brđović , Majstorović , Podraščanin , Rosić , Lisinac . Head coach: Grbić Nations League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1948 to 1991 part of Yugoslavia 1993 suspended 1995 Semifinals 7 5 2 16 7 1997 Final 7 5 2 16 7 1999 Semifinals 5 3 2 11 8 2001 Final 7 6 1 20 6 2003 Semifinals 4th 7 4 3 17 11 2005 Semifinals 7 6 1 20 6 2007 Semifinals 8 5 3 18 13 2009 Second Round 5th 6 4 2 15 8 2011 Final 6 6 0 18 5 2013 Semifinals 7 5 2 17 9 2015 Quarterfinals 7th 5 3 2 11 10 2017 Semifinals 6 5 1 17 7 2019 Final 9 9 0 27 6 2021 Semifinals 4th 9 6 3 21 15 2023 Quarterfinals 6th 7 5 2 16 8 Total Qualified: 16/17 103 77 26 260 126
Squads 1995 – Bronze medal Boškan , Brđović , Đurić, Gerić , N. Grbić , V. Grbić , Jokanović , Kovač , Mešter , Petrović , Tanasković , Vujević . Head Coach: Gajić 1997 – Silver medal Batez , Boškan , Đurić, Gerić , N. Grbić , V. Grbić , Jokanović , Kovač , Mešter , Tanasković , Vujević , Vušurović . Head Coach: Gajić 1999 – Bronze medal Batez , Boškan , Đurić, Gerić , N. Grbić , V. Grbić , Mešter , Mijić , Miljković , Petković, Tanasković , Vujević . Head Coach: Gajić 2001 – Gold medal Boškan , Gerić , N. Grbić , V. Grbić , Jokanović , Marić, Mešter , Mijić , Miljković , Škorić , Vujević , Vušurović . Head Coach: Gajić 2005 – Bronze medal Bjelica , Bojović , Boškan , Gerić , Ilić, Janić , Miljković , Mitrović, Samardžić , Stanković , Vujević . Head coach: Travica 2007 – Bronze medal Kovačević , Janić , Petković , Boškan , Stanković , Samardžić , Grbić , Nikić , Gerić , Miljković , Starović , Podraščanin . Head coach: Kolaković 2011 – Gold medal N. Kovačević , U. Kovačević , Petković , Terzić , Stanković , Vujić , Nikić , Mitić , Rašić , Miljković , Starović , Atanasijević , Podraščanin , Rosić . Head Coach: Kolaković 2013 – Bronze medal Kovačević , Ivović , Petrić , Petković , Stanković , Vujić , Jovović , Nikić , Rašić , Atanasijević , Starović , Podraščanin , Rosić , Lisinac . Head coach: Kolaković 2017 – Bronze medal Okolić , Kovačević , Katić , Petrić (C ), Škundrić , Stanković , Jovović , Buculjević , Atanasijević , Luburić , Majstorović , Podraščanin , Rosić , Lisinac . Head coach: Grbić 2019 – Gold medal Okolić , Kovačević , Petrić (C ), Ćirović , Peković, Krsmanović , Ivović , Jovović , Atanasijević , Luburić , Majstorović , Podraščanin , Lisinac , Todorović . Head coach: Kovač European Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Mediterranean Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year Rank Pld W L SW SL 1993 suspended 1997 did not enter 2001 6th place - - - - - 2005 3rd place 5 4 1 13 6 2009 did not enter 2013 2018 2022 9th place 3 0 3 2 9 2026 future event Total 2/8 8 4 4 15 15
Results and fixtures Previous matches 2021 (W–L 17–10) Date Time Opponent Result 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament 5 Jan 13:30 France 3–0 25–21 25–21 25–22 75–64 Report 6 Jan 14:00 Netherlands 0–3 18–25 18–25 17–25 53–75 Report 8 Jan 14:30 Serbia 2–3 Bulgaria 21–25 26–24 22–25 25–20 13–15 107–109 Report 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League 28 May 15:00 Serbia 3–1 Slovenia 22–25 25–18 36–34 25–18 108–95 P2Report 29 May 16:00 Poland 3–1 26–24 25–19 21–25 25–15 97–83 P2Report 30 May 21:00 Serbia 3–1 Italy 25–23 22–25 25–22 25–18 97–88 P2Report 3 Jun 13:00 Japan 1–3 25–18 23–25 22–25 13–25 83–93 P2Report 4 Jun 15:00 Serbia 3–2 France 22–25 24–26 25–22 25–23 15–9 111–105 P2Report 5 Jun 15:00 Brazil 3–1 23–25 25–23 25–15 25–22 98–85 P2Report 9 Jun 10:00 Serbia 3–1 Germany 19–25 25–22 25–18 25–15 94–80 P2Report 10 Jun 10:00 Serbia 3–2 Iran 21–25 25–15 26–28 25–22 15–8 112–98 P2Report 11 Jun 18:00 United States 1–3 23–25 17–25 25–19 25–27 90–96 P2Report 15 Jun 10:00 Russia 3–1 25–23 25–22 22–25 