Marko Ivović

Marko Ivović
Ivović in 2014
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990 (age 33)
Ljig, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike365 cm (144 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubLokomotiv Novosibirsk
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2021
2021–2024
2024–		Vojvodina Novi Sad
Maliye Milli Piyango
Paris Volley
Asseco Resovia
Belogorie Belgorod
Asseco Resovia
Vôlei Taubaté
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
Dynamo LO
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
National team
2012– Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Serbia
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kraków
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Denmark/Poland

Marko Ivović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Ивовић; born 22 December 1990) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Serbia national team.[1] He is the 2019 European Champion and the 2016 World League winner with Serbia.

Career

Club

Ivović spent the 2013–14 season playing for Paris Volley. His team won the CEV Cup and he himself was named the Most valuable player of the final.[2]

In 2014, he moved to the PlusLiga team, Asseco Resovia. He won the 2014–15 CEV Champions League silver medal, having lost to Zenit Kazan in the final, and the 2015 Polish Champion title.[3][4] 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.[5]

In April 2018, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, announced that they had signed Ivović for the 2018–19 season.[6]

National team

In 2015, Serbia reached the World League final, but eventually lost to France (0–3), and obtained silver medals.[7]

On 17 July 2016, the Serbian national volleyball team won their first ever World League title by a 3–0 win over Brazil. Marko Ivović earned the tournament's Most valuable player award.[8]

Marko Ivović was voted the Best Volleyball Player in Serbia in 2016.[9]

Honours

Club

  • Domestic
    • 2009–10 Serbian Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
    • 2011–12 Serbian Cup, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
    • 2013–14 French SuperCup, with Paris Volley
    • 2013–14 French Championship, with Paris Volley
    • 2014–15 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
    • 2019–20 Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

Individual awards

  • 2014: French Championship – Most valuable player[10]
  • 2014: French Championship – Best receiver
  • 2014: CEV Cup – Most valuable player
  • 2016: FIVB World League – Best outside spiker
  • 2016: FIVB World League – Most valuable player
  • 2016: Best Volleyball Player in Serbia

References

  1. ^ "В «ЛОКО» ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ МАРКО ИВОВИЧ". Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (in Russian). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Golden Set brings CEV Cup to Paris Volley!". CEV. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan!". CEV. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Resovia cap fabulous season with seventh national league title". CEV. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Marko Ivović wraca do Asseco Resovii!". Nowiny 24 (in Polish). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Russia: Ivovic al Lokomotiv Novosibirsk". volleyball.it (in Italian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  7. ^ "France Prevail Over Serbia To Claim Gold; USA Finish Third". FIVB. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Serbia Win First Ever World League Title". FIVB. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SRB: Bošković and Ivović The Best Players of 2016!". WorldofVolley. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Ivovic : «J'ai le volley dans le sang»". L'Équipe (in French). 5 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World League
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Outside Spiker of
FIVB World League
2016
ex aequo France Antonin Rouzier 		Succeeded by