Marta Drpa (Serbian Cyrillic: Марта Дрпа; born 20 April 1989) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the bronze medals at the 2015 European Games and 2015 European Championship.[1][2] She also won the championships at the 2010 National League A in Switzerland and 2016 Cupa României in Romania with Voléro Zürich and CSM Târgoviște respectively.[3][4] Her current club is Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[5]
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1989 Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 315 cm (124 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 305 cm (120 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite Hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
National team
Drpa is a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team since 2006.[6] Her main accomplishments as a junior player were awarded in 2005 and 2007 when Serbia won 2nd place in both World Championship and University Games.[7]
She was part of the squad that won the bronze medals at the 2015 European Games held in Azerbaijan and 2015 European Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands.[8][9] She also took part at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix that happened in the United States.[10] Their team finished at 8th place after the tournament.[11]
She was part of 25 national selections in total.[12]
Serbian clubs
Drpa's professional volleyball career debuted in 2005 when she was just 16 years old. From 2005 to 2009, she was a member of Crvena Zvezda Beograd, a club that plays in the Volleyball League of Serbia, the highest level of women's volleyball league in the country.[13] Her most notable achievement with the club is when they won the bronze medal at the 2007–2008 CEV Cup.[14]
She left Serbia after her season with the Red Star Belgrade. In 2013, she went back and joined Železničar Lajkovac. She played with the club for a year then transferred to NIS Spartak Subotica for the 2014 to 2015 season.[15] The club won the silver medal in the Volleyball League of Serbia.[16]
In December 2014, she was awarded as the MVP in the Wiener Städtische Liga.[17]
Other countries
Drpa started playing outside Serbia in 2009. She joined Voléro Zürich, a club that plays in the National League A, the highest volleyball league in Switzerland. She led the team to its 5th championship title.[18]
In 2015, she went to Italy to join Obiettivo Risarcimento, a club that plays in the Serie A1, the highest level club competition in the country. She stayed with the team for a season.[19]
In the same year, she went to Romania to reinforce CSM Târgoviște, a club that plays in the country's top professional volleyball league, Divizia A1.[20] The club won the 2015–2016 championship in the Romanian Women's Volleyball Cup.[21]
In 2016, she moved to Germany to join SC Potsdam, a volleyball club that plays in the Bundesliga.[22] The team ranked at 4th place in the 2016–2017 season and finished at 7th place after the 2017–2018 championship.[23][24]
In 2018, she went to the Philippines to join the Cocolife Asset Managers, a club that plays in the Philippine Super Liga.[25] The club finished at 4th place at the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference.[26]
Drpa played again in the Bundesliga in Germany for the 2018/2019 season. Her club, SC Potsdam, finished at 4th place.[27][28]
In 2019, she joined Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, a Russian volleyball club that plays in the Super League and European Cup.[29]
Personal life
Drpa was born in Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to ethnic Serb parents. In 1995, she became a refugee in FR Yugoslavia after exodus of Serbs during Operation Storm.[30][31]
Clubs
Crvena Zvezda Beograd (2005–2009)
Voléro Zürich (2009–2010)- Železničar Lajkovac (2013–2014)
- NIS Spartak Subotica (2014–2015)
Obiettivo Risarcimento (2015)
CSM Târgoviște (2015)
SC Potsdam (2016–2018)
Cocolife Asset Managers (2018)- SC Potsdam (2018–2019)
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (2019–2020)
Awards
Individuals
- 2015 Wiener Städtische Liga "Most Valuable Player"
National team
Junior
- 2005 U20 World Championship -
Silver Medal - 2007 Summer Universiade - Silver Medal
Senior
- 2015 European Games –
Bronze Medal - 2015 European Championship – Bronze Medal
Clubs
- 2007 Volleyball League of Serbia –
Third, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd - 2007–2008 Women's CEV Cup – Third, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd
- 2008 Volleyball League of Serbia –
Runner-up, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd - 2009 Volleyball League of Serbia – Runner-up, with Crvena Zvezda Beograd
- 2010 Swiss National League A –
Champion, with Voléro Zürich - 2010 Swiss Cup – Champion, with Voléro Zürich
- 2015 Volleyball League of Serbia – Runner-up, with NIS Spartak Subotica
- 2016 Romanian Cup – Champion, with CSM Târgoviște
References
External links
- Marta Drpa at FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 July 2018)
- Marta Drpa at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Marta Drpa at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