25–21 97–91 P2Report 16 Jun 12:00 Serbia 3–0 Bulgaria 25–20 25–17 25–17 75–54 P2Report 17 Jun 10:00 Argentina 3–0 27–25 25–20 26–24 78–69 P2Report 21 Jun 10:00 Australia 1–3 16–25 13–25 25–19 15–25 69–94 P2Report 22 Jun 12:00 Serbia 3–2 Netherlands 25–21 21–25 25–18 21–25 17–15 109–104 P2Report 23 Jun 12:00 Canada 3–2 17–25 21–25 25–17 25–20 17–15 105–102 P2Report 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship 2 Sep 20:30 Belgium 1–3 13–25 18–25 25–21 20–25 76–96 Report 3 Sep 20:30 Ukraine 0–3 25–27 24–26 21–25 70–78 Report 4 Sep 20:30 Serbia 2–3 Poland 21–25 25–23 25–20 20–25 14–16 105–109 Report 6 Sep 17:30 Portugal 1–3 15–25 21–25 25–22 17–25 78–97 Report 7 Sep 17:30 Serbia 3–2 Greece 25–23 22–25 25–16 28–30 15–5 115–99 Report 12 Sep 20:30 Serbia 3–2 Turkey 25–18 22–25 22–25 25–23 15–12 109–103 Report 14 Sep 17:30 Netherlands 0–3 23–25 20–25 25–27 68–77 Report 18 Sep 21:00 Serbia 1–3 Italy 27–29 22–25 25–23 18–25 92–102 Report 19 Sep 17:30 Poland 3–0 25–22 25–16 25–22 75–60 Report
2022 (W–L 9–10) Date Time Opponent Result 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League 7 Jun 16:30 Bulgaria 1–3 25–19 19–25 22–25 20–25 86–94 P2 Report 9 Jun 16:30 Serbia 1–3 France 25–21 22–25 23–25 23–25 93–96 P2 Report 10 Jun 11:00 Serbia 3–2 Argentina 25–16 25–18 17–25 12–25 15–6 94–90 P2 Report 11 Jun 13:00 Germany 3–2 27–25 25–27 18–25 28–26 18–16 116–119 P2 Report 22 Jun 20:00 Serbia 1–3 United States 24–26 25–23 23–25 20–25 92–99 P2 Report 23 Jun 16:30 Serbia 0–3 Brazil 18–25 24–26 17–25 59–76 P2 Report 24 Jun 13:30 Serbia 3–2 Canada 20–25 19–25 25–20 26–24 15–11 105–105 P2 Report 26 Jun 13:30 Serbia 3–0 Australia 25–17 25–20 25–22 75–59 P2 Report 6 Jul 20:00 Slovenia 3–0 25–15 25–19 25–23 75–57 P2 Report 8 Jul 20:00 Italy 3–0 25–21 25–14 25–23 75–58 P2 Report 9 Jul 17:00 Iran 3–0 35–33 25–21 25–12 85–66 P2 Report 10 Jul 14:00 China 1–3 17–25 17–25 25–23 22–25 81–98 P2 Report 2022 Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial 18 Aug 17:30 Argentina 3–1 25–21 19–25 25–22 25–18 94–86 Report 19 Aug 17:30 Iran 2–3 21–25 25–20 20–25 26–24 10–15 102–109 Report 20 Aug 18:30 Poland 3–0 25–22 25–23 25–22 75–67 Report 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 27 Aug 20:30 Ukraine 0–3 26–28 21–25 20–25 67–78 P2 Report 29 Aug 17:30 Serbia 3–0 Puerto Rico 26–24 25–21 25–16 76–61 P2 Report 31 Aug 17:30 Serbia 3–0 Tunisia 29–27 25–15 25–17 79–59 P2 Report 6 Sep 17:30 Serbia 0–3 Argentina 23–25 21–25 23–25 67–75 P2 Report
2023 (W–L 14–12) Date Time Opponent Result 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League 7 Jun 15:00 Slovenia 3–1 31–29 19–25 25–20 25–21 100–95 P2 Report 8 Jun 15:00 Serbia 3–0 China 34–32 25–16 25–20 84–68 P2 Report 9 Jun 19:40 Japan 3–1 22–25 25–21 25–23 25–20 97–89 P2 Report 11 Jun 15:40 Serbia 3–0 Poland 25–21 25–19 25–14 75–54 P2 Report 20 Jun 16:30 United States 3–1 22–25 25–19 25–19 25–21 97–84 P2 Report 22 Jun 16:30 Serbia 3–1 Germany 25–21 20–25 25–23 25–23 95–92 P2 Report 23 Jun 20:00 Serbia 0–3 Italy 11–25 21–25 20–25 52–75 P2 Report 25 Jun 16:00 Netherlands 2–3 25–22 21–25 25–21 33–35 9–15 113–118 P2 Report 4 Jul 13:00 Argentina 3–1 19–25 25–16 25–19 25–18 94–78 P2 Report 6 Jul 17:00 Serbia 3–2 Cuba 19–25 25–23 25–21 22–25 15–11 106–105 P2 Report 7 Jul 13:30 Serbia 1–3 France 25–20 23–25 20–25 26–28 94–98 P2 Report 8 Jul 13:30 Bulgaria 0–3 19–25 22–25 22–25 63–75 P2 Report 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship 30 Aug 21:00 Switzerland 0–3 19–25 16–25 19–25 54–75 P2 Report 31 Aug 18:00 Serbia 3–1 Belgium 25–22 18–25 25–20 25–20 93–87 P2 Report 1 Sep 21:00 Serbia 0–3 Italy 15–25 19–25 21–25 55–75 P2 Report 4 Sep 18:00 Serbia 3–0 Estonia 25–16 25–23 25–22 75–61 P2 Report 5 Sep 21:00 Germany 