Damir Bjelopoljak

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Damir Bjelopoljak
Personal information
Full nameDamir Bjelopoljak
Born (1979-05-15) 15 May 1979 (age 44)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Volleyball information
Positionsetter
Current clubOK Kakanj
Career
YearsTeams
1994-1999
1999-2004
2005-2010
OK Kakanj
OK SINPOS
OK Kakanj
National team
2000–2004Bosnia and Herzegovina
Honours
Men’s Premier League of Volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gold medal – first place 2004 Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Team
National Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gold medal – first place 2004 Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Team

Damir Bjelopoljak is a Bosnian volleyball player at the highest national level. He was born in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He plays for OK Kakanj[1] in the Premier League of Volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is 194 cm tall and plays as Setter.[citation needed][2]

Damir Bjelopoljak has spent most of his playing career at OK Kakanj, Bosnia's most successful volleyball club,[3] 1994–1999, 2004–2006 and 2008-2010. He was a member of the Premier League of Volleyball of Bosnia and Herzegovina national championship winning team 4 times (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010)[4]) and the National Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 times (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010).[citation needed][2]

He has been a member of OK Kakanj's national Cup and League double-winning team three times, including the third consecutive occasion in 2010.[5] He has also competed for the club at European level in the CEV Challenge Cup in 2008[6] and 2010.[7]

Clubs[edit]

Club Country From To
OK Kakanj  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1994 1999
OK SINPOS  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2000 2004
OK Kakanj  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2000 2009

See also[edit]

Almir Aganović, Haris Zolota, Ermin Lepić

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://kakanjlive.com/prikaz.php?subaction=showfull&id=1263473593&archive=1263852964&start_from=&ucat=3&cstart=81[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Link to team and player details at OK Kakanj website via www.kakanjskiportal.com or www.ok-kakanj.com currently broken - 30 December 2010
  3. ^ Sports123.com Volleyball, Men: Bosnia & Herzegovina: Championship Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, accessed 26 December 2010
  4. ^ "Bez konkurencije u BiH" (PDF). Superinfo. Zenica. 19 April 2008. p. 13. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Kakanj ponovo ostvario duplu krunu" (in Bosnian, "Kakanj wins double crown", by Mak, 24.4.10, sportsport.ba website Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 27 December 2010
  6. ^ "Kakanj ostvario i drugu pobjedu" (in Bosnian, "Yet another victory for Kakanj"), by V. Pulić, 19.10.08, sportsport.ba website[permanent dead link], accessed 27 December 2010
  7. ^ kakanjlive.com "Trasira kakanjski put u Evropu" (in Bosnian, "Kakanj on track for Europe"), by A. Zeki, KakanjLive, 14.1.2010[permanent dead link], accessed 27 December 2010

External links[edit]

  • [1] Photograph of 2010 Cup and League double-winning team, Aganović, Salihović, Karišik, Karić, Hernandez, Zolota, Knežević, Lepić, Bešlić, Ćorić, Bjelopoljak, trainer Almir Begić, accessed 27 December 2010