Ivan Miljković

Ivan Miljković
Miljković in 2015
Personal information
Full nameIvan Miljković
NationalitySerbian/Italian
Born (1979-09-13) 13 September 1979 (age 45)
Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia
HometownNis (Serbia)
Height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Spike354 cm (139 in)
Block333 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubretired
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
1996–2000
2000–2007
2007–2008
2008–2010
2009
2010
2010–2015
2011
2015–2016
2016–2017		OK Partizan
Lube Banca Macerata
M. Roma Volley
Olympiacos Piraeus
→ Al Rayyan
→ Al Rayyan
Fenerbahçe Istanbul
→ Al Arabi
Cucine Lube Civitanova
Halkbank Ankara
National team
1998–2003
2003–2006
2006–2012		Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia Serbia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Japan Team
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Japan Team
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belo Horizonte Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Czech Republic Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Austria Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Japan Team
World League
Silver medal – second place 2003 Madrid Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Rome Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro Team
Representing  Serbia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Italy Team
World League
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Russia Team
Last updated: 29 December 2017

Ivan Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Миљковић [ǐʋan mǐːʎkoʋitɕ]; born 13 September 1979) is a Serbian businessman and former professional volleyball player. Miljković was a member of the Serbia men's national volleyball team from 1998–2012. He is an Olympic Champion (2000), a European Champion (2001, 2011), and a medalist of the FIVB Volleybal Men's World Championship, World Grand Champions Cup, World Cup and World League.

After retiring from his active playing career, Miljković remained engaged in sport in different positions (governance, marketing, campaigns, management). He also resumed his education in the areas of economy and finance.

Career

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Clubs

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After this success he changed his club and started playing for Italian Lube Banca Macerata. In 2001 the Yugoslav team won the European Volleyball Championship[1] in Ostrava, Czech Republic. With his club, Lube Banca Macerata, he also won the Champions League (2001), twice the Italian Cup (2001, 2003) and three times the CEV Cup (2001, 2005, 2006).

Miljkovic with Serbia national team

On 18 July 2007 he signed a contract with the M. Roma Volley. The following year, on 5 July 2008, Olympiacos, announced that he will be continuing his career in Greece. In 2009 he won the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup and in 2010 the championship. On 30 June 2010 he signed a two-year contract for Fenerbahçe SK of Turkey.[2] With Fenerbahçe he won 2011 and 2012 Turkish volleyball league, 2012 Turkish Cup, 2011 and 2012 Turkish Super Cup and 2014 European Challenge Cup. Miljković played for Fenerbahçe Grundig in 2010–2015.[3] Miljković in 2015 sing in Italian club Cucine Lube Civitanova. Miljković in 2016 back to Turkey League.[4]

He ended up his career after achieving gold medal of Turkish Championship in May 2017 with Halkbank Ankara team.[5]

National team

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He played in the national team of FR Yugoslavia for the first time a year later (on 4 October 1998, in a game against Turkey). In 2000 in Sydney the Yugoslav national team (members of which were also Vladimir Grbić, Nikola Grbić, Andrija Gerić, Goran Vujević) won the Olympic gold medal.[6][7] In the final match against Russia Ivan Miljković scored the last point and after that fell on his knees. In March 2012, has officially retired from the Serbian National Team after 14 years and 288 played matches. The only player to win MVP of the FIVB World League 3 times in a row (2002, 2003, 2004) and only player to win 4 MVP awards during the FIVB World League (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006).[8]

Sports business professional career

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Executive education

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  • Université de Limoges Master's degree, Sport Governance, 2020 - 2022
  • Harvard Business School Online, Alternative Investments, Jan 2022 - Feb 2022, Private Equity, Private Debt, Distressed Investing and Secondaries, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Portfolio Construction
  • Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration - FEFA, Business Administration, Management and Operations

Style of play

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Miljković is regularly on the top of the best spikers list in the tournaments and has a great jump serve. He is very well built and extremely strong opposite hitter who has variety of different shots; he can swing the ball away with a power or using his good technique. For an extremely big player Miljković moves surprisingly well. He has a good footwork and is quick from his feet; therefore he is able to generate good speed for his approach from any distance to the ball.

Sporting achievements

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Clubs

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CEV Champions League

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CEV Challenge Cup

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CEV Cup

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National League

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  • Champions Italia – 2005–2006
  • Champions Greece – 2008–2009, 2009–2010
  • Champions Turkey – 2010–2011, 2011–2012, 2016–2017
  • Champions Qatar – 2009, 2010, 2012

Individually

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Record

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References

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  1. ^ Milosavljevic, Zoran (February 14, 2008). "Love of volleyball keeps Ivan Miljkovic going". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Ivan Milijkovic signed a two-year contract
  3. ^ Ivan Miljkovic Fenerbahçe’de – fenerbahce.org – October 30, 2010
  4. ^ Big Singing Of Halkbank – Ivan Mijković!
  5. ^ Legendarny siatkarz Ivan Miljković zakończył karierę. Opuścił parkiet jako mistrz, ze łzami w oczach - wp.pl - 04-05-2017
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serbia and Montenegro Volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Miljković". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Geni about – Ivan Miljković
  9. ^ "Η χρυσή βίβλος της Volleyleague". volleyleague. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  10. ^ volleyball-movies.net Best volleyball players in the history
  11. ^ a b The World's Best Scorers In The Rally Scoring Era
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Serbia captain
2011 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
European Championship
2001
2011 		Succeeded by
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