Slobodan Kovač ( sr-cyrl, Слободан Ковач; born 13 September 1967) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player,

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, bronze medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and winner of 2019 European championship. Since the 2023–24 season, he serves as head coach for Halkbank Ankara.

Career

As a coach

In 2014, he was appointed new head coach of the Iranian national volleyball team until the Olympic Games Rio 2016. 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. 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.

Honours

As a player

* Domestic ** 1988–89 Gold medal with cup

Yugoslavian Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad ** 1991–92 Simple gold cup

Serbia and Montenegro Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad ** 1991–92 Gold medal with cup

Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad

As a coach

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2018–19 – with Belogorie Belgorod * Domestic ** 2008–09 Gold medal with cup

Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac ** 2009–10 Gold medal with cup

Serbian Championship, with Radnički Kragujevac ** 2016–17 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara ** 2017–18 Simple gold cup

Turkish Cup, with Halkbank Ankara ** 2017–18 Gold medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara

Individual awards

* 2008: Coach of the year in Serbia * 2009: Coach of the year in Serbia * 2010: Coach of the year in Serbia * 2013: Coach of the year in Italy * 2014: Coach of the year in Italy * 2019: CEV – Coach of the year * 2019:

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References

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Career

As a coach

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Individual awards

See also

References

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