Jovana Brakočević

Jovana Brakočević
Brakočević playing for VakıfBank in January 2013.
Personal information
Full name	Jovana Brakočević Canzian
Nationality	Serbian
Born	5 March 1988 Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Spike	309 cm (122 in)
Block	295 cm (116 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite spiker / Universal
Current club	Azeryol Baku
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2004–2007 Poštar 064 2007–2010 Spes Volley Conegliano 2010–2011 Guangzhou Evergrande 2011–2012 JT Marvelous 2012–2014 VakıfBank TT İstanbul 2014– Azeryol Baku
National team
2006 2007 –  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia
Honours Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2006 Japan Team European Championships 2011 Serbia/Italy 2007 Belgium/Luxembourg FIVB World Grand Prix 2011 Macau Team 2013 Sapporo Team European League 2010 Ankara 2011 Istanbul 2012 Karlovy Vary Universiade 2009 Belgrade Team

Jovana Brakočević Canzian (Serbian Cyrillic: Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian female professional volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in Belgium and Luxembourg. There she was named Best Server of the tournament. She was also a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. There she was voted MVP of the tournament.

Career

She played the 2010/2011 season for the Guangzhou Evergrande in the 361° Chinese Women's Volleyball League.^[1]

On June 2011, JT Marvelous announced her joining next season.^[2]

Jovana won the gold medal and the MVP and Best Spiker awards at the 2011 European League.^[3]

Brakočević won the gold medal at the 2013 Club World Championship and the Most Valuable Player award, playing with Vakıfbank Istanbul.^[4]

Clubs

• Poštar 064 Belgrade (2004–2007)
• Spes Volley Conegliano (2007–2010)
• Guangdong Evergrande (2010–2011)
• JT Marvelous (2011–2012)
• Vakıfbank Istanbul (2012–2014)
• Azeryol Baku (2014-2015)
• Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016-)

Awards

Individuals

• 2007 European Championship "Best Server"
• 2007 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
• 2010 European League "Best Spiker"
• 2011 European League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2011 European League "Best Spiker"
• 2011 World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"
• 2011 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2011 "Best Sportswoman" by Olympic Committee of Serbia
• 2011 Best Sportswoman of Vojvodina
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Most Valuable Player"
• 2012-13 Turkish League Final Series "Best Scorer"
• 2013 World Grand Prix "Best Opposite Spiker"
• 2013 FIVB Club World Championship "Most Valuable Player"

Clubs

• 2010-11 Chinese League Championship - Runner-Up, with Guangzhou Evergrande
• 2012-13 Turkish Cup - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2012–13 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2012-13 Turkish Women's Volleyball League - Champion, with Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü
• 2013 Club World Championship - Champion, with Vakıfbank Istanbul

References

1. Blic online: Jovana Brakočević od sledeće sezone u Hong Kongu 22 June 2010 (Serbian)
2. JT website(ja). "ヨヴァナ･ブラコチェヴィッチ選手の入部が決定しました". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
3. CEV (2011-07-15). "Serbia claims third consecutive crown". Retrieved 2011-07-16.
4. "Vakifbank Istanbul fly to first Women's Club World Champs title, China claim bronze". Zurich, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

External links

• Official website
• Glas javnosti: Buntovnica sa razlogom, Interview with Brakočević, 30 April 2006 (Serbian)