Serbia men's national volleyball team explained

Serbia
Nickname:Orlovi (The Eagles)
Federation:Volleyball Federation of Serbia
Confederation:CEV
Coach:Igor Kolaković
Olympic Apps:6
Olympic First:1996
Olympic Best: (2000)
World Champs Apps:7
World Champs First:1998
World Champs Best: (1998)
World Cup Apps:2
World Cup First:2003
World Cup Best: (2003)
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:29
Regional Cup First:1951
Regional Cup Best: (2001, 2011, 2019)
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The Serbia men's national volleyball team represents Serbia in international men’s volleyball. FIVB and the CEV consider Serbia the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991) and Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).[1] [2] Serbia won gold at the 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

2011 – 2019

See main article: Matches of Serbian men's volleyball national team conducted by Nikola Grbić. 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.[6]

2019 – 2021

See main article: Matches of Serbian men's volleyball national team conducted by Slobodan Kovač. After two bronze medal 2013 and 2017, Serbia become European champion again in 2019 with Uroš Kovačević being crowned MVP of the tournament.[7] [8]

Medals

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1 0 1 2
0 1 1 2
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
1 5 3 9
3 1 8 12[9]
0 0 1 1
Total 5 7 16 28

Results

Olympic Games

See main article: article and Volleyball at the Summer Olympics. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

GamesRoundPosition
1964 to 1988part of Yugoslavia
1992 Barcelonasuspended
1996 AtlantaSemifinals3rd 8531614Squad
2000 SydneyFinal1st 8622111Squad
2004 AthensQuarterfinals5th642139Squad
2008 BeijingQuarterfinals5th6241113Squad
2012 LondonPreliminary round9th514713Squad
2016 Rio de Janeirodid not qualify
2020 Tokyo
2024 ParisPreliminary round9th31258Squad
Total6/91 Title—

World Championship

See main article: article and FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

GamesRoundPosition
1949 to 1990part of Yugoslavia
1994suspended
1998Final2nd 121023110Squad
2002Semifinals4th972228Squad
2006Semifinals4th11832613Squad
2010Semifinals3rd 9632213Squad
2014Second round9th9541815Squad
2018Semifinals4th12752421Squad
2022Round of 169th place43193Squad
2025colspan7future eventSquad -->
Total7/90 Title(s)66462015283—

World Cup

See main article: article and FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

width=90Yearwidth=150Rankwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Lwidth=35SWwidth=35SL
1965 to 1991part of Yugoslavia
1995did not qualify
1999
20033rd place 11922910
2007did not qualify
20118th place11562023
2015did not qualify
2019
Total3/82917125946

Squads

Marić, Janić, Boškan, Mijić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Bjelica, Gerić, Vujević, Miljković, Ilić, Vusurović. Head coach: Travica

World Grand Champions Cup

See main article: article and FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

width=90Yearwidth=150Rankwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Lwidth=35SWwidth=35SL
1993suspended
1997did not qualify
20013rd place 53297
2005did not qualify
2009
2013
2017
Total1/753297

Jokanović, Majdak, Škorić, Boškan, Mijić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Gerić, Vujević, Miljković, Vusurović. Head coach: Gajić

World League

See main article: article and FIVB Volleyball World League. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

width=90Yearwidth=150Rankwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Lwidth=35SWwidth=35SL
1990part of Yugoslavia
1991
1992suspended
1993
1994
1995did not enter
1996
19977th place12842915
19986th place144102332
1999withdrew
20004th place181264326
20014th place171163923
20023rd place 171164224
20032nd place 171254424
20043rd place 151143720
20052nd place 15873131
20065th place151053226
20079th place12752418
20082nd place 161063924
20092nd place 161153825
20103rd place 161154026
20119th place12752621
20129th place12662724
20138th place10552222
20147th place12752420
20152nd place 16973832
20161st place 131033417
20175th place11652420
Total21/28286176110656470

Squads

Kovačević N., Kovačević U., Ivović, Petrić, Kostić, Stanković, Jovović, Atanasijević, Starović, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac, Okolić. Head coach: Grbić

Okolić, Kovačević, Katić, Stanković, Ivović, Jovović, Nikić, Dokić, Luburić, Brđović, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Grbić

Nations League

See main article: article and FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.

