Tijana Bošković

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Tijana Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player of VakıfBank.[2] A left-handed opposite, she has won gold medals with the Serbia women's national volleyball team at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships and the 2017 and 2019 European Championships. She is also a two-time Olympic medalist, having won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

NicknameThe Boss
NationalitySerbian
Born (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 29)
Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
HometownBileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Tijana Bošković
Bošković with VakıfBank in 2026
Personal information
NicknameThe Boss
NationalitySerbian
Born (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 29)
Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
HometownBileća, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Spike329 cm (130 in)[1]
Block310 cm (122 in)[1]
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubVakıfBank
Number18 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011Bosnia and Herzegovina ŽOK Hercegovac
2011–2015Serbia ŽOK Partizan Vizura
2015–2025Turkey Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
2025–Turkey VakıfBank
National team
2014–Serbia Serbia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 JapanTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 Netherlands/PolandTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Azerbaijan/Georgia
Gold medal – first place2019 Hungary/Poland/Slovakia/Turkey
Silver medal – second place2021 Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania
Silver medal – second place2023 Belgium/Estonia/Germany/Italy
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netherlands/Belgium
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 Japan
FIVB World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2017 Nanjing
Junior European Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 Tampere/Tartu
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2013 Utrecht
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Bošković with Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 2025

Considered one of the world's best volleyball players, Bošković has been a key member of the Serbian team's offense since her debut with the national team in 2014.[3] She was selected as the European Volleyball Confederation Female Volleyball Player of the Year for three consecutive years, in 2017, 2018, and 2019.[4][5][6]

Bošković has broken several records for spike and serve speed in women's indoor volleyball. She currently holds the second- and fourth-fastest spike speed records, at 110.3 and 107.5 kilometers per hour respectively.[7]

Early life

Bošković was born to Serb parents on 8 March 1997 in Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8][9] Her younger brother, Vuk, is a basketball player and her older sister, Dajana, plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national volleyball team.[10] The two sisters played their first international match against each other in 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[11]

Bošković sisters in August 2021 playing against one another at the European Championship.

Bošković initially ventured into sports through karate and ultimately gravitated toward volleyball and basketball.[12][13] Without any basketball clubs in her hometown to join, she began pursuing a career in volleyball. At age 14, she and her sister, then aged 17, moved to Belgrade to play volleyball.[14]

National team career

2013–2014: Junior team

Bošković joined the Serbian junior team at age 15.[15] In 2013, she won a silver medal at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival, where she was named the Most Valuable Player and Best Spiker.[16] In 2014, she led Serbia's U19 national team to a gold medal at the 2014 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship.[17]

2014–2016: Senior team debut and Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics

Bošković made her debut with Serbia's senior national team in 2014, where she became Serbia's leading scorer at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[18] The next year, she won a silver medal at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. Serbia's second-place finished secured the team a spot at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the team earned a silver medal after a four-set defeat in the finals by China.[19][20] This marked Serbia's first-ever women's volleyball medal.[21] During the tournament, Bošković served a 100 km/h serve, the fastest-ever serve at the Olympics at the time. The record was broken in a match later that day by Italian player Paola Egonu.[7]

2017–2021: Continued success and Tokyo Summer Olympics

In 2017, Bošković won bronze with the national team at 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, where she was named Best Opposite Player of the tournament.[22] At the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Bošković led her team to a victory over the Netherlands, resulting in Serbia's second European title. With a total of 130 points, she was the most productive offensive player of the tournament and was named Most Valuable Player.[23]

During the first edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, Bošković was the leading scorer with 206 total points. Serbia ranked 5th in the tournament.[24] That same year, Bošković led Serbia to its first-ever title at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, where she was once again named Most Valuable Player after amassing a total of 193 points.[25] Bošković and Serbia repeated their European title at the 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship, where she was awarded Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite.[3]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Serbia earned a bronze medal, with Bošković being named Best Opposite.[26] She became the first player to score 30 or more points in three different matches within a single Olympics tournament.[27]