1–3 22–25 25–20 22–25 19–25 88–95 P2 Report 10 Sep 18:00 Serbia 3–0 Czech Republic 25–21 26–24 25–21 76–66 P2 Report 12 Sep 18:00 Poland 3–1 26–28 25–15 36–34 25–17 112–94 P2 Report 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup 30 Sep 13:00 Serbia 1–3 Turkey 22–25 25–20 14–25 20–25 81–95 P2 Report 1 Oct 13:00 Serbia 3–0 Tunisia 25–21 25–16 25–21 75–58 P2 Report 3 Oct 13:00 Serbia 3–1 Egypt 18–25 25–19 25–14 25–16 93–74 P2 Report 4 Oct 13:00 Serbia 3–0 Finland 25–21 25–22 25–22 75–65 P2 Report 6 Oct 19:25 Japan 3–0 25–17 25–14 25–22 75–53 P2 Report 7 Oct 16:00 United States 3–0 25–18 25–18 25–17 75–53 P2 Report 8 Oct 16:00 Slovenia 3–0 25–22 25–23 25–21 75–66 P2 Report
Forthcoming matches Team Current squad The following is the Serbia roster in the 2023 Men's European Volleyball Championship .[9]
Head coach: Igor Kolaković
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club 2 Uroš Kovačević 6 May 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 338 cm (133 in) 3 Milorad Kapur 5 March 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in) Partizan 7 Petar Krsmanović 1 June 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 349 cm (137 in) Vojvodina 8 Marko Ivović 22 December 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 330 cm (130 in) 10 Miran Kujundžić 19 June 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 320 cm (130 in) Ślepsk Suwałki 11 Aleksa Batak 18 January 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 346 cm (136 in) 337 cm (133 in) Partizan 12 Pavle Perić 7 August 1998 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) 14 Aleksandar Atanasijević 4 September 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 338 cm (133 in) PGE Skra Bełchatów 15 Nemanja Mašulović 5 October 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) ACH Volley 16 Dražen Luburić 2 November 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 337 cm (133 in) 331 cm (130 in) Lokomotiv Novosibirsk 17 Miloš Krsteski 24 February 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 300 cm (120 in) 18 Marko Podraščanin C )29 August 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 340 cm (130 in) Itas Trentino 21 Vuk Todorović 23 April 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in) ACH Volley 29 Aleksandar Nedeljković 27 October 1997 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in) VfB Friedrichshafen
Coach history Notable players Ivan Miljković , one of the most notable playersKit providers The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Poštanska štedionica . other sponsors: Škoda Auto , Radio Television of Serbia , Žurnal, Srbijagas , Posta, EPS and Blic .
See also References ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020 . ^ "Trofej OKS – Najuspešniji sportisti | Olimpijski komitet Srbije". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010 . ^ Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Volleyball ^ "Istorija odbojke u Srbiji". www.ossrb.org . Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. ^ Serbia celebrates "Million Dollar Boys" ^ Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men’s crown too! ^ "Kovač više nije selektor, promene i u mlađim kategorijama reprezentacije". ossrb.org . Retrieved 23 October 2021 . ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. ^ "Seniori Srbije u ponedeljak putuju u Italiju – u sredu protiv Švajcarske". www.ossrb.org (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2023 . External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serbia men's national volleyball team .
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Igor Kolaković (2006–2014)
Nikola Grbić (2015–2019)
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