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. She plays at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics with the volleyball Serbia national team.
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
- 2009 Youth European Volleyball Championship – Silver medal
- 2009 U19 World Championship – Silver medal
- 2010 Junior European Championship – Silver medal
National team
- 2012 European League – Bronze Medal
- 2015 European games – Bronze Medal
- 2015 World Cup – Silver Medal
- 2015 European Championship – Bronze Medal
- 2016 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 2017 Yeltsin Cup – Gold Medal[4]
- 2017 World Grand Prix – Bronze Medal
- 2017 European Championship – Gold Medal
- 2018 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2022 Nations League – Bronze Medal
- 2022 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 2023 European Championship – Silver Medal
Club
- 2008–09 Serbian Cup – Runner-Up, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2009–10 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2010–11 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2011–12 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2012–13 Serbian Cup – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2008–09 Serbian Superleague – Runner-Up, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2009–10 Serbian Superleague – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2010–11 Serbian Superleague – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2011–12 Serbian Superleague – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2012–13 Serbian Superleague – Champion, with OK Crvena Zvezda
- 2014–15 Italian Serie A1 – Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2018–19 Italian Serie A1 – Bronze medal, with Savino Del Bene Scandicci
- 2022–23 Italian Serie A1 –
– Finalist Silver medal, with Vero Volley Milano in a 5/5 matches series
- 2015–16 Cup – Bronze medal, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2018–19 Cup – Bronze medal, with Savino Del Bene Scandicci
- 2021–22 Cup – Bronze medal, with Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
- 2022–23 Cup –Cup Runner-Up, with Vero Volley Milano
Italian Supercup
- 2015 Supercup – Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2020 Superup – Runner-Up, with Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
– Finalist Silver medal, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit in a 5/5 matches series
- 2009–10 CEV Cup – Runner-Up, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd
- 2010–11 CEV Cup – Bronze medal, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd
- 2016–17 CEV Cup – Bronze medal, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2015–16 CEV Champions League – Champion, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2020–21 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship
– Finalist Silver medal, with Pomì Casalmaggiore
- 2023 Club World Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı Dynavit
Individual Awards (awarded)
National Team
Club
- 2013–14 Italian Volley League A1 "Best middle blocker"
- 2015–16 Italian Volley League A1 "Best middle blocker"
- 2015–16 CEV Women's Champions League "Best middle blocker"
- 2023 FIVB Club World Championship "Best middle blocker"
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 and sister of ex footballer Anđelo Stevanović, now co-trainer for the young boys of Partizan Beograd.
References
- ^ "Volleyball: Chinese women win gold in clash with Serbia". Reuters. Rio de Janeiro: Reuters. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Kosheleva blasts Eczacıbaşı to second club worlds title". FIVB. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "All Star Game: A Bergamo la sfida Selezione Italia vs Resto del Mondo" (in Italian). Bergamo: Volleyball.it. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ https://odbojka-volleyball.com/jeljcin-kup-u-srpskim-rukama/
- ^ https://www.rts.rs/sport/odbojka/5336226/jovana-stevanovic-marko-podrascanin-odbojkasi.html
External links
- Award as 2023 best Serbian volleyball player [1]