The Serbia men's national volleyball team is the national team of

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. FIVB and CEV considers

the inheritor of the records of

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(1948–1991) and

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(1992–2006). Serbia won gold at the

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, Australia and bronze at the

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. The

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declared the national volleyball team to be the best male team of the year in

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, and the

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did the same in

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and 2013.

History

Serbia's most proud moment came at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when under the name

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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. Volleyball was brought to Serbia by g. William Viland, a professor of

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and folk sports from

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, when the

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held a series of lectures and demonstrations of American sports in

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 mi ...

and

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

. 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 World 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.

2011 – 2019

In 2011 Serbia became European champion and in 2016 the champion of FIVB World League for the first time, with Marko Ivovic being crowned MVP of the tournament and Srecko Lisinac being chosen as the Best Middle Blocker.

2019 – 2021

After two bronze medal

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and

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, Serbia become European champion again in

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with

Uroš Kovačević Uroš Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Урош Ковачевић; born 6 May 1993) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Serbia national team. The two–time European Champion (2011, 2019), and the 2016 World League winner ...

being crowned MVP of the tournament.

2022 –

Medals

Results

Olympic Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Cup

Squads

* 2003 Japan – Bronze medal with cup

Bronze medal *: Marić, Janić, Boškan, Mijić, N. Grbić (), V. Grbić, Bjelica, Gerić, Vujević, Miljković,

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, Vusurović. Head coach: Travica

World Grand Champions Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place *

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–

Bronze medal *: Jokanović, Majdak, Škorić, Boškan, Mijić, N. Grbić (), V. Grbić, Gerić, Vujević, Miljković, Vusurović. Head coach: Gajić

World League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Squads

* 2015 Rio de Janeiro – Silver medal with cup

Silver medal *: Kovačević N., Kovačević U., Ivović,

Petrić Petrić is a South Slavic surname, a patronymic of Petar. Notable people with the name include: * Bojan Petrić, Bosnian football player * Branka Petrić, Serbian actress * Denis Petrić, Serbian football player * Frane Petrić, Croatian philos ...

, Kostić, Stanković (), Jovović, Atanasijević, Starović, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac, Okolić. Head coach: Grbić * 2016 Kraków – Gold medal with cup

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

Nations League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Squads

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–

Bronze medal *: Boškan, Brđović,

Đurić Đurić ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурић; also transliterated Djuric) is a surname found in Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, a patronymic derived from the male given name ''Đuro'' or '' Đura''. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandar Đurić (bo ...

, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Jokanović, Kovač, Mešter,

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, Tanasković, Vujević. Head Coach: Gajić *

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–

Silver medal *: Batez, Boškan,

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

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–

Bronze medal *: Batez, Boškan,

, Gerić, N. Grbić, V. Grbić, Mešter, Mijić, Miljković,

Petković Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Петковић, ) is a Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin and Serbian surname. It may refer to: * Andrea Petkovic (born 1987), German tennis player *Bruno Petković (born 1994), Croatian football player *Dejan Petković (born 197 ...

, Tanasković, Vujević. Head Coach: Gajić *

–

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

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–

Bronze medal *: Bjelica, Bojović, Boškan, Gerić,

, Janić, Miljković, Mitrović, Samardžić, Stanković, Vujević. Head coach: Travica *

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–

Bronze medal *: Kovačević, Janić,

, Boškan, Stanković, Samardžić, Grbić, Nikić, Gerić, Miljković, Starović, Podraščanin. Head coach: Kolaković *

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–

Gold medal *: N. Kovačević, U. Kovačević,

, Terzić, Stanković,

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, Nikić, Mitić, Rašić, Miljković, Starović, Atanasijević, Podraščanin, Rosić. Head Coach: Kolaković *

–

Bronze medal *: Kovačević, Ivović,

, Stanković,

, Jovović, Nikić, Rašić, Atanasijević, Starović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Kolaković *

