Montenegro men's national volleyball team

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Montenegro
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AssociationVolleyball Federation of Montenegro
ConfederationCEV
Head coachVeljko Basić
FIVB ranking49 (as of November 26, 2021)
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The Montenegro men's national volleyball team represents Montenegro in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The national volleyball team was formed in 2006, recently after independence. Montenegro has been a full member of FIVB and CEV since 2006.

Montenegro played their first official match on 1 September 2007 in Podgorica and won against Latvia (3–1).

Until 2017, at major tournaments, Montenegro played in FIVB World League and European League. Montenegro made main success at 2014, winning the gold medal in European League.

History[]

Soon after the 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, the Volleyball Federation of Montenegro founded national teams. The men's team started to play in 2007, with the first match against Latvia (3–1, Olympic Games qualifiers).[1]

From 2007 to 2013, Montenegro played three times in European Championship qualifiers, but without significant success. At the same time, the team played two times in qualifiers for Olympic Games and once in qualifiers for World Championship.

First better result, Montenegrin team made at 2013, on their debut in European League. After 12 games, Montenegro won fifth place among 12 European teams.[2] A year later, Montenegrin volleyball team made their major success until today, with the gold medal in European League 2014. In the finals, Montenegro won both games against Greece (3–1, 3–2).

After the result in European League, during summer 2015, Montenegro debuted in FIVB World League. As a member of Pool C, Montenegro won the group at first stage of World League and qualified for final tournament (Pool B promotion) in Bratislava. At semifinals, Montenegro eliminated China (3–1). In the final game, Montenegro lost against Egypt (2–3), so they didn't qualify for World League Pool B competition. In the end, Montenegro won 22nd position in 2015 FIVB World League.[3]

A year later, Montenegro played in 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League, again in Pool C, but didn't make similar result as 2015. Montenegro finished World League season as a fourth-placed team in Pool C, but didn't qualify for the final tournament. The reason was that Germany, as a host nation, directly qualified for the finals.

In summer 2016, Montenegro played in the main round of 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification, but failed to qualify for the final tournament. Same result, Montenegrin team made in 2018 World Championship qualifiers, finishing as a third placed team in Group D.

Biggest success for Montenegrin team came at 2019. After the games against Slovakia, and , they qualified for European Championship 2019.

Competitive record[]

Until now, Montenegro never played on World Championship or Olympic Games. They participated in European Volleyball Championship (2), FIVB Volleyball World League (3) and European Volleyball League (2).
Biggest success of the team was gold medal at 2014 Men's European Volleyball League.

Olympic Games[]

Montenegro men's national volleyball team played two times in the qualifiers for Olympic Games (2008, 2012), but never played at main competition.

Summer Olympic Games Qualification
Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L
China 2008 Did not qualify 4 2 2
United Kingdom 2012 4 3 1
Brazil 2016 - - -
Japan 2020 - - -
Total 0 / 4 0 0 0 8 5 3

Head coaches[]

Since 2007, the national team of Montenegro has been led by six different head coaches. Most successful coach were Slobodan Boškan, who won the gold medal on European League with Montenegrin team and , who led Montenegro to 2019 European Volleyball Championship and 2021 European Volleyball Championship.

Period Coach Score %
2007-2009 Montenegro Veselin Vuković
12
6-6
50%
2010-2011 Croatia Rade Malević
6
1-5
17%
2011-2013 Serbia Ivan Joksimović
10
5-5
50%
2013-2014 Serbia Nikola Matijašević
15
10-5
67%
2014-2017 Serbia Slobodan Boškan
38
25-13
66%
2017- Bosnia and Herzegovina Veljko Bašić
38
21-17
55%

Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

* Statistics correct as of end 2021 European Volleyball Championship.

Official matches[]

Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro men's national volleyball team

Montenengro played its first official match in September 2007. There is a list of official matches of the Montenegro men's national volleyball team.

