Niko Rukavina

Niko Rukavina
portrait
Date of birth	April 28, 1989
place of birth	Mississauga, Canada
size	1.95 m
position	Acceptance / outside
societies
2005–2007 2007–2012 2012–2013 2013–	Mississauga Pakmen Queen's University Habo Volley TV Rottenburg
As of February 12, 2014

Niko Rukavina (born April 28, 1989 in Mississauga ) is a Canadian volleyball player .

Career

Rukavina first played ice hockey before switching to volleyball. He began his career in his hometown with Mississauga Pakmen. From 2007 to 2012, the Canadian, who is the son of a Slovenian mother and a Croatian father and who also has Slovenian citizenship because of his ancestors, received a scholarship as an athlete at Queen's University . During his studies he played in the university team of the Gaels. During a test game trip to Europe, he discovered his interest in this continent. Therefore, the outside attacker moved to the Swedish first division club Habo Volley in 2012 . In 2013 he was signed by the German Bundesliga club TV Rottenburg .

Web links

• Profile at TV Rottenburg
• Profile at Eltee Volley (English)
• Profile at Queens University (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Niko Rukavina completes the external attack. (No longer available online.) TV Rottenburg, August 22, 2013, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on February 12, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ About churches and narrow streets. (No longer available online.) Schwäbisches Tagblatt / TV Rottenburg, November 30, 2013, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; accessed on February 12, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.