–

Bronze medal *: Okolić, Kovačević, Katić,

(), Škundrić, Stanković, Jovović, Buculjević, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Rosić, Lisinac. Head coach: Grbić *

–

Gold medal *: Okolić, Kovačević,

(), Ćirović, Peković, Krsmanović, Ivović, Jovović, Atanasijević, Luburić, Majstorović, Podraščanin, Lisinac, Todorović. Head coach: Kovač

European Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Mediterranean Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Forthcoming matches

Team

Current squad

The following is the Serbia roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. Head coach:

Igor Kolaković Igor Kolaković (Игор Колаковић; born 4 June 1965) is a Montenegrin professional volleyball coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach for the Serbia national team. Personal life Igor's wife, Sandra, is a former han ...

Coach history

Zoran Gajić Zoran Gajić ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Гајић; born 28 December 1958) is a Serbian volleyball coach serving as minister of sports since 2022. As a volleyball coach, he coached Rabita Baku, and FR Yugoslavia, Ira ...

(1995–2002) * Veselin Vuković (2002–2003) *

Ljubomir Travica Ljubomir Travica ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Травица; born 1 October 1954) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of the Tunisian team, ES Tunis. His son Dragan Travica is a volleyball player, ...

(2003–2006) *

(2006–2014) * Nikola Grbić (2015–2019) *

Slobodan Kovač Slobodan Kovač ( sr-cyrl, 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 winner of ...

(2019–2021) *

(2022–present)

Notable players

Ivan Miljković Ivan Miljković ( sr-cyrl, Иван Миљковић ; born 13 September 1979) is a Serbian volleyball player, a member of Serbia men's national volleyball team in 1998–2012, Olympic Champion 2000, European Champion (2001, 2011), medalist o ...

* Nikola Grbić *

Andrija Gerić Andrija Gerić ( sr-cyrl, Андрија Герић, ; born 24 January 1977) is a retired Serbian volleyball player who played on middle blocker position. Both in the club and in the national team he wore number 12. Career Gerić made a debut fo ...

* Slobodan Boškan * Vladimir Grbić *

Dejan Brđović Dejan Brđović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Брђовић, 21 February 1966 – 21 December 2015) was a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Kraljevo, Serbia, Yugoslavia Yugos ...

Rajko Jokanović Rajko Jokanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рајко Јокановић; born 27 November 1971) is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now in Serbia), and playe ...

* Goran Vujević * Đula Mešter *

Vasa Mijić Vasa Mijić (born 11 April 1973) is a Serbian volleyball player, who won the gold medal with the Yugoslavian Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Standing at 1.86 m, he played as a libero. Career Mijić was named ''Best Digger'' at t ...

* Žarko Petrović * Igor Vušurović *

Bojan Janić Bojan Janić ( sr-cyrl, Бојан Јанић born 11 March 1982 in Leskovac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian volleyball player and former captain of the Serbia national team. He was a member of the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics ...

Edin Škorić Edin Škorić ( sr, Един Шкорић; born 1 December 1975) is a former Serbian volleyball player. As a member of FR Yugoslavia national team, he won gold medal at the 2001 European Championship in Ostrava. He lived in Bihać only 2 years ...

* Veljko Petković * Željko Tanasković

Kit providers

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

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like

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. other sponsors:

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Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Радио-телевизија Србије, sr-Lat, Radio-televizija Srbije, italics=yes; abbr. RTS/PTC) is Serbia's public broadcaster. It broadcasts and produces news, drama, and sports programming thr ...

, Žurnal,

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, Posta, EPS and

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References

External links

Official websiteFIVB profile
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History

2011 – 2019

2019 – 2021

2022 –

Medals

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

Squads

World Grand Champions Cup

World League

Squads

Nations League

European Championship

Squads

European Games

Mediterranean Games

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Forthcoming matches

Team

Current squad

Coach history

Notable players

Kit providers

Sponsorship

See also

References

External links