OK Niš

OK Niš
Full name Odbojkaški Klub Niš
Founded 1972
Ground SC Čair
(Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman SerbiaDejan Jovanović
Manager SerbiaSaša Stefanović
League Wiener Staditsche Superliga
2015-2016 4
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Volleyball club Niš (Serbian: Odbojkaški klub Niš), is a professional volleyball team based in Niš, Serbia. It plays in the Serbian volley league.

History

Volleyball club Niš (OK Niš) is a successor team of a former volleyball club Student Niš. The club is founden on 24.06.1972. and during that time, the team was a competitor of lower Serbian leagues. Games and practices were conducted at the basketball club Radnički outdoor court, until 1973, when "22. December" Hall was opened.

In the season 1975-1976, volleyball club Niš (volleyball club Student, at the time) won title of 2nd league East champion, and played in promotion play-offs with the winner of the 2nd league South, Rabotnički Skopje. Student won that play-off game with 3-1, and was promoted into the 1st league of Yugoslavia. It was the clubs biggest achievement until promotion to Wiener Staditsche Superliga in 2014-2015 season.

Club name was officially changed in 1997.

Current squad

Number Name Position Height (cm) Year of Birth
2 SerbiaAndrej Rakić Setter 187 1997.
3 SerbiaAleksandar Pejčić Setter 190 1990.
5 SerbiaStrahinja Kuburović Setter 197 1988.
6 SerbiaIvan Perović Outside Hitter 193 1991.
8 SerbiaNemanja Jelić Outside Hitter 195 1996.
10 SerbiaMilan Stamenković Opposite 195 1995.
11 SerbiaMilan Stojković Middle Blocker 204 1989.
12 SerbiaMilan Kostadinović Libero 186 1990.
13 SerbiaPredrag Pržić Opposite 194 1987.
15 SerbiaMilan Mijalković Middle Blocker 202 1985.
16 SerbiaNemanja Opaćič Outside Hitter 197 1991.
17 Republic of MacedoniaDarko Angelovski Libero 180 1994.
18 SerbiaAleksandar Ilić Middle Blocker 190 1993.
19 SerbiaDušan Jović Outside Hitter 190 1997.

External links

Club`s web page: http://oknis.co.rs/

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