The news has been known for some time, now the official announcement has arrived: Uros Kovacevic will play next season with the Piacenza shirt.
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Uros Kovacevic, Serbian spiker from Kraljevo, will wear the Gas Sales Bluenergy Volley Piacenza shirt next season. The agreement was reached in recent days to the satisfaction of both parties. Born in 1993, 198 centimeters tall, in the last season Uros Kovacevic played in Russia defending the colors of Ural Ufa. He returns to play in the Italian championship after four seasons in China, Poland and Russia.
Uros Kovacevic played eight years in the Italian top flight for 226 matches played of which 141 won: 46 times he was elected MVP, 2629 points scored of which 2260 in attack, 154 aces and 215 blocks. In the last championship he was the protagonist in Russia after two seasons spent in Poland and one in China, the last Italian team he played for was Itas Trentino.
In Italy Uros Kovacevic has won an Italian Cup, a Challenge Cup, a Cev Cup and a World Club Championship. He plays in the Serbian national team with which he is preparing the VNL and with which he has won two European championships and a World League. He was also one of the pillars of the youth teams of the Serbian national team.
«I am very happy – underlined Uros Kovacevic – to be able to return to play in Italy. And even happier to come to Gas Sales Bluenergy, a huge company that in just a few years has made itself known and established itself not only in Italy. When the call from Piacenza came it didn’t take me long to say yes, I know the Italian championship and I know how difficult but also how beautiful it is to be able to play in it. I have arrived in a strong team that will be able to have its say, my commitment will be maximum so that the club’s objectives can be achieved, I can’t wait to start this new adventure of mine and get to know the Piacenza public.”
Uros Kovacevic’s career began in 2006 among the ranks of Ribnica where he remained until 2010, playing in the youth teams. In the following season he turned professional and played in Slovenia with Ach Volley where in two seasons he won two league titles, two Slovenian Cups and a Middle European League: in the middle of the 2012-2013 season he was sold to Casa Modena with which he won a Cup Italy.
In the 2015-2016 season he defends the colors of Verona where he remains for two seasons and with whom he wins a Challenge Cup; in the summer of 2016 he had a brief experience in Qatar. In the 2017-2018 season he wore the Trento shirt where he remained for three seasons, winning a World Club Championship and a Cev Cup, winning the MVP award in the latter competition.
After a season in China with the Beijing shirt and winning the scudetto in the 2021-2022 season, he landed in the Polish championship where he wore the Warta Zawiercie shirt for two years, in the last season he was a protagonist in Russia with Ural Ufa.
«He is a player strongly wanted by us – underlined coach Andrea Anastasi – because he is a very talented boy, who has reached a level of maturity and experience that will certainly be able to help our team remain in the upper echelons of the rankings. I’m happy that he’s with us next season, we’re all very confident that he can give us a hand also with his characteristic approach which until now has never been lacking wherever he’s played.”
THE BOARD
Uros Kovacevic
Born in Kraljevo (Serbia)
May 6, 1993
Spiker role
Sports nationality Serbia
Height 198 cm
CAREER
2003-2010 Ok Ribnica Kraljevo Thur.
2010-2013 ACH Volley Slovenia
Dec. 2012 Casa Modena SuperLega
2012-2014 Home Modena SuperLega
2014-2015 Parmareggio Modena SuperLega
2015-2016 Calzedonia Verona SuperLega
May 2016 Al Arabi Qatar
2016-2017 Calzedonia Verona SuperLega
2017-2018 Diatec Trentino SuperLega
2018-2020 Itas Trentino SuperLega
2020-2021 Beijing China
2021-2023 Warta Zawiercie Poland
2023-2024 Ural Ufa Russia
AWARDS
2011 and 2012 Slovenian Championship
2011 and 2012 Slovenian Cup
2011 European Championship
2011 Mevza Cup
2015 Italian Cup
2016 Challenge Cup
2016 World League
2018 World Club Championship
2018 Best World Club Spiker
2019 European Championship
2019 Best European player 2019
2019 Cev Cup
2019 Best Cev Cup player
2019 Best Serbian Player
2021 Chinese Championship
In the national team
World League Gold Medal 2016
European Gold Medal 2011 and 2019
2009 U19 World Championship Gold Medal
2011 European U19 Gold Medal
2011 U19 World Championship Gold Medal
World League 2015 Silver Medal
2009 U19 European Championship Silver Medal
Silver medal at the U23 World Championships 2013
European Bronze Medal 2017
European U20 Bronze Medal 2010
Bronze medal at the 2011 U21 World Championships
