Slovenia men's national volleyball team

Slovenia

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	(2015)
www.odbojka.si (in Slovene)

Slovenia men's national volleyball team

Medal record
European Championship
	2015 Bulgaria/Italy
European League
	2015 Poland
	2011 Slovakia
	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

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 2015–2017: Giani and Kovač era
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Results
  
  
  
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    2.1 World Championship
    
  
  
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    2.2 World League
    
  
  
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    2.3 European Championship
    
  
  
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    2.4 European League
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Current squad
  


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  4 References
  


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  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

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  2018 – 12th place

World League

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  2016 – 25th place


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  2017 – 13th place

European Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record Year Round Final position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2001 Group stage 9th place 5 0 5 3 15 Squad 2007 Group stage 16th place 3 0 3 2 9 Squad 2009 Group stage 15th place 3 0 3 1 9 Squad / 2011 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad / 2013 Group stage 13th place 3 1 2 5 7 Squad / 2015 Final 2nd Place 7 4 3 14 12 Squad 2017 Quarterfinals 8th place 5 2 3 6 9 Squad European League 2007 – 4th place 2011 – Bronze medal 2014 – Bronze medal 2015 – Gold medal Pajenk, Šket, Gasparini, Vinčić, Kozamernik, Klobučar, Kovačič, Pokeršnik, Ropret, Urnaut, Čebulj, Pavlovič. Head coach: Giani 2018 – 12th place Current squad The following is the Slovenian roster at the 2018 World Championship.[6] Head coach: Slobodan Kovač No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2018–19 club 1 Tonček Štern 14 November 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 340 cm (130 in) Verona 2 Alen Pajenk 23 April 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 366 cm (144 in) 336 cm (132 in) Czarni Radom 4 Jan Kozamernik 24 December 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Milano 5 Alen Šket 28 March 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 336 cm (132 in) Halkbank Ankara 6 Mitja Gasparini 26 June 1984 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 346 cm (136 in) 333 cm (131 in) Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 8 Uroš Pavlovič 30 March 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 337 cm (133 in) 315 cm (124 in) ACH Volley 9 Dejan Vinčič 15 September 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 338 cm (133 in) Czarni Radom 10 Sašo Štalekar 3 May 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 340 cm (130 in) Kamnik 12 Jan Klobučar 11 December 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 325 cm (128 in) Będzin 13 Jani Kovačič 14 June 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 305 cm (120 in) ACH Volley 14 Urban Toman 21 October 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) Kranj 16 Gregor Ropret 1 March 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 343 cm (135 in) 325 cm (128 in) Nantes 17 Tine Urnaut (C) 3 September 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 332 cm (131 in) Modena 18 Klemen Čebulj 21 February 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 366 cm (144 in) 345 cm (136 in) Shanghai References ^ Andrea Giani został trenerem reprezentacji Słowenii siatkarzy - onet.pl - 16 March 2015 ^ France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver - cev.lu - 18 October 2015 ^ T. J. (26 January 2017). "Andrea Giani ne bo več vodil slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 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"Novi slovenski selektor je Slobodan Kovač" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 28 May 2017. ^ M. R.; T. J. (28 May 2017). "Odbojkarji so si priigrali premierni nastop na svetovnem prvenstvu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 May 2017. ^ "Team Roster – Slovenia". FIVB. Retrieved 12 September 2018. External links Official website (in Slovene) FIVB profile v t e Men's European Volleyball League winners 2004:  Czech Republic 2005:  Russia 2006:  Netherlands 2007:  Spain 2008:  Slovakia 2009:  Germany 2010:  Portugal 2011:  Slovakia 2012:  Netherlands 2013:  Belgium 2014:  Montenegro 2015:  Slovenia 2016:  Estonia 2017:  Ukraine 2018:  Estonia v t e Men's national volleyball teams of Europe (CEV) Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Greece Greenland Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Former Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia v t e National sports teams of Slovenia Men's Baseball Basketball Cricket Football U-21 U-19 U-17 Futsal Handball Ice hockey U-20 U-18 Inline hockey Rugby union Speedway U-21 Tennis Volleyball Water polo Women's Basketball Football Handball Ice hockey Tennis Volleyball Sport in Slovenia Olympics Paralympics Deaflympics European Games

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