Ana Živojinović (née Lazarević; born July 4, 1991) is a professional volleyball player from Serbia, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. At club level, she plays for OK Crvena Zvezda in Serbian Volleyball League.
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| Full name | Ana Živojinović | ||||
| Nationality |  Serbia | ||||
| Born | July 4, 1991 Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 280 cm (110 in) | ||||
| Block | 268 cm (106 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | OK Crvena Zvezda | ||||
| Number | 4 | ||||
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| Last updated: 31 May 2017 | |||||
Career
editAna Lazarević took her first steps in volleyball in 2005, in the Academy of Srbijanka of Valjevo, a club of her hometown. In Srbijanka she remained for only a year, since in 2006 she was transferred to Vizura. She remained for six years in the club of the Serbian capital, took the second place of the 2010–11 Serbian Championship, and was runners up of the Cup of Serbia in the same year as well.
In 2012, she decided to leave her homeland and travel to Turkey for Beşiktaş JK, but she remained there for just one season.
In 2013, Ana Lazarević was signed by ASPTT Mulhouse, a team of the town with the same name in France, where she remained for two years. With ASPTT Mulhouse she was awarded as Best Receiver in the 2014 edition of CEV Women's Challenge Cup, in the third place of her team in that year's competition.[1]
In the summer of 2015, Lazarević moved to Greece and was transferred to Olympiacos Piraeus, where she remained until the summer of 2017. With the Red-whites of Piraeus she won the double twice (Hellenic Championship and Hellenic Cup) in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. Moreover, she was named the Most Valuable Player (M.V.P.) at the 2017 Hellenic Cup.[2] At the same season she was runner up of the European Challenge Cup, in the incredible course of Olympiacos to the final of the competition.
After one year in Beylikdüzü of Istanbul for personal reasons, she moved in 2018 to Romanian Alba Blaj,[3] with which she won both the Romanian championship and Cup, but also the Silver Medal of 2018–19 Women's CEV Cup.[4]
In the summer of 2019, Ana Lazarević returned to Greece, to Olympiacos Piraeus[5] as Ana Živojinović, after marrying water polo player Stefan Živojinović, who was also transferred to Olympiacos that same year.[6]
In May 2021, after one year of absence due to pregnancy, she returned to Serbia and signed for OK Crvena Zvezda, club that she supports since childhood.[7]
International career
editAna Lazarević has been a member of the Serbian National Team since 2011. She has 30 entries (July 2015) and she has won two gold medals in European competitions as well as the bronze medal at the 2013 Volleyball World Grand Prix.[8]
Sporting achievements
editNational Team
edit- 2011
Women's European Volleyball Championship (Serbia / Italy) - 2011 Women's European Volleyball League (Istanbul)
- 2013
FIVB World Grand Prix (Sapporo)
Clubs
editInternational competitions
edit- 2013/2014 CEV Women's Challenge Cup, with ASPTT Mulhouse
- 2016/2017
CEV Women's Challenge Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus - 2018/2019 Women's CEV Cup, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj
National championships
edit- 2015/2016 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2016/2017 Hellenic Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2018/2019 Romanian Championship, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj
National trophies
edit- 2015/2016
Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus - 2016/2017 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
- 2018/2019 Romanian Cup, with CSM Volei Alba Blaj
Individuals
edit- 2014 CEV Women's Challenge Cup: Best receiver
- 2017 Hellenic Cup Final four: M.V.P.
References
edit- ^ Best receiver in 2014 CEV Women's Challenge Cup www.cev.eu
- ^ Hellenic Women's Cup review www.volleynews.gr (in Greek)
- ^ In Alba Blaj Archived 2020-01-01 at the Wayback Machine www.absport.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Silver Medal in 2018–19 Women's CEV Cup www.cev.eu
- ^ Back to Olympiacos Piraeus www.olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek)
- ^ Stefan Živojinović in Olympiacos Piraeus www.olympiacossfp.gr
- ^ Ana Živojinović crveno-bela www.sd-crvenazvezda.net
- ^ Lazarevic - World Grand Prix www.fivb.org
External links
edit- Ana Lazarevic at Olympiacos official site www.olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek)
- Ana Zivojinovic at FIVB official site
- Olympiacos at CEV web site (2017) at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 August 2020)
- Ana Živojinović at Volleybox.net
- AnaZivojinovic at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Ana Lazarević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)