| Slobodan Kovač | |
| Nickname: | Boba |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Veliko Gradište, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Height: | 2.00 m |
| Nationalteam: | Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro |
| Nationalyears: | 1991 1996–2003 |
| Coachyears: | 2008–2010 2010–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2018 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 2019–2020 2020–2021 2021–2022 2023–2024 |
| Coachteams: | Radnički Kragujevac Sir Safety Perugia Iran Sir Safety Perugia Halkbank Ankara Slovenia Belogorie Belgorod Serbia Jastrzębski Węgiel Top Volley Cisterna Skra Bełchatów Halkbank Ankara |
| Years: | 1983–1985 1985–1988 1988–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1999 1999–2002 2002–2003 2003 2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 |
| Clubs: | VGSK Veliko Gradište Kolubara Vojvodina Novi Sad Gallo Gioia Del Colle Aris Thessaloniki ASPC Gioia del Colle Volley Lube Taranto Volley A.S. Pallavolo Agnone GFC Ajaccio VB Indeco Molfetta Shahrdari Urmia Radnički Kragujevac |
Slobodan Kovač (Serbian: Слободан Ковач; born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, Olympic Champion at Sydney 2000, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and the 2019 European Championship winner.
In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016.[1] That same year he led Iranian team to its first gold medal at Asian games. In 2017, he took charge of the Slovenian national volleyball team.[2] [3]
From 2010 to 2014, Kovač was head coach of the Italian team, Sir Safety Perugia. In 2016, he became new head coach of Halkbank Ankara.[4]