2022–present: Second World Championship title and Paris Summer Olympics

At the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Serbia defended its title and Bošković was named Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite of the tournament.[28] She became the second player in history, after Regla Torres of Cuba, to achieve back-to-back World Championship MVP awards, making her the sole player in the history of European volleyball to attain this feat.[29]

At the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Bošković and the team advanced to the final for the fourth consecutive edition, where they ultimately placed second.[30] Bošković is part of Serbia's 12-player roster at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[31]

Club career

Since 2015, Bošković has played professionally for Eczacıbaşı in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League.[32] She won her first trophy with the team at the 2016 Club World Championship in the Philippines, where she was the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite.[33] As a member of Eczacıbaşı, she has won eight trophies in total: three times at the Turkish Women's Volleyball Super Cup (2018, 2019 and 2020), twice at the Women's CEV Cup (2017–18 and 2021–22), twice at the FIVB Club World Championship (2016 and 2023) and once at the Turkish Women's Volleyball Cup (2018–19).[34][35][36]

Recognition

Bošković has received widespread acknowledgement for her athletic success. In 2017, President Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska donated KM 20,000 (US $11,000) to Bošković and two of her teammates.[37] In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Igor Crnadak, presented Bošković with a diplomatic passport.[38] As part of Serbia's national women's volleyball team, Bošković was also presented with a diplomatic passport from Serbia by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić.[39]

In July 2019, a sports hall in Bileća was named after Bošković.[40]

Awards

National team

Junior team

Senior team

Club

Serbian SuperCup

  • 2013 Serbian Super Cup – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2014 Serbian Super Cup – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura

Serbian Cup

  • 2012/13 Serbian Cup – Runner-Up, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2013/14 Serbian Cup – Runner-Up, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2014/15 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura

Serbian SuperLeague

  • 2011/12 Wiener SuperLiga – Third place, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2012/13 Wiener SuperLiga – Third place, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2013/14 Wiener SuperLiga – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura
  • 2014/15 Wiener SuperLiga – Champion, with OK Partizan Vizura

Turkish Super Cup

Turkish Cup

Turkish League

CEV Cup

CEV Champions League

FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship

Individual Awards (awarded)

National team

Club

Individual awards (not awarded)

National team

  • 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival – Best spiker[16]
  • 2018 Nations League – Best spiker[45]
  • 2018 World Championship – Best attacker[46]
  • 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification – Pool A best attacker[47]
  • 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification – Pool A best server[48]
  • 2020 Summer Olympics – Best scorer[49]
  • 2020 Summer Olympics – Best attacker[50]
  • 2021 European Championship Fans' All Star Team – Best opposite[51]
  • 2021 European Championship – Best scorer[52]
  • 2021 European Championship – Best spiker[52]
  • 2022 World Championship – Best spiker
  • 2023 European Championship – Best scorer[53]
  • 2023 European Championship – Best spiker[53]

Club

  • 2012/13 Serbian Cup – Best outside hitter
  • 2016/17 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite[54]
  • 2016/17 CEV Champions League – Best server[55]
  • 2016/17 CEV Champions League – Best scorer[55]
  • 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best spiker[56]
  • 2017 FIVB Club World Championship – Best server[57]
  • 2017/18 CEV Cup – Best scorer[58]
  • 2017/18 CEV Cup – Best spiker[58]
  • 2018 Turkish Super Cup – Best scorer[59]
  • 2018 Turkish Super Cup – Best attacker[59]
  • 2017/18 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite[60]
  • 2018 FIVB Club World Championship – Best spiker[61]
  • 2018/19 Turkish Cup – Best scorer[62]
  • 2019 Turkish Super Cup – Best opposite[63]
  • 2019 Turkish Super Cup – Best scorer[64]
  • 2019 FIVB Club World Championship – Best server[65]
  • 2019/20 Turkish League Regular Season – Best scorer[66]
  • 2019/20 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite[67]
  • 2020 Turkish Super Cup – Best attacker[68]
  • 2020/21 Turkish Cup – Best scorer[69]
  • 2020/21 Turkish League Regular Season – Best scorer[70]
  • 2021/22 Women's CEV Cup – Best scorer[71]
  • 2021/22 Women's CEV Cup – Best spiker[71]
  • 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Best server[72]
  • 2023/24 Turkish Cup – Best scorer[73]
  • 2023/24 Turkish League Regular Season – Best opposite[74]
  • 2023/24 CEV Champions League – Best scorer[75]
  • 2023/24 CEV Champions League – Best spiker[75]