Opponents[]

Below is the list of performances of Montenegro men's national volleyball team against every opponent.

Opponents' country Pld W L Sets (W-L)
 Albania
1
1
0
3-1
 Azerbaijan
4
4
0
12-1
 Bulgaria
1
0
1
0-3
 Belarus
1
0
1
0-3
 China
1
1
0
3-1
 Chinese Taipei
2
1
1
4-4
 Croatia
5
2
3
9-11
 
1
1
0
3-1
 Czech Republic
6
3
3
11-15
 Egypt
1
0
1
2-3
 Estonia
8
2
6
12-20
 Finland
2
0
2
2-6
 Germany
5
1
4
3-14
 
2
2
0
6-0
 Greece
8
5
3
20-12
 Hungary
7
6
1
17-5
 
3
3
0
9-1
 Italy
2
0
2
0-6
 Kazakhstan
1
1
0
3-0
 
1
1
0
3-0
 Latvia
2
2
0
6-3
 
1
1
0
3-0
 Macedonia
5
3
2
10-9
 Mexico
2
2
0
6-2
 
2
1
1
5-3
 
1
1
0
3-0
 Netherlands
3
1
2
4-8
 
2
2
0
6-0
 Poland
5
3
2
9-11
 Puerto Rico
2
2
0
6-1
 Romania
7
3
4
13-13
 Russia
1
0
1
0-3
 
1
1
0
3-0
 Slovakia
2
1
1
3-3
 Slovenia
1
0
1
0-3
 Spain
7
5
2
17-14
  Switzerland
2
2
0
6-0
 Tunisia
5
3
2
13-8
 Turkey
3
1
2
5-7
 Ukraine
2
0
2
2-6
 Venezuela
1
0
1
2-3
Overall
119
68
51
244-205

* Statistics correct as of end 2021 European Volleyball Championship.

Current squad[]

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the 2017 World League.[9]

Head coach: Veljko Basić

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016–17 club
1 Aleksandar Minić 9 November 1986 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Indonesia
2 Simo Dabović 9 April 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 335 cm (132 in) Iran
3 Luka Babić 7 July 1994 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 330 cm (130 in) Switzerland
4 Gojko Ćuk 10 October 1988 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 325 cm (128 in) France
5 Rajko Strugar 11 April 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 325 cm (128 in) France Tours
6 Vojin Ćaćić (C) 31 March 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Lebanon
7 30 July 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 0 cm (0 in) 0 cm (0 in)
8 Nikola Lakčević 14 July 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Montenegro Budvanska Rivijera Budva
9 Marko Bojić 13 November 1988 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in)
10 Balša Radunović 12 August 1992 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) Spain Teruel
11 Božidar Ćuk 16 June 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in) France Stade Poitevin Poitiers
12 Slobodan Bojic 11 August 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 335 cm (132 in) 325 cm (128 in) Tunisia Sfaxien
13 30 June 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Italy Top Volley Latina
14 Blažo Milić 22 November 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 335 cm (132 in) France
16 Marko Vukašinović 30 July 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 330 cm (130 in) Switzerland
17 Ivan Ječmenica 17 March 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) France
18 Miloš Ćulafić 13 August 1986 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in) Iran
19 14 November 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 295 cm (116 in) Montenegro Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Competition". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Pools and Ranking - FIVB Volleyball World League 2015". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ "ODBOJKA: Vuković selektor dve reprezentacije!". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.minmedia.me. "Rade Malević novi selektor". Retrieved 6 November 2016. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  6. ^ Redakcija (17 May 2013). "Matijašević novi selektor odbojkaša!". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. ^ Redakcija (25 February 2014). "Slobodan Boškan novi selektor odbojkaša Crne Gore". Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.oscg.me/veljko-basic-selektor-muske-seniorske-reprezentacije/
  9. ^ "Team Roster - Montenegro". FIVB World League 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

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