Aleksa Brđović

Aleksa Brđović
Personal information
Full nameAleksa Brđović
NationalitySerbian
Born (1993-07-29) July 29, 1993
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
HometownKragujevac
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike336 cm (132 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
Coaching information
Current teamOrenburg
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2021–2026
2026–		Radnički Kragujevac
Orenburg
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2013
2013–2015
2015–2017		OK Ribnica
OK Mladi Radnik
OK Partizan
PGE Skra Bełchatów
→ Gazprom-Ugra Surgut
National team
2012–2017 Serbia
Honours
Representing  Serbia
Men's volleyball
World League
Gold medal – first place2016 Kraków
U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 Argentina
Last updated: 18 August 2026

Aleksa Brđović (born July 29, 1993) is a Serbian volleyball coach and former player. A setter, he won gold with Serbia's national team at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League before a heart arrhythmia ended his playing career. He later became head coach of Radnički Kragujevac, winning four trophies with the club between 2025 and 2026, and in July 2026 was named head coach of Russian Super League club Orenburg — the first foreign head coach in the club's history. His father was Dejan Brđović, a Yugoslav international who captained the team to bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Playing career

Clubs

Brđović began his senior career with Ribnica in 2009, before spells with Mladi Radnik (2010–2011) and Partizan (2011–2013).[1] In 2013 he moved to Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.[2] He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3] On October 8, 2014, his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.[4] On May 6, 2015, he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[5] In May 2015 he left the Polish club for Russian side Gazprom-Ugra Surgut on a two-year contract.[6] It proved to be his final club.[1]

National team

Brđović debuted for the Serbian national team in 2012 and was called up for the 2014 World League squad by coach Igor Kolaković.[7] As a youth international he won gold at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Argentina.[8] At senior level, he was part of Serbia's 14-man roster for the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League final round in Kraków, where the team won its first-ever World League title.[9]

End of playing career

A few months after the 2016 World League triumph, a routine medical check with the national team revealed a cardiac arrhythmia.[10] He spent roughly two to three years undergoing tests and attempting to return to competition, including surgery at the Dedinje clinic in Belgrade, but never played professionally again; his last competitive season was 2016–17 with Gazprom-Yugra, at age 24.[10][11]

Coaching career

In November 2021, Brđović joined the coaching staff of his hometown club, Radnički Kragujevac, under newly appointed head coach Željko Bulatović.[12] He was promoted to head coach on 24 May 2022, at age 29.[13]

Under Brđović, Radnički won the Serbian Cup and the Serbian championship in 2025 — the club's first league title in 15 years, since 2009–10 — followed by the club's first-ever Serbian Super Cup later that year.[14][15] Radnički retained the championship in 2025–26, although the club lost that season's Serbian Cup final, played in Subotica, to Spartak Subotica.[16]

In July 2026, Brđović was appointed head coach of Russian Super League club Orenburg, becoming the first foreign head coach in the club's history; his predecessor, Anton Volovik, remained with the club as his assistant.[17][18]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

National championships

National team

As coach, with Radnički Kragujevac

  • 2024/2025 Serbian Cup
  • 2024/2025 Serbian Championship
  • 2025 Serbian Super Cup (club's first)
  • 2025/2026 Serbian Championship

References

  1. 1 2 (in Serbian) Алекса Брђовић - sr.wikipedia.org - retrieved 22-08-2026
  2. ↑ Aleksa Brdović w PGE Skrze Bełchatów! - sportowefakty.pl - 17-07-2013
  3. ↑ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
  4. ↑ ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014
  5. ↑ PGE Skra z brązowym medalem - plusliga.pl - 06-05-2015
  6. ↑ RUS M: Gazprom Yugra negotiates with Serbian setter - worldofvolley.com - 10-05-2015
  7. ↑ Serbowie na Ligę Światową Deprecated link archived 2014-05-05 at archive.today - plusliga.pl - 23-04-2014
  8. ↑ FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship 2011 - FIVB.org
  9. ↑ Volleyball World League F6 LIVE BLOG: Serbia is the winner - WorldofVolley - 17-07-2016
  10. 1 2 (in Serbian) Brđović za SK: Još nisam preboleo kraj igračke karijere - Sport Klub - 05-01-2022
  11. ↑ (in Serbian) Aleksa Brđović čuva sećanje na oca - Meridian Sport
  12. ↑ (in Serbian) Promena na kormilu Kragujevčana: Bulatović novi trener odbojkaša Radničkog - Kurir - 29-11-2021
  13. ↑ (in Serbian) Aleksa Brđović novi trener OK Radnički: Borićemo se za sam vrh - InfoKG - 24-05-2022
  14. ↑ (in Serbian) Pehar dar Kragujevcu: Aleksa Brđović ponosan što je odbojkaše Radničkog vodio do trijumfa u Kupu Srbije - Novosti - 2025
  15. ↑ (in Serbian) Odbojkaši Radničkog prvi put u istoriji osvojili Superkup Srbije - Treći trofej u 2025. godini - InfoKG - 2025
  16. ↑ (in Serbian) Radnički brani trofej u Subotici: iskustvo i motiv kao aduti u finalu Kupa Srbije - OK Radnički Kragujevac, official site
  17. ↑ 32-letniy serb Brdzhovich naznachen glavnym trenerom Orenburzhya - Championat.com - 25-07-2026
  18. ↑ Novyy glavnyy trener «Orenburzhya» Aleksa Brdzhovich priekhal v Orenburg - 56.ru - 25-07-2026
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