Individual achievements

Career statistics

Junior team

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Tournament Year Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Neg Exc Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
Junior World Championship – European Qualification 2012[88] 3 10 48 4.8 6 0.6 – 78 5 8 37 47.4% 0.31 5 0.5
U18 World Championship 2013 7 28 137 4.89 9 0.32 – 289 25 108 37.4% 0.29 16 0.57
U20 World Championship 2013 8 27 135 5 7 0.26 – 279 35 112 40.1% 0.28 16 0.59
U19 European Championship 2014[89] 9 29 175 6.03 12 0.41 – 282 24 9 146 51.8% 0.40 17 0.59
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National team

Major tournaments

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Tournament Year Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Neg Exc Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
European Championship 2015[90] 5 17 89 5.24 7 0.41 – 166 20 16 74 44.6% 0.23 8 0.47
2017[91] 6 18 130 7.22 11 0.61 3 0 2 1 33.3% 0.33 198 17 13 109 55.1% 0.4 10 0.56
2019[92] 9 27 142 5.26 14 0.52 1 0 0 1 100% 1 269 22 20 118 43.9% 0.28 10 0.37
2021[93] 9 31 215 6.94 7 0.23 – 375 35 20 196 52.3% 0.38 14 0.45
2023[94] 9 32 229 7.16 15 0.47 – 367 24 18 199 54.2% 0.43 15 0.47
Total 38 125 805 6.44 54 0.43 1375 118 87 696 50.6% 0.36 57 0.46
World Championship 2014[95] 8 27 146 5.41 4 0.15 – 274 37 119 43.4% 0.3 23 0.85
2018[96] 11 34 193 5.68 6 0.18 – 328 50 176 53.7% 0.38 11 0.32
2022[97] 11 36 240 6.67 8 0.22 – 394 49 219 55.6% 0.43 13 0.36
Total 30 97 579 5.97 18 0.19 996 136 514 51.6% 0.38 47 0.48
Olympic Games 2016[98] 8 26 137 5.27 10 0.38 – 238 52 116 48.7% 0.27 11 0.42
2021[99] 8 24 192 8 12 0.5 – 313 51 165 52.7% 0.36 15 0.63
Total 16 50 329 6.58 22 0.44 551 103 281 51.0% 0.32 26 0.52
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Other tournaments

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Tournament Year Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Neg Exc Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
World Grand Prix 2015 4 16 41 2.56 2 0.13 – 73 11 30 41.1% 0.26 9 0.56
2016 3 14 60 4.29 2 0.14 – 127 20 50 39.4% 0.24 4 0.29
2017 8 29 144 4.97 15 0.52 – 239 40 123 51.5% 0.35 10 0.34
Total 15 58 245 4.22 19 0.33 439 71 203 46.2% 0.30 23 0.40
Volleyball Nations League 2018[100] 13 47 238 5.06 8 0.17 – 418 80 206 49.28% 0.30 24 0.51
2019[101] 2 6 39 6.50 3 0.5 – 73 10 35 47.9% 0.34 1 0.17
2023[102] 4 16 109 6.81 4 0.25 – 165 13 7 97 58.8% 0.47 8 0.5
Total 19 69 386 5.59 15 0.22 656 110 338 51.99% 0.35 33 0.48
World Championship – European Qualification 2017[103] 4 11 82 7.45 6 0.55 3 0 1 0 0 0 117 6 3 69 59.0% 0.51 7 0.64
Intercontinental Olympic Qualification 2019[104] 3 10 75 7.5 7 0.7 – 109 13 62 56.9% 0.45 6 0.6
2023[105] 5 17 129 7.59 13 0.76 – 204 25 105 51.5% 0.39 11 0.65
Total 8 27 204 7.56 20 0.74 313 38 167 53.4% 0.41 17 0.63
World Cup 2015[106] 10 35 159 4.54 8 0.23 – 269 47 131 48.7% 0.31 20 0.63
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Season by club

