Igor Kolaković Explained

Igor Kolaković
Birth Date:4 June 1965
Birth Place:Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Setter
Years:1979–1987
1987–1991
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1997
Clubs:Budućnost Podgorica
Partizan Beograd
Budućnost Podgorica
Partizan Beograd
Budućnost Podgorica
Currentcoachteam:Serbia
Halkbank Ankara
Coachyears:1997–2009
2003–2006
2006–2014
2010–2012
2013–2016
2017–2020
2020–2022
2022–
2024–
Coachteams:Budućnost Podgorica
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia
ACH Volley
AS Cannes
Iran
Warta Zawiercie
Serbia
Halkbank Ankara

Igor Kolaković (Serbian: Игор Колаковић; born 4 June 1965) is a Montenegrin professional volleyball coach and former player. He serves as head coach for the Serbia national team and Halkbank Ankara.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Personal life

Igor's wife, Sandra, is a former handball national team player and former head coach of the Serbia women's national handball team. Igor received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1989 at the University of Montenegro. Aleksa Kolaković, son of Igor, is a handball player.

Career

As a player

Kolakovic played as a setter for Budućnost Podgorica and Partizan Beograd from 1979 to 1997, after which he became the head coach of the Podgorica team.

As a coach

Igor Kolaković replaced Ljubomir Travica as head coach of the Serbia men's national volleyball team ahead of the 2006 World Championship, after assisting him for three years. He led Serbia to a gold medal at the 2011 European Championship, and bronze in 2007 and 2013. In 2010, he achieved a great success at the 2010 World Championship, winning a bronze medal. He helped his team win two silver medals at the 2008 and 2009 World League, and a bronze one in 2010. In 2014, he resigned his post as the head coach of Serbia after eight years.[5] At the professional club level, he won, among others, two titles of the Montenegrin Champion in 2007 and 2008 with Budućnost Podgorica, and two titles of the Slovenian Champion in 2011 and 2012 with ACH Volley. In 2017, he was appointed as a new head coach of the Iran national team.[6] He led Iran to a bronze medal at the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup, defeating, among others, teams of the USA, France and Italy. In 2019, Iran, led by him, won their 3rd Asian Champions title.[7] In 2020, he was dismissed as the head coach of Iran.[8]

Honours

As a player

As a coach

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kolaković: Želim da vodim Crnu Goru! . Montenegro magazin . cnr . 15 December 2016 . 19 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Mistrz Europy i Azji trenerem Jurajskich Rycerzy! . Warta Zawiercie . pl . 14 May 2020 . 14 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Zvanično: Kolaković ponovo na klupi odbojkaških Orlova . Sportklub . sr . 10 January 2022 . 10 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Halkbank'ta Kolakovic dönemi . Voleybolunsesi . tr . 12 June 2024 . 12 June 2024.
  5. Web site: BREAKING: Kolaković resigns as head coach of Serbia! . WorldofVolley . 15 September 2014 . 19 April 2020.
  6. Web site: OFFICIAL: Igor Kolakovic takes over Iran! . WorldofVolley . 5 February 2017 . 19 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Iran volleyball crowned Asian champions . Tehran Times . 21 September 2019 . 19 April 2020.
  8. Web site: IRN M: Kolaković and Iran are parting ways . WorldofVolley . 28 March 2020 . 19 April 2020.