Igor Kolaković

Igor Kolaković (born (1965-06-04)4 June 1965) is a former Montenegrin volleyball player and a current head coach of Warta Zawiercie.[1][2][3]

Igor Kolaković
Personal information
Nationality Montenegrin
Born (1965-06-04) 4 June 1965
Titograd, SFR Yugoslavia, Montenegro
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1997–2009
2003–2006
2006–2014
2010–2012
2013–2016
2017–2020
2020–		 Budućnost Podgorica
Serbia and Montenegro (AC)
Serbia
ACH Volley
AS Cannes
Iran
Warta Zawiercie
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Career
YearsTeams
1979–1987
1987–1991
1991–1993
1993–1994
1994–1997		 Budućnost Podgorica
Partizan
Budućnost Podgorica
Partizan
Budućnost Podgorica

Personal life

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

Career

As a player

Kolakovic played as a setter for Budućnost Podgorica and Partizan from 1979 to 1997, after which he became a head coach of the Podgorica team. He is two–time Yugoslavian Champion and two–time Yugoslavian Cup winner.

As a coach

Igor Kolakovic replaced Ljubomir Travica as coach of the Serbia men's national volleyball team ahead of the 2006 FIVB World Championship, after assisting him for three years. He was the head coach of the Serbian national team from 2006 until 2014. He led Serbia to a gold medal at the 2011 European Championship and bronze at the 2007 European Championship and 2013 European Championship.[4] In 2010 he achieved a great success at the 2010 FIVB World Championship winning a bronze medal. He helped his team win two silver medals at the 2008 FIVB World League and 2009 FIVB World League and a bronze one at the 2010 FIVB World League. In 2014 he resigned his post as a coach of Serbia after eight years.[5] At 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 men's national volleyball team.[6][7][8] He led Iran to a bronze medal of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup defeating, among others, teams of USA, France and Italy. In 2019 Iran led by him won its 3rd Asian Champion title.[9] In 2020 he has been dismissed as a head coach of Iran.[10]

Sporting achievements

As a player
  • National championships
    • 1988/1989 Yugoslavian Cup, with Partizan
    • 1988/1989 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan
    • 1989/1990 Yugoslavian Cup, with Partizan
    • 1989/1990 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan
    • 1990/1991 Yugoslavian Championship, with Partizan

As a coach
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Raúl Lozano		 Head coach of Iran
2017–2020		 Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
Ljubomir Travica		 Head coach of Serbia
2006–2014		 Succeeded by
Nikola Grbić

References
  1. "SER M: Head coach of European champions, Igor Kolakovic is looking for new job". www.worldofvolley.com. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Kolaković: Želim da vodim Crnu Goru!". www.mnemagazin.me (in Montenegrin). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Mistrz Europy i Azji trenerem Jurajskich Rycerzy!". www.aluronvirtucmc.pl (in Polish). 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "Serbian fiesta in Vienna as Russia misses on another major final". www.eurovolley2011.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. "BREAKING: Kolaković resigns as head coach of Serbia!". www.worldofvolley.com. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. "OFFICIAL: Igor Kolakovic takes over Iran!". www.worldofvolley.com. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. "Igor Kolaković appointed Iran's volleyball team coach". www.presstv.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. "IRN M: Kolakovic –"Being the coach of Iran will be a huge challenge"". www.worldofvolley.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. "Iran volleyball crowned Asian champions". www.tehrantimes.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. "IRN M: Kolaković and Iran are parting ways". www.worldofvolley.com. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. "Serbia gain bronze with victory over Italy". www.fivb.org. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. "Serbia is the 2011 European champion!". www.cev.eu. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. "Serbia crowns European campaign with bronze". www.cev.eu. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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