League (regular season and finals)

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Team League Season Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Neg Exc Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
Partizan Serbian Super League 2011–12[107] 6 9 3 0.33 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 42.9% 0.29 0 0
2012–13[108] 25 87 335 3.85 22 0.25 54 13 5 15 27.8% 0.04 638 65 26 278 43.6% 0.29 37 0.43
2013–14[109] 22 72 372 5.17 28 0.39 – 676 59 32 304 45.0% 0.32 40 0.56
2014–15[110] 6 17 88 5.18 4 0.24 – 162 16 8 74 45.7% 0.31 10 0.59
Total 59 185 798 4.31 54 0.29 1,483 141 66 659 44.4% 0.3 87 0.47
Eczacıbaşı Turkish League 2015–16[111] 23 79 316 4 14 0.18 – 633 56 32 274 43.3% 0.29 28 0.35
2016–17[112] 25 91 374 4.11 34 0.37 – 652 57 43 300 46.0% 0.31 40 0.44
2017–18[113] 30 105 558 5.31 36 0.34 – 938 92 70 481 51.3% 0.34 41 0.39
2018–19[114] 28 93 534 5.74 49 0.53 – 924 91 58 442 47.8% 0.32 43 0.46
2019–20[115] 18 66 402 6.09 40 0.61 – 600 48 25 323 53.8% 0.42 39 0.59
2020–21[116] 27 104 692 6.65 41 0.39 – 1164 99 64 602 51.7% 0.38 49 0.47
2021–22[117] 24 81 483 5.96 18 0.22 – 828 51 47 428 51.7% 0.4 37 0.46
2022–23[118] 21 70 426 6.09 17 0.24 – 701 51 57 382 54.5% 0.39 27 0.39
2023–24[74] 27 93 568 6.11 43 0.46 964 68 51 493 51.1% 0.39 32 0.34
Total 223 782 4,353 5.57 292 0.37 7,400 613 447 3,725 50.2% 0.36 336 0.43
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Domestic cups and regional competitions

