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). Алекса Брђовић - sr.wikipedia.org - retrieved 22-08-2026 In 2013 he moved to Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów.Aleksa Brdović w PGE Skrze Bełchatów! - sportowefakty.pl - 17-07-2013 He won a title of Polish Champion 2014 with PGE Skra Bełchatów.PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014 On October 8, 2014, his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014 On May 6, 2015, he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.PGE Skra z brązowym medalem - plusliga.pl - 06-05-2015 In May 2015 he left the Polish club for Russian side Gazprom-Ugra Surgut on a two-year contract.RUS M: Gazprom Yugra negotiates with Serbian setter - worldofvolley.com - 10-05-2015 It proved to be his final club.
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.Serbowie na Ligę Światową - plusliga.pl - 23-04-2014 As a youth international he won gold at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in Argentina.FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship 2011 - FIVB.org 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.Volleyball World League F6 LIVE BLOG: Serbia is the winner - WorldofVolley - 17-07-2016
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. Brđović za SK: Još nisam preboleo kraj igračke karijere - Sport Klub - 05-01-2022 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. Aleksa Brđović čuva sećanje na oca - Meridian Sport
Coaching career In November 2021, Brđović joined the coaching staff of his hometown club, Radnički Kragujevac, under newly appointed head coach Željko Bulatović. Promena na kormilu Kragujevčana: Bulatović novi trener odbojkaša Radničkog - Kurir - 29-11-2021 He was promoted to head coach on 24 May 2022, at age 29. Aleksa Brđović novi trener OK Radnički: Borićemo se za sam vrh - InfoKG - 24-05-2022
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. Pehar dar Kragujevcu: Aleksa Brđović ponosan što je odbojkaše Radničkog vodio do trijumfa u Kupu Srbije - Novosti - 2025 Odbojkaši Radničkog prvi put u istoriji osvojili Superkup Srbije - Treći trofej u 2025. godini - InfoKG - 2025 Radnički retained the championship in 2025–26, although the club lost that season's Serbian Cup final, played in Subotica, to Spartak Subotica. Radnički brani trofej u Subotici: iskustvo i motiv kao aduti u finalu Kupa Srbije - OK Radnički Kragujevac, official site
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.32-letniy serb Brdzhovich naznachen glavnym trenerom Orenburzhya - Championat.com - 25-07-2026Novyy glavnyy trener «Orenburzhya» Aleksa Brdzhovich priekhal v Orenburg - 56.ru - 25-07-2026
Sporting achievements
Clubs
National championships 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2014/2015 Polish SuperCup2014, with PGE Skra Bełchatów 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
National team 2011 U19 World Championship 2016 FIVB World League
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
External links Aleksa Brđović at PlusLiga Aleksa Brđović at WorldofVolley