width=90Yearwidth=110Rankwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
20185th place1711633301404 1408
201911th place156928361393 1417
20216th place1510535271419 1341
202211th place125719271010 1043
20239th place126623231045 1056
202410th place1257232610511094
Total6/6 —

European Championship

See main article: article and Men's European Volleyball Championship. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

YearRoundPosition
1948 to 1991part of Yugoslavia
1993suspended
1995Semifinals752167
1997Final752167
1999Semifinals532118
2001Final761206
2003Semifinals4th7431711
2005Semifinals761206
2007Semifinals8531813
2009Second Round5th642158
2011Final660185
2013Semifinals752179
2015Quarterfinals7th5321110
2017Semifinals651177
2019Final990276
2021Semifinals 4th 9 6 3 2115
2023Quarterfinals6th7 5 2 16 8
2026Future event
TotalQualified: 16/171037726260126

Squads

Boškan, Brđović, Đurić, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Jokanović, Kovač, Mešter, Petrović, Tanasković, Vujević. Head Coach: Gajić

Batez, Boškan, Đurić, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Jokanović, Kovač, Mešter, Tanasković, Vujević, Vušurović. Head Coach: Gajić

Batez, Boškan, Đurić, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Mešter, Mijić, Miljković, Petković, Tanasković, Vujević. Head Coach: Gajić

Boškan, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Jokanović, Marić, Mešter, Mijić, Miljković, Škorić, Vujević, Vušurović. Head Coach: Gajić

Bjelica, Bojović, Boškan, Gerić, Ilić, Janić, Miljković, Mitrović, Samardžić, Stanković, Vujević. Head coach: Travica

Kovačević, Janić, Petković, Boškan, Stanković, Samardžić, Grbić, Nikić, Gerić, Miljković, Starović, Podraščanin. Head coach: Kolaković

N. Kovačević, U. Kovačević, Petković, Terzić, Stanković, Vujić, Nikić, Mitić, Rašić, Miljković, Starović, Atanasijević, Podraščanin, Rosić. Head Coach: Kolaković

Kovačević, Ivović, Petrić, Petković, Stanković, Vujić, Jovović, Nikić, Rašić, Atanasijević, Starović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Kolaković

Okolić, Kovačević, Katić, Petrić, Škundrić, Stanković, Jovović, Buculjević, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Grbić

Okolić, Kovačević, Petrić, Ćirović, Peković, Krsmanović, Ivović, Jovović, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Lisinac, Todorović. Head coach: Kovač

European Games

See main article: article and European Games.

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2015 Baku5th624119
2019 Minskvolleyball tournament not held
2023 Kraków-Małopolska
Total1/1624119

Mediterranean Games

See main article: article and Mediterranean Games. Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

width=90Yearwidth=150Rankwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Lwidth=35SWwidth=35SL
1993suspended
1997did not enter
20016th place-----
20053rd place 541136
2009did not enter
2013
2018
20229th place30329
2026future event
Total2/88441515

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Forthcoming matches

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Coach history

Notable players

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Serbia national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000–Asics DAcapo
2017–Peak Sport Products

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Poštanska štedionica. other sponsors: Škoda Auto, Radio Television of Serbia, Žurnal, Srbijagas, Posta, EPS and Blic.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball . 21 December 2020 . 8 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108050558/https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=29818&ID=1052 . dead .
  2. Web site: Serbia . CEV . 13 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Trofej OKS – Najuspešniji sportisti . Olympic Committee of Serbia . 2010-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820135109/http://www.oks.org.rs/?page_id=462&lang=sr-latn . 2010-08-20 .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/VOL/mens-volleyball.html Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Volleyball
  5. Web site: Istorija odbojke u Srbiji . Volleyball Association of Serbia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328055949/http://www.ossrb.org/2014-03-06-14-57-21/istorijat-odbojke-u-srbiji.html . 2014-03-28.
  6. http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/serbia-celebrates-million-dollar-boys?id=63506 Serbia celebrates "Million Dollar Boys"
  7. https://www.cev.eu/News.aspx?NewsID=29818&TagType=0&TagContent=0&ID=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 Serbia triumph with EuroVolley men's crown too!
  8. Web site: Kovač više nije selektor, promene i u mlađim kategorijama reprezentacije . Volleyball Association of Serbia. 23 October 2021.
  9. Web site: CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108050558/https://www.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=29818&ID=1052 . 8 January 2021 .

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