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Team Season League Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Neg Exc Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
Partizan 2012–13 Serbian Cup[119] 5 16 77 4.81 6 0.36 12 2 0 1 8.3% −0.08 119 12 4 60 50.4% 0.37 11 0.69
2013–14 Serbian Cup[120] 2 6 55 9.17 3 0.5 – 50 3 6 21 42.0% 0.24 2 0.33
2014–15 Serbian Cup[121] 2 3 16 5.33 2 0.67 – 23 1 0 14 60.9% 0.57 0 0
Champions League[122] 3 11 66 6 2 0.18 – 155 13 9 62 40.0% 0.26 2 0.18
Season Total 5 14 82 5.86 4 0.29 178 14 9 76 42.7% 0.30 2 0.14
Eczacıbaşı 2015–16 Champions League[123] 8 25 101 4.04 5 0.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 194 16 9 76 39.2% 0.26 20 0.8
2016–17 Turkish Cup[124] 2 8 22 2.75 1 0.13 – 50 7 6 17 34.0% 0.08 4 0.5
Club World Championship[125] 4 17 85 5 7 0.41 – 150 20 64 42.7% 0.29 14 0.82
Champions League[126] 14 51 221 4.33 26 0.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 381 36 17 178 46.7% 0.33 17 0.33
Season Total 20 76 328 4.32 34 0.45 581 86 259 44.6% 0.30 35 0.46
2017–18 Turkish Cup[127] 3 10 53 5.3 3 0.3 – 84 10 7 43 51.2% 0.31 7 0.7
Club World Championship[128] 5 19 96 5.05 10 0.53 – 150 20 78 52.0% 0.39 8 0.42
CEV Cup[129] 10 32 193 6.03 14 0.44 1 1 0 0 0 0 270 21 14 164 60.7% 0.48 15 0.47
Season Total 18 61 342 5.61 27 0.44 504 72 285 56.6% 0.42 30 0.49
2018–19 Turkish Super Cup[130] 1 4 24 6 0 0 – 46 2 5 23 50.0% 0.35 1 0.17
Turkish Cup[131] 3 12 62 5.17 3 0.25 – 101 7 7 54 53.5% 0.4 5 0.42
Club World Championship[132] 4 15 81 5.4 5 0.33 – 132 16 69 52.3% 0.4 7 0.47
Champions League[133] 7 26 142 5.46 7 0.27 – 246 27 13 116 47.2% 0.31 19 0.73
Season Total 15 57 309 5.42 15 0.26 525 77 262 49.9% 0.35 32 0.56
2019–20 Turkish Super Cup[134] 1 5 27 5.4 1 0.2 – 52 7 2 23 44.2% 0.27 3 0.6
Club World Championship[135] 5 19 114 6 14 0.74 – 194 32 91 46.9% 0.3 9 0.47
Champions League[136] 6 24 124 5.17 9 0.37 2 0 1 0 0 0 195 17 11 104 53.3% 0.39 11 0.46
Season Total 12 48 265 5.52 24 0.5 441 69 218 49.4% 0.34 23 0.48
2020–21 Turkish Super Cup[137] 1 5 35 7 2 0.4 – 61 9 1 33 54.1% 0.38 0 0
Turkish Cup[138] 6 19 118 6.21 8 0.42 – 180 16 8 102 56.7% 0.43 8 0.42
Champions League[139] 8 30 236 6.05 5 0.17 – 325 21 18 157 48.3% 0.36 17 0.57
Season Total 15 54 389 7.20 15 0.28 566 46 27 292 51.6% 0.39 25 0.46
2021–22 Turkish Super Cup[140] 1 3 21 7 2 0.67 – 31 2 0 17 54.8% 0.48 2 0.67
Turkish Cup[141] 4 10 55 5.5 3 0.3 – 90 7 8 44 48.9% 0.32 8 0.8
CEV Cup[142] 8 24 170 7.08 15 0.63 1 1 0 0 0 0 237 15 10 134 56.5% 0.46 21 0.88
Season Total 13 37 246 6.65 20 0.54 358 24 18 195 54.5% 0.43 31 0.84
2022–23 Turkish Cup[143] 1 3 21 7 0 0 – 40 2 4 18 45.0% 0.3 3 1
Club World Championship[144] 4 14 95 6.79 8 0.57 – 145 17 82 56.6% 0.45 5 0.36
Champions League[145] 7 28 169 6.04 6 0.21 1 1 0 0 0 0 306 26 25 148 48.4% 0.32 15 0.54
Season Total 12 45 285 6.33 14 0.31 491 74 248 50.5% 0.35 23 0.51
2023–24 Turkish Cup[146] 3 12 82 6.83 4 0.33 – 151 9 10 78 51.7% 0.39 0 0
Club World Championship[147] 4 15 90 6 8 0.53 – 142 16 78 54.9% 0.44 4 0.33
Champions League[75] 11 42 259 6.17 17 0.40 – 454 35 24 221 48.7% 0.36 21 0.50
Season Total 18 69 431 6.25 29 0.42 747 94 377 50.5% 0.38 25 0.36
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