Aleksandar Atanasijević

Aleksandar Atanasijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Атанасијевић; born 4 September 1991) is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Olympiacos. Atanasijević took part in 2 Olympic Games (London 2012, Paris 2024) and is a two–time European Champion (2011, 2019) with Serbia.^[1]

Aleksandar Atanasijević
Atanasijević in 2020
Personal information
Nickname	Aleks, Magnum, Bata
Born	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Spike	360 cm (142 in)
Block	338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Olympiacos
Career
Years Teams 2007–2011 2011–2013 2013–2021 2021–2023 2023–2024 2024– OK Partizan Skra Bełchatów Sir Safety Perugia Skra Bełchatów Shanghai Bright Olympiacos
National team
2011–2024  Serbia
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Serbia FIVB World League 2015 Rio de Janeiro CEV European Championship 2011 Austria/Czech Republic 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia 2013 Denmark/Poland 2017 Poland
Last updated: 21 April 2025

Personal life

He is married with Bulgarian professional volleyball player Elitsa Vasileva-Atanasijević who plays as an outside hitter for Fenerbahçe.^[2]

Career

Club

During the match PGE Skra Bełchatów against Lotos Trefl Gdańsk at Ergo Arena.

As Sir Safety Perugia player in the 2013–14 season.

His first professional club was Serbian OK Partizan. His trainer was Slavko Balandžić. In 2011, he moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów, one of the most successful teams in the Polish PlusLiga. 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2011–12, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2016–17, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017–18, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
• Club World Championship
  • 2012, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

• National championships
  • 2010–11 Serbian Championship, with OK Partizan
  • 2011–12 Polish Championship, with Skra Bełchatów
  • 2015–16 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017–18 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2018–19 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2020–21 Italian Championship, Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2023–24 Chinese Championship, with Shanghai Bright

• National cups
  • 2010–11 Serbian Cup, with OK Partizan
  • 2011–12 Polish Cup, with Skra Bełchatów
  • 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with Skra Bełchatów
  • 2013–14 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017–18 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017–18 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2018–19 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2019–20 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2019–20 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2020–21 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2020–21 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2024–25 Hellenic League Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
  • 2024000 Hellenic Super Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus
  • 2024–25 Hellenic Cup, with Olympiacos Piraeus

Youth national team

• 2009 CEV U18 European Championship
• 2009 FIVB U19 World Championship
• 2010 CEV U20 European Championship
• 2011 FIVB U21 World Championship
• 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship

National team

• 2011 CEV European Championship
• 2013 CEV European Championship
• 2015 FIVB World League
• 2017 CEV European Championship
• 2019 CEV European 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
• 2018: CEV Champions League – Best server
• 2018: CEV Champions League – Best scorer
• 2019: CEV Champions League – Best spiker
• 2019: CEV Champions League – Best scorer
• 2019: CEV European Championship – Best opposite spiker
• 2019: Italian Cup – Best scorer
• 2024: Chinese Championship – Best opposite spiker