Dragan Kobiljski (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Кобиљски; born 9 August 1971) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach of SCM Zalău of the Romanian Division A1.
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| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1971 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editA middle blocker, Kobiljski started his professional career in 1994. During his playing days, he played for Partizan, Rennes Volley 35, Budućnost, GFC Ajaccio VB, and Spacer's Toulouse Volley. He retired as a player with GFC Ajaccio VB in 2008.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
editAfter retirement in 2008, Kobiljski joined Borac Starčevo as their head coach. After one season, Partizan added him to their coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2009–10 season.[1]
On 26 May 2010, Kobiljski was added as an assistant coach of the Slovenian team ACH Volley under Igor Kolaković.[4] He parted ways with ACH Volley in 2012.[5][6]
On 20 May 2014, Crvena zvezda hired Kobiljski as their new head coach.[7][8][9] On 25 February 2019, Crvena zvezda parted ways with him.[10]
On 29 January 2020, Radnički Kragujevac hired Kobiljski as their new head coach.[11] On 22 November 2021, Radnički parted ways with him.[12][13] In September 2022, Romanian SCM Zalău hired Kobiljski as their new head coach.[14]
National team coaching career
editFrom 2011 to 2013, Kobiljski was an assistant coach for the Qatar national team.[15]
In 2016, Kobiljski was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Nikola Grbić. He won a gold medal at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League in Kraków, Poland.[16]
On 13 March 2017, Kobiljski was named an assistant coach for the Iran national volleyball team under Igor Kolaković.[17][18] He won two gold medals, at 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia and at the 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Iran, as well as a bronze medal at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan.[19][16][20]
In April 2022, Kobiljski was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Igor Kolaković.[21][22]
Career achievements
edit- As player
- Serbia-Montenegro League champion: 1 (with Budućnost: 2001–02)
- French Ligue B champion: 1 (with Spacer's Toulouse Volley: 2004–05)
- French Ligue B runner-up: 3 (with Rennes Volley 35: 1999–2000, 2000–01; with GFC Ajaccio VB: 2006–07)
- Yugoslav League runner-up: 1 (with Partizan: 1995–96)
- Yugoslav Cup runner-up: 3 (with Partizan: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97)
- Serbia-Montenegro Cup runner-up: 1 (with Budućnost: 2002–03)
- As head coach
- Serbian League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16)
- Serbian League runner-up: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2016–17)
- Serbian Super Cup winner: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014, 2016)
- Serbian Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2015–16)
- Serbian Super Cup runner-up: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 2015, 2019)
- Serbian Cup runner-up: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2017–18)
- As assistant coach
- Slovenian League champion: 2 (with ACH Volley: 2010–11, 2011–12)
- Middle European League champion: 1 (with ACH Volley: 2010–11)
- Middle European League runner-up: 1 (with ACH Volley: 2011–12)
- Slovenian Cup winner: 2 (with ACH Volley: 2010–11, 2011–12)
Personal life
editHis 13-year-old daughter (Ema Kobiljski) was killed in the Belgrade school shooting on 3 May 2023 along with 8 other students and a security guard.[23][24] The head coach of the Croatian team Mladost, Ratko Peris, dedicated the Croatian title to the Kobiljski's daughter, after his team won the Croatian 1A Volleyball League for the 2022–23 season.[25][26]
References
edit- ^ a b "Legenda Crvene zvezde i Partizana izgubila je kćerku u masakru na beogradskom Vračaru". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Cine este Dragan Kobiljski, antrenorul echipei de volei CSM Zalău a cărui fiică a fost ucisă în masacrul de la școala din Belgrad". adevarul.ro. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Dragan Kobiljski era la Zalău când a aflat că fiica sa se află între cei 8 copii uciși la Belgrad". digisport.ro. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "ACH Volley tudi pod Kolakovićem z enakim slogom igre". rtvslo.si. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "V beograjskem masakru umrla tudi hči nekdanjega trenerja ACH Volleyja". sportklub.n1info.si. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Blejce bo na pripravah vodil Kobiljski". rtvslo.si. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kobiljski novi trener Crvene zvezde". nezavisne.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kobiljski novi trener Crvene zvezde". novosti.rs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kobiljski novi trener odbojkaša Crvene zvezde". vijesti.me. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "ZVEZDA SMENILA TRENERA - Kobiljski: Iznenađen sam!". zurnal.rs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Dragan Kobiljski novi trener odbojkaša Radničkog". okradnickikg.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Prva smena trenera u sezoni: Radnički otpustio Kobiljskog". sportklub.n1info.rs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Radnički iz Kragujevca smenio trenera". telegraf.rs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Sârbul Dragan Kobiljski şi-a intrat în rol la SCM Zalău". sportulsalajean.ro. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Srebro za Kobiljskog u Dohi". odbojka.org.rs. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Humanitarni tiket u podne: Dragan Kobiljski tipuje za biblioteku Doma kulture "Studentski grad"". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Peyman Akbari named Iran volleyball coach". tehrantimes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Kolakovic convokes 21 players for FIVB World League". mehrnews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "SMM 20th Asian "Tourism Bank" Sr. Men's Volleyball Championship" (PDF). asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Drugi pehar sa Iranom: Igor Kolaković je prvak Azije". vijesti.me. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Igor Kolakovic announced long list of Serbian players for FIVB Nations League and World Championship 2022". balkanvolleyball.org. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Serbia men's national team roster announced". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Coach of Romanian men's volleyball team loses daughter in Belgrade school shooting". romania-insider.com. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "The 13-year-old daughter of the coach of the SCM Zalău volleyball club was killed in Belgrade school shooting". romaniajournal.ro. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Hrvat posvetio titulu devojčici ubijenoj na Vračaru". B92 (in Serbian). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Trener zagrebačke Mladosti: 'Posvećujem pobjedu i naslov djevojčici ubijenoj u Beogradu'". 24sata.hr. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
edit- Profile at Volleybox
- Coach Profile at World of Volley
- Coach Profile at cev.eu