Silvija Popović
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.jpg) Popović playing for Voléro Zürich at the 2015 Club World Championship. | |||||
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||
| Born | 15 March 1986 Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 286 cm (113 in) | ||||
| Block | 276 cm (109 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Libero | ||||
| Current club | CSM Lugoj | ||||
| Number | 8 | ||||
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Silvija Popović (Serbian: Силвија Поповић; born 13 March 1986) is a Serbian female professional volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at both the 2011 European Championship and the 2018 World Championship.
Career
[edit]With her club Rabita Baku Popović won the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[1]
Popović won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship,[2] playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich. She also won the tournament's Best Libero award.[3]
Clubs
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Poštar 064 Belgrade (2006–2009)
Rabita Baku (2009–2012)
Voléro Zürich (2013–2018)
Altay VC (2018-present)
Awards
[edit]Individual
[edit]- 2009–10 CEV Cup Final Four "Best libero"
- 2015 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
- 2017 FIVB Club World Championship "Best Libero"
- 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship - European Qualification in Poland "Best Libero"
Clubs
[edit]- 2011 FIVB Club World Championship -
Champion, with Rabita Baku - 2015 FIVB Club World Championship -
Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich - 2017 FIVB Club World Championship - Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Composition – BAK / Rabita Baku". FIVB. 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Volero get it right on third try". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Eczacibasi from the top of Europe to the top of the world". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
External links
[edit]- Silvija Popović at FIVB.com
- Silvija Popović at FIVB.org Women's Volleyball World Championship 2010
- results and photos - Popović Silvija
- Silvija Popović at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Silvija Popović at Olympedia (archive)
- Silvija Popović at Olympics.com
- Silvija Popović at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
| Sportsperson of The Year |
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| Young Male Athlete of The Year |
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| Young Female Athlete of The Year |
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| Men's Team of The Year |
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| Women's Team of The Year |
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Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nikšić
- Serbs of Montenegro
- Serbian women's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in volleyball
- European Games bronze medalists for Serbia
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Serbia
- Olympic volleyball players for Serbia
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European champions for Serbia
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Switzerland
- Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Serbia
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Serbia and Montenegro women's volleyball players
- Expatriate volleyball players in Kazakhstan
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Azerbaijan
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Romania
- Serbian expatriate volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics