Jovana Stevanović

Jovana Stevanović
Stevanović playing for Casalmaggiore in May 2015
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 32)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike308 cm (121 in)
Block295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubTur Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
Number15
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2013OK Crvena zvezda Belgrade
2013–2018Pomi Casalmaggiore
2018–2020Pallavolo Scandicci
2020–2022Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
2022–2023Vero Volley Monza
2023-Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
National team
2012, 2015–2018, 2022–Serbia Serbia

Jovana Stevanović (born 30 June 1992) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who won the 2016 Summer Olympics silver medal with the Serbia national team. Until 2022 she played for the Italian club Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio and until May 2023 for Vero Volley Monza. She currently plays for Turkish team Eczacıbaşı Dynavit.

Career

2014/2015 – 'Scudetto' Winner of Women's Italian Volleyball Championship with Italian team Casalmaggiore

2015 – Supercup Winner of Women's Italian Volleyball Championship with Italian team Casalmaggiore.

2015/2016 – CEV Champions League Winner and competition Best Middle Blocker with Italian team Casalmaggiore

2016 – Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Serbian National team[1] and silver medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship with Italian team Casalmaggiore.[2] She was selected to play the Italian League All-Star game in 2017.[3]

Awards

National team

Junior team

National team

Club

Serbian Cup

Serbian Superleague

Italian Serie A1

Italian Cup

Italian Supercup

Turkish League

CEV Cup

CEV Champions League

FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship

Individual Awards (awarded)

National Team

Club

Individual awards (not awarded)

National Team

Club

  • 2012/13 Serbian Cup – Best middle blocker

Individual achievements

  • 2023 OSS Best Female Volleyball Player of the Year[5]

Personal life

She is a daughter of the ex football player and nowadays coach Goran Stevanović of the Serbian main league Serbian SuperLiga team FK Napredak FK Napredak Kruševac and sister of ex footballer Anđelo Stevanović, now in the staff of the same team.

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball: Chinese women win gold in clash with Serbia". Reuters. Rio de Janeiro. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Kosheleva blasts Eczacıbaşı to second club worlds title". FIVB. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Jeljcin Kup U Srpskim Rukama – Odbojka Volleyball".
  5. ^ "РТС :: Одбојка :: Јована Стевановић и Марко Подрашчанин најбољи одбојкаши у 2023".
Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB Nations League

2022 (with Brazil Ana Carolina da Silva)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB Club World Championship

2023 (with Turkey Zehra Güneş)
Succeeded by
TBD