Marko Ivović | |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1990 |
Birth Place: | Ljig, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.94 m |
Weight: | 89 kg |
Spike: | 365 cm |
Block: | 330 cm |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Currentclub: | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
Years: | 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2021 2021–2024 2024– |
Teams: | Vojvodina Novi Sad Maliye Milli Piyango Paris Volley Asseco Resovia Belogorie Belgorod Asseco Resovia Vôlei Taubaté Lokomotiv Novosibirsk Dynamo LO Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
Nationalyears: | 2012– |
Marko Ivović (Serbian: Марко Ивовић; born 22 December 1990) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Serbia national team.[1] He is the 2019 European Champion and the 2016 World League winner with Serbia.
Ivović spent the 2013–14 season playing for Paris Volley. His team won the CEV Cup and he himself was named the Most valuable player of the final.[2]
In 2014, he moved to the PlusLiga team, Asseco Resovia. He won the 2014–15 CEV Champions League silver medal, having lost to Zenit Kazan in the final, and the 2015 Polish Champion title.[3] [4] In May 2015, he left Resovia and signed a contract with the Russian team, Belogorie Belgorod. In April 2016, he came back to Asseco Resovia for the 2016–17 season.[5]
In April 2018, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, announced that they had signed Ivović for the 2018–19 season.[6]
In 2015, Serbia reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals.[7]
On 17 July 2016, the Serbian national volleyball team won their first ever World League title by a 3–0 win over Brazil. Marko Ivović earned the tournament's Most valuable player award.[8]
Marko Ivović was voted the Best Volleyball Player in Serbia in 2016.[9]