Silvija Popović
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| 2015 at the European Games in Baku | |
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| Date of birth | March 13, 1986 |
| place of birth | Nikšić , Yugoslavia |
| size | 1.78 m |
| position | Libera |
| societies | |
| 2006–2009 2009–2012 2013–2018 2018–2019 since 2019 |
Poštar 064 Belgrade Rabita Baku VBC Voléro Zurich Altay VC CS Volei Alba-Blaj |
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| since 2007 | Serbia |
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| 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 |
Serbian champion and cup winner Serbian champion and cup winner Serbian champion and cup winner Azerbaijani champion Azerbaijani Champion Club World Champion European Champion Azerbaijani champion Swiss champion and cup winner Swiss champion and cup winner Swiss champion and cup winner Olympic silver Swiss champion and cup winner Swiss champion and cup winner world champion Kazakh champion and cup winner European champion |
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As of April 2, 2020 |
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Silvija Popović ( Serbian - Cyrillic Силвија Поповић ; born March 13, 1986 in Nikšić , Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian volleyball player .
Career
Silvija Popović has played in the Serbian national team since 2007 . The Libera won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro . Moreover Popović was 2018 world champion and 2011 and 2019 European champion .
Popović played from 2006 to 2009 at Poštar 064 Belgrade (three times Serbian champion and cup winner) and from 2009 to 2012 Rabita Baku (three times Azerbaijani champion and 2011 club world champion). After a baby break in 2012/13, she played at VBC Voléro Zurich (five times Swiss champions and cup winners) and in 2018/19 in Kazakhstan at Altay VC (Kazakh champions and cup winners). Popović has been active in Romania at CS Volei Alba-Blaj since 2019 .
Popović has received several individual awards at various international competitions (“Most Valuable Player”, “Best Libera”).
Private
Popović is married and has a son Strahinja since 2013.
Web links
- Silvija Popović in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- FIVB profile (English)
- Profile at the European Volleyball Federation CEV (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Ribolla: The Volero Universe and its cornerstones. blick.ch, January 10, 2018, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Popović, Silvija |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Поповић, Силвија (Serbian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian volleyball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nikšić |