Ana Živojinović

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Ana Živojinović (née Lazarević; born July 4, 1991) is a professional volleyball player from Serbia, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 European Championship in Serbia and Italy. At club level, she plays for OK Crvena Zvezda in Serbian Volleyball League.

Ana Živojinović
Personal information
Full nameAna Živojinović
Nationality Serbia
Born (1991-07-04) July 4, 1991 (age 33)
Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Spike280 cm (110 in)
Block268 cm (106 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubSerbia OK Crvena Zvezda
Number4
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2006
2006–2012
2012–2013
2013–2015
2015–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2021–2023
2023–2024
2024–present
Serbia Srbijanka Valjevo
Serbia OK Vizura
Turkey Beşiktaş JK
France ASPTT Mulhouse
Greece Olympiacos SFP
Turkey Beylikdüzü
Romania CSM Volei Alba Blaj
Greece Olympiacos SFP
Serbia OK Crvena Zvezda
Romania CSO Voluntari
Serbia OK Crvena Zvezda
National team
0000Serbia Serbia
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing  Serbia
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Serbia / Italy Team
World Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Macau Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sapporo Team
European League
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul Team
Last updated: 31 May 2017

Career

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Ana Lazarević took her first steps in volleyball in 2005, in the Academy of Srbijanka of Valjevo, a club of her hometown. In Srbijanka she remained for only a year, since in 2006 she was transferred to Vizura. She remained for six years in the club of the Serbian capital, took the second place of the 2010–11 Serbian Championship, and was runners up of the Cup of Serbia in the same year as well.

In 2012, she decided to leave her homeland and travel to Turkey for Beşiktaş JK, but she remained there for just one season.

In 2013, Ana Lazarević was signed by ASPTT Mulhouse, a team of the town with the same name in France, where she remained for two years. With ASPTT Mulhouse she was awarded as Best Receiver in the 2014 edition of CEV Women's Challenge Cup, in the third place of her team in that year's competition.[1]

In the summer of 2015, Lazarević moved to Greece and was transferred to Olympiacos Piraeus, where she remained until the summer of 2017. With the Red-whites of Piraeus she won the double twice (Hellenic Championship and Hellenic Cup) in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. Moreover, she was named the Most Valuable Player (M.V.P.) at the 2017 Hellenic Cup.[2] At the same season she was runner up of the European Challenge Cup, in the incredible course of Olympiacos to the final of the competition.

After one year in Beylikdüzü of Istanbul for personal reasons, she moved in 2018 to Romanian Alba Blaj,[3] with which she won both the Romanian championship and Cup, but also the Silver Medal of 2018–19 Women's CEV Cup.[4]

In the summer of 2019, Ana Lazarević returned to Greece, to Olympiacos Piraeus[5] as Ana Živojinović, after marrying water polo player Stefan Živojinović, who was also transferred to Olympiacos that same year.[6]

In May 2021, after one year of absence due to pregnancy, she returned to Serbia and signed for OK Crvena Zvezda, club that she supports since childhood.[7]

International career

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Ana Lazarević has been a member of the Serbian National Team since 2011. She has 30 entries (July 2015) and she has won two gold medals in European competitions as well as the bronze medal at the 2013 Volleyball World Grand Prix.[8]

Sporting achievements

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National Team

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Clubs

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International competitions

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National championships

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National trophies

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Individuals

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References

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  1. ^ Best receiver in 2014 CEV Women's Challenge Cup www.cev.eu
  2. ^ Hellenic Women's Cup review www.volleynews.gr (in Greek)
  3. ^ In Alba Blaj Archived 2020-01-01 at the Wayback Machine www.absport.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Silver Medal in 2018–19 Women's CEV Cup www.cev.eu
  5. ^ Back to Olympiacos Piraeus www.olympiacossfp.gr (in Greek)
  6. ^ Stefan Živojinović in Olympiacos Piraeus www.olympiacossfp.gr
  7. ^ Ana Živojinović crveno-bela www.sd-crvenazvezda.net
  8. ^ Lazarevic - World Grand Prix www.fivb.org
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