Branko Kovačević (volleyball) explained

Branko Kovačević
Nationality:	Serbian
Birth Date:	27 February 1967
Position:	Head coach
Currentclub:	Olympiacos Piraeus
Updated:	June 30, 2017

Branko Kovačević (Serbian: Бранко Ковачевић, born 27 February 1967) is a Serbian volleyball coach.^[1] He is currently the head coach of Olympiacos Piraeus women's volleyball team and the assistant coach of Serbia women's national volleyball team.^{[2] [3]}

International career

Branko Kovačević was the assistant coach of the Serbian women's national volleyball team who won the Olympic silver medal at Rio 2016,^{[4] [5]} and the 2011 CEV Volleyball European Championship at Belgrade as well.^[6]

Club career

Under his guidance, Olympiacos Piraeus have won 3 Hellenic Championships (2015–16, 2016–17,^[7] 2017-18), 3 Hellenic Cups (2016, 2017, 2018) and the CEV Women's Challenge Cup in 2017–18.^{[8] [9]} The Piraeus team also reached the final of the same competition in 2016–17.^{[10] [11]}

Honours

Head coach

European

CEV Women's Challenge Cup

• Winner: 2017-18 with Olympiacos Piraeus
• Runner-up: 2016-17 with Olympiacos Piraeus

Domestic

• 2015/2016 Hellenic Championship (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2016/2017 Hellenic Championship (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2017/2018 Hellenic Championship (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2018/2019 Hellenic Championship (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2015/2016 Hellenic Cup (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2016/2017 Hellenic Cup (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2017/2018 Hellenic Cup (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus
• 2018/2019 Hellenic Cup (Women's), with Olympiacos Piraeus

Assistant coach

• 2016 Olympic Games - Silver Medal
• 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship - Golden Medal

References

1. http://www.cev.eu/CoachDetail.aspx?TeamID=9543&SeasonID=0&SeasonType=&G=M&CoachID=9704 Branko Kovačević profile
2. http://www.sport24.gr/Sports/Volley/kovatsevits-xaroumenos-poy-tha-meinw-edw.3505175.html Kovačević: "I am glad to stay in Greece"
3. http://www.zurnal.rs/odbojka/strane-lige/19585/branko-kovacevic-u-olimpijakosu Бранко Ковачевић у Олимпијакосу
4. http://rio2016.fivb.com/en/volleyball/women/teams/srb-serbia Serbia Women's Volleyball Team - Rio Olympics
5. http://www.olympiacos.org/article/59661/%C2%ABasimenios%C2%BB-sto-rio-kai-o-kobatsebits Silver medal at Rio
6. http://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionTeamDetails.aspx?TeamID=296&ID=15 Serbia's roster and coaches at the 2011 Women's European Championship
7. http://www.novasports.gr/volei/ellada/a1-women/article/323040/kuriarhos-kai-protathlitis-olubiakos-aponomi/ Oiympiacos: 2017 Hellenic champions
8. https://www.olympiacossfp.gr/en/content/olympiacos-won-cev-challenge-cup Olympiacos Piraeus winners of the 2018 CEV Challenge Cup
9. https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=27049&ID=1040 Olympiacos make history with Challenge Cup title in 2018
10. https://www.olympiacossfp.gr/en/content/olympiacos-comes-behind-claim-first-round-challenge-cup-final Olympiacos comes from behind to claim first round of Challenge Cup Final!
11. https://www.olympiacossfp.gr/el/node/923 The press-conference of the 2017 final (2nd leg)

External links

• Branko Kovačević profile at worldofvolley.com
• An amazing presence in the CEV Challenge Cup! (Silver Medal with Olympiacos in 2017 Challenge Cup) www.olympiacossfp.gr
• The Triumph in Bursa in 2018 www.olympiacossfp.gr