Marko Podraščanin

Marko Podraščanin (Serbian: Марко Подрашчанин, born 29 August 1987) is a Serbian professional volleyball player, member of the Serbia men's national volleyball team and Italian club Itas Trentino, participant of the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Paris 2024), bronze medallist at the 2010 World Championship, 2011 European Champion, 2019 European Champion, gold medallist at the 2016 World League.

Marko Podraščanin
Personal information
Nationality	Serbia
Born	(1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 37) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Spike	358 cm (141 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Itas Trentino
Number	18
Career
Years Teams 2005–2007 2007–2008 2008–2016 2016–2020 2020–2024 2024– Vojvodina Novi Sad Corigliano Volley Volley Lube Sir Safety Perugia Trentino Volley Volley Lube
National team
2006 2006–2024 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Serbia FIVB World Championship 2010 Italy FIVB World League 2016 Kraków 2008 Rio de Janeiro 2009 Belgrade 2015 Rio de Janeiro 2010 Córdoba CEV European Championship 2011 Austria/Czech Republic 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia 2007 Russia 2013 Denmark/Poland 2017 Poland

Personal life

On May 25, 2014 married to Milena. On May 5, 2015 his wife gave birth to their daughter, Mila.^[1]

Career

National team

On July 19, 2015, Podraščanin was part of the Serbian national team that made it to the final of the World League. Serbia finished silver medallists after losing 0-3 to France in the final.^[2][3]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

• CEV Champions League
  • 2023/2024 – with Itas Trentino
  • 2016/2017 – with Sir Sicoma Colussi Perugia
  • 2020/2021 – with Itas Trentino
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Brasil 2021 – with Itas Trentino
  • Brazil 2022 – with Trentino Itas
• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2010/2011 – with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
• National championships
  • 2005/2006 Serbia and Montenegro Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
  • 2006/2007 Serbian Championship, with Vojvodina Novi Sad
  • 2008/2009 Italian SuperCup, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
  • 2008/2009 Italian Cup, with, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
  • 2011/2012 Italian Championship, with Lube Banca Marche Macerata
  • 2012/2013 Italian SuperCup, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata
  • 2013/2014 Italian Championship, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata
  • 2014/2015 Italian SuperCup, with Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia
  • 2017/2018 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017/2018 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2017/2018 Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2018/2019 Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2019/2020 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Conad Perugia
  • 2021/2022 Italian SuperCup, with Itas Trentino
  • 2022/2023 Italian Cup, with Itas Trentino
  • 2022/2023 Italian Championship, with Itas Trentino

Individual awards

• 2008: FIVB World League – Best Middle Blocker
• 2011: CEV European Championship – Best Middle Blocker
• 2015: Italian SuperCup – Most Valuable Player
• 2017: CEV Champions League – Best Middle Blocker
• 2018: CEV Champions League – Best Middle Blocker
• 2021: CEV European Championship – Best Middle Blocker
• 2022 FIVB Club World Championship – Best Middle Blocker