Katarina Vukomanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Катарина Вукомановић; born 26 October 1990) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays the libero position. She was part of the Serbian junior national team that won the gold medal at the 2007 Balkan Championship.[1] Her current club is CSM Târgoviște.[2]
| Katarina Vukomanović | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||
| Born | October 26, 1990 Belgrade, Serbia | ||||
| Hometown | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 257 cm (101 in) | ||||
| Block | 267 cm (105 in) | ||||
| College / University | University of Belgrade | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Libero | ||||
| Current club | CSM Târgoviște | ||||
| Number | 7 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| |||||
| National team | |||||
| |||||
Career
editVukomanović was a member of the Serbian junior national team from 2006 to 2009. She was part of the squad that won the silver and gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 Balkan Championships.[3] Her most notable achievement as a player happened in 2006 when she won the Best Libero award in the Balkan Championship.[4]
She was also a member of the team that competed at the 2008 European Championship, which finished at 4th place.[5]
From 2002 to 2017, she played for various Serbian volleyball clubs. She debuted her professional career with Volley Star in 2002. After staying with the club for 5 years, she transferred to Radnički, which competed at the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 European Cups.[6]
In 2009, she joined Vizura Beograd that participated at the 2011 and 2012 European Cups.[7] The club also competed at the 2011 Serbian Super League and won the silver medal.[8]
In 2012, Vukomanović transferred to Tent Obrenovac that played at the 2013 European Cup. She won silver medals at the 2012 and 2015 Serbian Cups with the club.[9] She stayed with the team for 4 years then joined Crvena Zvezda in 2016.[10]
In mid 2017, she went to the Philippines to join Foton Tornadoes that plays in the Philippine Super Liga.[11] The club won the bronze medal at the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference.[12]
In January 2018, she went back to Manila for another PSL season with Foton Tornadoes, which finished at 3rd place at the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference.[13][14] Vukomanović won the 2nd Best Libero award.[15]
In late 2018, Vukomanović went to Romania to join CSM Lugoj, a volleyball club that plays in the Divizia A1, and she played as their libero for the 2018–19 season.[16] The team finished at 5th place after the finals.[17]
In July 2019, CSM Târgoviște announced that the club has secured the service of Vukomanović for the 2019–20 Divizia A1 season.[18]
Personal life
editVukomanović went to Zemunska Gimnazija for high school. She obtained her Master's degree in Sports and Physical Education from University of Belgrade. She was also a professor at the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education from 2010 to 2015.[19][20]
Clubs
edit
Volley Star (2002–2007)- Radnički (2007–2009)
- Vizura Beograd (2009–2012)
- Tent Obrenovac (2012–2016)
- Crvena Zvezda (2016–2017)
Foton Tornadoes (2017–2018)
CSM Lugoj (2018–2019)- CSM Târgoviște (2019–2020)
Awards
editIndividuals
edit- 2006 Balkan Championship "Best Libero"
- 2018 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix "2nd Best Libero"
National Team
edit- 2006 Balkan Championship –
Runner-up, with Serbia U-18 - 2007 Balkan Championship –
Champion, with Serbia U-18
Clubs
edit- 2011 Serbian Super League – Runner-up, with Vizura Beograd
- 2012 Serbian Cup – Runner-up, with Vizura Beograd
- 2015 Serbian Cup – Runner-up, with Tent Obrenovac
- 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix –
Third, with Foton Tornadoes - 2018 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Third, with Foton Tornadoes
References
edit- ^ "Tournament Years". balkanvolleyball.org. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "O VICTORIE ȘI O ÎNFRÂNGERE PENTRU CS MUNICIPAL TÂRGOVIȘTE ÎN „TRIUNGHIULARUL" DE VOLEI DIN UNGARIA!". csmtargoviste.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Serbian women volleyball team best in the Balkan". vipmobile.rs. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Turkey win Balkan Youth Women Championships 2006". FIVB. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "2008 European Championships - Serbia -Roster". CEV. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Radnicki NIS Petrol BEOGRAD". CEV. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Vizura BEOGRAD". CEV. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Serbia Cup Women > 2014/2015". flashscore.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Liga Women > 2010/2011". flashscore.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Katarina Vukomanović". mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Foton, Branislav ready for PSL's biggest conference". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Foton Grabs Bronze Medal in PSL Grand Prix". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Imports return for another tour of duty". fastbreak.com.ph. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Foton bags bronze". Rappler. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 PSL Grand Prix Results". Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "2018-2019 Romanian Cup". volleyball-movies.net. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "2018-2019 Divizia A1 Standings". flashscore.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "CSM Târgoviște anunță încă două transferuri, la echipa de volei". realitateadedambovita.net (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Personal Information". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "PSL Volleypedia: Katarina Vukomanovic". Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 17 May 2018.