Uroš Kovačević | |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kraljevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.98 m |
Weight: | 94 kg |
Spike: | 355 cm |
Block: | 338 cm |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Currentclub: | Gas Sales Piacenza |
Years: | 2003–2010 2010–2012 2012–2015 2015–2017 2016 2017–2020 2020–2021 2021–2023 2023–2024 2024– |
Clubs: | Ribnica Kraljevo ACH Volley Modena Volley Calzedonia Verona Al Arabi Doha Trentino Volley Beijing BAIC Motor Warta Zawiercie Ural Ufa Gas Sales Piacenza |
Nationalyears: | 2011– |
Uroš Kovačević (Serbian: Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Gas Sales Piacenza and the Serbia national team.[1] [2] [3] Kovačević has won 2 European Champion titles (2011, 2019) and the 2016 World League with Serbia.
He has two older brothers: Savo and Nikola (born 1983). Nikola is also a professional volleyball player.
Kovačević is a gold medallist at the 2011 European Championship.[4] In 2011, Kovačević was granted an award by the Olympic Committee of Serbia for the best young athlete. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national volleyball team reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals.[5] [6] He was named MVP of the 2019 European Championship where Serbia won a gold medal.[7]