| Nikola Kovačević | |
| Nationality: |  Serbian |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
| Spike: | 350cm (140inches) |
| Block: | 340cm (130inches) |
| Team: |  Saint Nazaire VB |
| Currentnumber: | 8 |
| Nationalyears: | 2005–2016 |
| Years: | 2002–2003 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015 2015–2016 2016 2017 2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019 2020 |
| Clubs: | Ribnica Kraljevo Crvena Zvezda  GC Lamia RPA Perugia Aris Thessaloniki Andreoli Latina Guberniya Nizhniy Novgorod Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Ural Ufa Marmi Lanza Verona Shanghai Golden Age Paris Volley Lokomotiv NovosibirskBerlin Recycling Volleys  Paykan Tehran Rennes Volley 35 CS Arcada Galați Chemik BydgoszczAl-Hilal Saint Nazaire VB |
Nikola Kovačević (Serbian: Никола Ковачевић, born 14 February 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team and French club Saint Nazaire VB, bronze medalist of the World Championship 2010, European Champion 2011, bronze medalist of the European Championship in 2007 and 2013, multimedalist of the World League.
He has two brothers - Uroš (born 1993), who is also a volleyball player, and Savo. He was married to Jasmine and has two children with her, daughters Mia and Emma. In May 2016 he married Ana (nee Matijasević), who is a daughter of volleyball coach Nikola Matijasević and sister of volleyball players' manager Georges Matijasević. With Ana he has two sons Noa and Teo
In season 2012/2013 he played for Polish club from PlusLiga – Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He won with the club Polish Championship in 2013. He spent the next season in the Russian club Ural Ufa. On 17 March 2014 official site of Russian club announced that the contract with Kovacevic has been terminated.[1] The reason for the premature termination of contract were financial problems of the club.[2] In 2014 he spent a few months in the club from Verona and then moved to Chinese team Fudan University Shanghai.[3]
He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship[4] and bronze medalist of 2013 European Championship. He was a member of the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On 19 July 2015 Serbian national team with him in squad went to the final of World League, but they lost with France 0–3 and achieved silver medal.[5] [6]