Marko Ivović
Serbian volleyball player (born 1990)
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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.
Ljig, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||
| Born | 22 December 1990 Ljig, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 365 cm (144 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | ||||
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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
- CEV Champions League
2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia
- CEV Cup
2013–14 – with Paris Volley
- 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
- 2009–10
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
