Aleksandar Atanasijević

Aleksandar Atanasijević (Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Shanghai Bright and the Serbia national team. Atanasijević took part in the Olympic Games London 2012, and was a two–time European Champion (2011, 2019) with Serbia.

Club


His first professional club was Serbian OK Partizan. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to Polish Champion, one of the most successful Polish teams of PlusLiga – PGE Skra Bełchatów. In his first season in Poland, he was mainly a substitute player for Mariusz Wlazły. In the second season, he has become a major player on his position repeatedly winning the statuette for best player of the match. With PGE Skra Belchatów, he won a silver medal of the Polish Championship, Polish Cup, and a silver medal of the Club World Championship. In 2012, Atanasijević won a silver medal of the CEV Champions League after the match against Zenit Kazan during the Final Four held in Łódź, Poland. In 2013, he moved to Italian club – Sir Safety Perugia. In 2014, he won a silver medal of the Italian Championship after losing matches against Lube. In May 2014, he signed a new three–year contract with Sir Safety Perugia.

National team
He is a gold medalist of 2011 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2013 European Championship. He was a member of the national team at the Olympic Games London 2012. On 19 July 2015, the Serbian national team with him in squad reached the final of the 2015 World League, but lost to France (0–3), and eventually achieved a silver medal. Atanasijević received an individual award for the Best Opposite Spiker of the tournament.

Club

 * CEV Champions League
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * Silver medal europe.svg 2016–17 – with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * Domestic
 * 2010–11 Gold medal with cup.svg Serbian Championship, with OK Partizan
 * 2011–12 Simple gold cup.svg Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2012–13 Simple gold cup.svg Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
 * 2017–18 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * 2017–18 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * 2017–18 Gold medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * 2018–19 Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * 2019–20 Simple gold cup.svg Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
 * 2023–24 Gold medal with cup.svg Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Bright

Youth national team

 * 2009 Silver medal europe.svg CEV U19 European Championship
 * 2009 Gold medal europe.svg FIVB U19 World Championship
 * 2013 Silver medal world centered-2.svg FIVB U23 World Championship

Individual awards

 * 2009: CEV U19 European Championship – Best opposite spiker
 * 2009: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2010: CEV U20 European Championship – Best spiker
 * 2011: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best scorer
 * 2012: FIVB Club World Championship – Best scorer
 * 2013: CEV European Championship – Best scorer
 * 2013: FIVB U23 World Championship – Best opposite spiker
 * 2014: Italian Championship – Best scorer
 * 2014: Italian Championship – Best spiker
 * 2015: Italian Championship – Best scorer
 * 2015: Italian Championship – Best spiker
 * 2015: FIVB World League – Best opposite spiker
 * 2016: Italian Championship – Best scorer
 * 2016: Italian Championship – Best spiker
 * 2017: CEV Champions League – Best opposite spiker
 * 2018: Italian Cup – Most valuable player
 * 2018: Italian Championship – Most valuable player
 * 2019: CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker