Aleksa Kolaković | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Aleksa Kolaković | ||
Born |
Podgorica, Montenegro |
10 August 1997 ||
Nationality | Serbian | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Center Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Saint-Raphael Var Handball | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
2005–2013 2013–2014 2014– |
RK Cepelin RD Slovan Saint-Raphael Var |
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National team | |||
2013- | National team of Serbia | ||
Aleksa Kolaković (born 10 August 1997 in Podgorica) is a Serbian handball player, son of Igor Kolaković (famous volleyball coach) and Sandra Kolaković (ex. famous handball player). He is currently playing for Saint-Raphael Var Handball and national team of Serbia U21.
Aleksa's father, Igor, is currently the coach of the Iran men's national volleyball team, he was also the coach of Serbia men's national volleyball team for 8 years and he won 7 medals. Igor is Bachelor of business administration, graduated in 1989 of University of Montenegro Faculty of Economics. Aleksa's mother, Sandra, was professional handball player, she won champions league with RK Krim in 2001, and she also has a bronze medal from world championship in Italy in 2001 with Serbia women's national handball team.
Aleksa started playing handball at age of 7, his first handball steps he made in RK Gorica in 2004. RK Gorica was women's handball club and the only club at that moment in Podgorica. In 2005, first men's handball club arrives in Podgorica and Aleksa moves to it. RK Cepelin was led by Miodrag Misko Popovic, ex. coach of Montenegro national team and former of lot of players such as Draško Mrvaljević, Vuko Borozan, Vladan Lipovina... After 8 years spent in RK Cepelin, Aleksa moves to Slovenia and he starts playing for RD Slovan in Ljubljana. After one year of good work with Bojan Čotar, ex. assist coach of Slovenia national handball team, Aleksa will move to France and he will continue his career in Saint-Raphael Var Handball where he's still playing.