Slovenia men's national volleyball team
















































Slovenia
Slovenian Volleyball Federation.png
Association Volleyball Federation of Slovenia
Confederation CEV
Head coach Slobodan Kovač
FIVB ranking 17 (as of October 2018)
Uniforms














Home












Away

World Championship
Appearances 1 (First in 2018)
Best result 12th (2018)
European Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 2001)
Best result
Silver medal with cup.svg (2015)

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Slovenia men's national volleyball team
Medal record

European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bulgaria/Italy

European League
Gold medal – first place 2015 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2014

The Slovenia national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Slovenia, controlled by the Volleyball Federation of Slovenia, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Slovenia was the runner-up of the 2015 European Championship and is ranked 17th (as of October 2018) in the FIVB world ranking.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 2015–2017: Giani and Kovač era




  • 2 Results


    • 2.1 World Championship


    • 2.2 World League


    • 2.3 European Championship


    • 2.4 European League




  • 3 Current squad


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History



2015–2017: Giani and Kovač era


In March 2015, Italian Andrea Giani was announced as a new head coach of Slovenian national team.[1]


On 18 September 2015 Slovenia achieved their first medal at the European Championships. Slovenian national team lost in the final against France (3–0) and achieved silver medal in Arena Armeec, Bulgaria. One of the Slovenian players, Tine Urnaut, received an individual award for the Best Outside Spiker.[2] Because of historic result at this championships, Slovenia improved their position in FIVB world ranking from 39th to 25th place.


On 26 January 2017, Giani resigned as a head coach of the team.[3] He was replaced by Slobodan Kovač.[4] On 28 May 2017, Slovenia qualified for the 2018 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, their first-ever qualification for the tournament.[5]



Results



World Championship



  • 2018 – 12th place


World League




  • 2016 – 25th place


  • 2017 – 13th place



European Championship


     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place














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