Ivan Miljković

Ivan Miljković ( _sr. Иван Миљковић; born September 13, 1979 in Niš) is a Serbian volleyball player, whose first club was Student Niš. He started his professional career in Partizan Belgrade in 1997.

He played in the national team of FR Yugoslavia for the first time a year later (on October 4, 1998 in a game against Turkey). In 2000 in Sydney the Yugoslav national team (members of which were also Vladimir Grbić, Nikola Grbić, Andrija Gerić, Goran Vujević) won the Olympic gold medal. In the final match against Russia Ivan Miljković scored the last point and after that fell on his knees.

After this success he changed his club and started playing for Italian Lube Banca Macerata. In 2001 the Yugoslav team won the European Volleyball Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic. With his club, Lube Banca Macerata, he also won the Champions League (2001), twice the Italian Cup (2001, 2003) and three times the CEV Cup (2001, 2005, 2006).

On July 18, 2007, he signed a contract with the M. Roma Volley. The following year, on July 5 2008, Olympiacos, announced that he will be continuing his career in Greece.

Both in the club and in the national team he wears a T-shirt with number 14.

Personal life

He is in a long-lasting relationship with Željka Mićanović (since 1997) but despite rumours of their marriage appearing occasionally, they are not married.

Individual Awards

* "2001 European Championship "Most Valuable Player""
* "2001 European Championship "Best Scorer""
* "2005 European Championship "Best Server""
* "2007 European Championship "Best Scorer""