ĆOSIĆ Ivan – CRO (PVE)

Ivan started playing sitting volleyball at international level in 2006 in Croatia. His first international competition was the European Championships in Nyregyhaza, HUN, in 2007. Being part of the competition and seeing the playing level of Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina inspired him to work on his development. After a while, thanks to his good communications skills, he started to get involved in team management and project management which led him to where he is today.

As a player, a lot of people had a big influence on him. He still watches the subtle things that great players do, like Viktor Milenin, Mirzet Duran, Denis Shestakov, Denis Bytchenko and many more, and tries to figure out what they do and try to implement techniques in training to be better.

As a team manager and a project manager, Damir Kasap had a big influence on him. Working with him at close hand, he learned to try and always get the best from people, and to implement the best of his training methods.

Event involvement:

2007 – Nyregyhaza / HUN – Zonal Championships – player
2009 – Elblag / POL – Zonal Championships – Player
2010 – Edmond, Oklahoma / USA – World Championships – player
2011 – Rotterdam / NED – Zonal Championships – player
2012 – Cairo / EGY – World Championships – player
2014 – Elblag / POL – World Championships – Player and Team Manager
2017 – Poreč / CRO – Zonal Championships – player and Team Manager – Best Hitter
2018 – Venlo / NED – World Championships – player and Team Manager
2019 – Budapest / HUN – Zonal Championships – player and Team Manager – Best Hitter
2021 – Duisburg / GER – World Championships – player and Team Manager
2021 – Kemer / TUR – Zonal Championships – Player and Team Manager

He has been involved as a player from 2007 to the present and in Administration (Governance) since 2013.

Awards received:

World ParaVolley Recognition Award 2020

Official post held:

ParaVolley Europe Athlete Representative