Slovenia men's national volleyball team

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Slovenia
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AssociationVolleyball Federation of Slovenia
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking8 (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
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World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Best result12th (2018)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2001)
Best resultSilver (2015, 2019, 2021)
www.odbojka.si (in Slovene)
Slovenia men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bulgaria/Italy
Silver medal – second place 2019 France/Slovenia/Belgium/Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland
European League
Gold medal – first place 2015 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2014
Challenger Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovenia

The Slovenia national men's volleyball team represents Slovenia in international competitions and friendly matches. The team is controlled by the Volleyball Federation of Slovenia. Slovenia was the runner-up at the European Volleyball Championship three times, in 2015, 2019 and 2021. As of November 2021, Slovenia is ranked 8th in the FIVB World Rankings.

History[]

In March 2015, Andrea Giani was announced as new head coach of the Slovenian national team.[1] In October 2015, Slovenia won its first medal at the European Volleyball Championships after losing in the final against France (3–0). Tine Urnaut won one of the individual player awards for the best outside spiker.[2]

On 26 January 2017, Giani resigned as coach,[3] and on 2 March 2017, Slobodan Kovač became the new head coach.[4] On 28 May 2017, Slovenia qualified for the 2018 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, their first ever World Championship appearance.[5] At the 2019 European Volleyball Championship, Slovenia was one of the four co-hosts of the tournament.[6] The team reached the final again, where they lost 3–1 to Serbia, clinching their second silver medal in four years.[7]

Current squad[]

The following is the Slovenian roster for the 2021 European Championship.[8][9]

  • Head Coach: Alberto Giuliani
  • Assistant Coaches: Alfredo Martilotti, Sebastijan Škorc
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2020–21 club
1 Tonček Štern (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 26) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) Italy Kioene Padova
2 Alen Pajenk (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 35) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 330 cm (130 in) France Stade Poitevin Poitiers
4 Jan Kozamernik (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 26) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 336 cm (132 in) Italy Allianz Milano
5 Alen Šket (1988-03-28) 28 March 1988 (age 33) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in) Slovenia Merkur Maribor
9 Dejan Vinčić (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 35) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 344 cm (135 in) 328 cm (129 in) Germany VfB Friedrichshafen
10 Sašo Štalekar (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 25) 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 362 cm (143 in) 355 cm (140 in) Slovenia Calcit Volley
11 Žiga Štern (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 28) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 328 cm (129 in) Greece Foinikas Syros
12 Jan Klobučar (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 29) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 342 cm (135 in) Slovenia Calcit Volley
13 Jani Kovačič (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 320 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Italy Consar Ravenna
15 (1993-07-31) 31 July 1993 (age 28) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 335 cm (132 in) Slovenia ACH Volley
16 Gregor Ropret (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 32) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 321 cm (126 in) Slovenia ACH Volley
17 Tine Urnaut (C) (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 33) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 365 cm (144 in) 345 cm (136 in) Italy Allianz Milano
18 Klemen Čebulj (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 29) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 369 cm (145 in) 346 cm (136 in) Poland Asseco Resovia
19 (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 20) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 333 cm (131 in) Slovenia Merkur Maribor

Tournament record[]

Key

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
Games Round Position Pld W L SF SA RT
1964 to 1988 Part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992 Barcelona Did not qualify
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Japan 2020 Tokyo
France 2024 Paris To be determined
Total 0/8[a] 0 Titles — — — — — —

World Championship[]

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SF SA RT
1949 to 1990 Part of Yugoslavia
Greece 1994 Did not qualify
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002
Japan 2006
Italy 2010
Poland 2014
Italy Bulgaria 2018 Second round 12th 8 4 4 17 16 1.063
Russia 2022 Qualified
Total 1/7[a] 0 Titles 8 4 4 17 16 1.063

World League[]

Main article: FIVB Volleyball World League
Year Position Pld W L SF SA
Japan 1990 Part of Yugoslavia
Italy 1991
Italy 1992 Did not enter
Brazil 1993
Italy 1994
Brazil 1995
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999
Netherlands 2000
Poland 2001
Brazil 2002
Spain 2003
Italy 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2006
Poland 2007
Brazil 2008
Serbia 2009
Argentina 2010
Poland 2011
Bulgaria 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014
Brazil 2015
Poland 2016 25th place 8 7 1 22 6
Brazil 2017 13th place 11 10 1 32 10
Total 2/26[a] 19 17 2 54 16

Nations League[]

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
Year Position Pld W L SF SA Squad
France 2018 Did not qualify
United States 2019
Italy 2021 4th place 17 12 5 40 24 Squad
Total 1/3 17 12 5 40 24 —

Challenger Cup[]

Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
Challenger Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SF SA
Portugal 2018 Did not enter
Slovenia 2019 Final Four Champions 4 4 0 12 2
Total 1/2 1 Title 4 4 0 12 2

European Championship[]

Main article: Men's European Volleyball Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SF SA Squad
1948 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia
Finland 1993 Did not qualify
Greece 1995
Netherlands 1997
Austria 1999
Czech Republic 2001 Group stage 12th place 5 0 5 3 15 Squad
Germany 2003 Did not qualify
Italy Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2007 Group stage 16th place 3 0 3 2 9 Squad
Turkey 2009 Group stage 15th place 3 0 3 1 9 Squad
Austria Czech Republic 2011 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad
Denmark Poland 2013 Group stage 13th place 3 1 2 5 7 Squad
Bulgaria Italy 2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 3 14 12 Squad
Poland 2017 Quarterfinals 8th place 5 2 3 6 9 Squad
France Slovenia Belgium Netherlands 2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6 3 20 13 Squad
Poland Czech Republic Estonia Finland 2021 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 6 3 21 11 Squad
Total 9/15[a] 2nd Place 48 21 27 81 93 —

European League[]

Main article: Men's European Volleyball League
European Volleyball League record
Year Position Pld W L SF SA
Czech Republic 2004 Did not enter
Russia 2005
Turkey 2006
Portugal 2007 4th place 14 9 5 34 25
Turkey 2008 Did not enter
Portugal 2009
Spain 2010
Slovakia 2011 3rd place 14 10 4 33 19
Turkey 2012 Did not enter
Turkey 2013
2014 3rd place 10 8 2 26 9
Poland 2015 Champions 12 12 0 36 5
Bulgaria 2016 Did not enter
Denmark 2017
Czech Republic 2018 12th place 6 1 5 5 17
Estonia 2019 Did not enter
Belgium 2021
Total 5/17 56 40 16 134 75
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Statistics since 1992, when Slovenia joined the International Volleyball Federation.

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrea Giani został trenerem reprezentacji Słowenii siatkarzy". Onet Sport (in Polish). 16 March 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. ^ "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". cev.eu. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ T. J. (26 January 2017). "Andrea Giani ne bo več vodil slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ Sportal (2 March 2017). "Novi slovenski selektor je Slobodan Kovač" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. ^ T. J. (28 May 2017). "Odbojkarji so si priigrali premierni nastop na svetovnem prvenstvu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. ^ D. S. (9 September 2019). "Domači EP za Slovence dodaten motiv, želijo si polne Stožice" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. ^ Okorn, Tomaž (29 September 2019). "Srebrne junake v finalu ustavila Srbija: srce je hotelo, telo ni dalo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Slovenia Team 2021". cev.eu. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Slovenska reprezentanca" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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