Marko Ivović ( sr-cyrl, Марко Ивовић; born 22 December 1990) is a Serbian professional

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player who plays as an outside hitter for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Serbia national team. He is the 2019 European Champion and the 2016 World League winner with Serbia.

Career

Club

Ivović spent the 2013–14 season playing for

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. His team won the

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and he himself was named the ''Most valuable player'' of the final. In 2014, he moved to the

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team, Asseco Resovia. He won the

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silver medal, having lost to Zenit Kazan in the final, and the 2015 Polish Champion title. In May 2015, he left Resovia and signed a contract with the Russian team, Belogorie Belgorod. In April 2016, he came back to Asseco Resovia for the 2016–17 season. In April 2018, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, announced that they had signed Ivović for the 2018–19 season.

National team

In 2015, Serbia reached the World League final, but eventually lost to

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(0–3), and obtained silver medals. On 17 July 2016, the Serbian national volleyball team won their first ever World League title by a 3–0 win over

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. Marko Ivović earned the tournament's ''Most valuable player'' award. Marko Ivović was voted the Best Volleyball Player in Serbia in 2016.

Honours

Club

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2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia *

2013–14 – with

* Domestic ** 2009–10 Simple gold cup

Serbian Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad ** 2011–12 Simple gold cup

Serbian Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad ** 2013–14 Simple gold cup

French SuperCup, with Paris Volley ** 2013–14 Silver medal with cup

French Championship, with Paris Volley ** 2014–15 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2019–20 Gold medal with cup

Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

Individual awards

* 2014: French Championship – Most valuable player * 2014: French Championship – Best receiver * 2014:

– Most valuable player * 2016:

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– Best outside spiker * 2016:

– Most valuable player * 2016: Best Volleyball Player in Serbia

References

External links

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Marko Ivović
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
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at ''Volleybox.net'' * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivovic, Marko 1990 births Living people People from Ljig Sportspeople from Kolubara District Serbian men's volleyball players European champions for Serbia Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Serbian expatriate volleyball players in France Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate volleyball players in Brazil Paris Volley players Resovia (volleyball) players Outside hitters Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Serbia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen