Aleksandar Jovančević

Aleksandar Jovančević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јованчевић; born June 5, 1970) is a Serbian strength and conditioning coach and former wrestler. He was FR Yugoslavia representative in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Aleksandar Jovančević
Jovančević with Crvena zvezda in 2017.
Personal information
Born (1970-06-05) June 5, 1970
Petrinja, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
NationalitySerbian
PositionStrength and conditioning coach
Coaching career2000–present
Career history
As coach:
2013–2015Vojvodina Srbijagas (conditioning)
2015–2017Spartak (conditioning)
2017FMP (conditioning)
2017–2018Crvena zvezda (conditioning)
Aleksandar Jovančević
Personal information
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country FR Yugoslavia
SportWrestling
Olympic class85 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubGavrilović Petrinja (1989–1991)
Partizan (1992–1993)
Vojvodina (1994–1998)
Updated on 28 July 2017.

International wrestling career

Jovančević competed in 82 kg men's Greco-Roman wrestling for FR Yugoslavia in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, US and placed 9th.[1] In 1997, he won two bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships in Kouvola, Finland and at the Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy.

During his wrestling career he competed for wrestling clubs: Gavrilović Petrinja (1989–1991), Partizan (1992–1993) and Vojvodina (1994–1998).[2][3]

Strength and conditioning coaching career

Jovančević graduated physical education at the University of Novi Sad. He began his coaching career in 2000.[4] Before he moved to train basketball players he worked with the Vojvodina handball and the Vojvodina water polo team in Novi Sad.

Basketball

Jovančević worked as a part of the coaching staff of Serbian coach Dušan Alimpijević while he worked for the Vojvodina Srbijagas, the Spartak and the FMP[5] of the Basketball League of Serbia.[4]

He joined the Crvena zvezda coaching staff after Alimpijević become their head coach for the 2017–18 season.[6] He left the club after that season.

Career achievements and awards

As wrestler
  • Yugoslavia Wrestler of the Year Award: 1997
  • The Bronze Order by Wrestling Federation of Serbia (2012)[7]
As strength and conditioning coach

References

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