Jovana Brakočević
Jovana Brakočević Canzian (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and also the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best server of the tournament. She was also a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. There she was voted MVP of the tournament.
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| Full name | Jovana Brakočević Canzian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1988 Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 319 cm (126 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite spiker / Universal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
She played for Serbia at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2016.[1][2]Jovana won the gold medal and the MVP and Best Spiker awards at the 2011 European League.[3]
She played the 2010/2011 season for the Guangzhou Evergrande in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League.[4]
In June 2011, JT Marvelous announced her joining next season.[5]
Brakočević won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship and the Most Valuable Player award, playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.[6]
Clubs edit
- Poštar 064 Belgrade (2004–2007)
- Spes Volley Conegliano (2007–2010)
- Guangdong Evergrande (2010–2011)
- JT Marvelous (2011–2012)
- Vakıfbank Istanbul (2012–2014)
- Azeryol Baku (2014–2015)
- Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016–2017)
- Altay VC (2017)
- CSM Bucuresti (2018)
- Budowlani Łódź (2018–2019)
- AGIL Volley (2019–2020)
- KPS Chemik Police (2020–2023)
- Beşiktaş (2023–)
Awards edit
Individuals edit
- 2007 European Championship "Best server"
- 2007 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
- 2010 European League "Best spiker"
- 2010–11 Chinese Volleyball League "Most valuable player"
- 2011 European League "Most valuable player"
- 2011 European League "Best spiker"
- 2011 World Grand Prix "Best scorer"
- 2011 European Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2011 "Best Sportswoman" by Olympic Committee of Serbia
- 2011 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Most valuable player"
- 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best scorer"
- 2013 World Grand Prix "Best opposite spiker"
- 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Most valuable player"
- 2013 CEV European Championship best spiker
Clubs edit
- 2010-11 Chinese League Championship - Runner-Up, with Guangzhou Evergrande
- 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
- 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul
- 2018 Romanian League - Champion, with CSM Bucuresti
- 2018-19 Polish Women's Volleyball League - Runner-up, with Budowlani Łódź
- 2020-21 Polish Women's Volleyball Cup - Champion, with KPS Chemik Police
- 2020-21 Polish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with KPS Chemik Police
- 2021-22 Polish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with KPS Chemik Police
- 2022-23 Polish Women's Volleyball Cup - Champion, with KPS Chemik Police
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Team Roster - Serbia". rio2016.fivb.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ CEV (15 July 2011). . Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Blic online: Jovana Brakočević od sledeće sezone u Hong Kongu[permanent dead link] 22 June 2010 (in Serbian)
- ^ JT website(ja). "ヨヴァナ･ブラコチェヴィッチ選手の入部が決定しました". Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
External links edit
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 May 2013)
- Glas javnosti: Buntovnica sa razlogom, Interview with Brakočević, 30 April 2006 (in Serbian)
- Jovana Brakocevic Canzian at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Jovana Brakočević Canzian at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
- Jovana Brakočević-Kancian at Olympedia
- Jovana Brakočević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije () (in Serbian)
- Jovana Brakocevic at Olympics.com
- at Olympic.org (archived)