| Aleksandar Atanasijević | |
| Nickname: | Aleks, Magnum, Bata |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 2.02 m |
| Weight: | 99 kg |
| Spike: | 360 cm |
| Block: | 338 cm |
| Position: | Opposite |
| Currentclub: | Olympiacos |
| Years: | 2007–2011 2011–2013 2013–2021 2021–2023 2023–2024 2024– |
| Teams: | OK Partizan Skra Bełchatów Sir Safety Perugia Skra Bełchatów Shanghai Bright Olympiacos |
| Nationalyears: | 2011–2024 |
Aleksandar Atanasijević (Serbian: Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Olympiacos. Atanasijević took part in 2 Olympic Games (London 2012, Paris 2024) and is a two–time European Champion (2011, 2019) with Serbia.[1]
His first professional club was Serbian OK Partizan. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów, one of the most successful teams in the Polish PlusLiga. In his first season in Poland, he was mainly a substitute player for Mariusz Wlazły. In the second season, he has become a major player on his position repeatedly winning the statuette for best player of the match. With PGE Skra Belchatów, he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship, Polish Cup, and a silver medal of the Club World Championship. In 2012, Atanasijević won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League after the match against Zenit Kazan during the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland.[2] In 2013, he moved to Italian club – Sir Safety Perugia. In 2014, he won a silver medal of the Italian Championship after losing matches against Lube. In May 2014, he signed a new three–year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.
He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2013 European Championship.[3] He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the 2015 World League, but lost to France (0–3), and eventually achieved a silver medal. Atanasijević received an individual award for the Best Opposite Spiker of the tournament.