Aleksandar Atanasijević

Aleksandar Atanasijević
Atanasijević in 2020
Personal information
NicknameAleks, Magnum, Bata
Born (1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Spike360 cm (142 in)
Block338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubOlympiacos
Career
YearsTeams
2007–2011
2011–2013
2013–2021
2021–2023
2023–2024
2024–		OK Partizan
Skra Bełchatów
Sir Safety Perugia
Skra Bełchatów
Shanghai Bright
Olympiacos
National team
2011–2024 Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Serbia
FIVB World League
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
CEV European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Denmark/Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Poland

Aleksandar Atanasijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Olympiacos. Atanasijević took part in 2 Olympic Games (London 2012, Paris 2024) and is a two–time European Champion (2011, 2019) with Serbia.[1]

Career

Club

During the match PGE Skra Bełchatów against Lotos Trefl Gdańsk at Ergo Arena.
As Sir Safety Perugia player in the 2013–14 season.

His first professional club was Serbian OK Partizan. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów, one of the most successful teams in the Polish PlusLiga. In his first season in Poland, he was mainly a substitute player for Mariusz Wlazły. In the second season, he has become a major player on his position repeatedly winning the statuette for best player of the match. With PGE Skra Belchatów, he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship, Polish Cup, and a silver medal of the Club World Championship. In 2012, Atanasijević won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League after the match against Zenit Kazan during the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland.[2] In 2013, he moved to Italian club – Sir Safety Perugia. In 2014, he won a silver medal of the Italian Championship after losing matches against Lube. In May 2014, he signed a new three–year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.

National team

He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2013 European Championship.[3] He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the 2015 World League, but lost to France (0–3), and eventually achieved a silver medal. Atanasijević received an individual award for the Best Opposite Spiker of the tournament.

Honours

Club

Youth national team

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Ατανασίεβιτς: Χαρούμενος που έρχομαι σε έναν από τους κορυφαίους συλλόγους της Ευρώπης σε όλα τα αθλήματα". athlosnews.gr (in Greek). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Zenit KAZAN shatters PGE Skra dreams of home glory". CEV. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Serbia is the 2011 European champion!". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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