Dragan Travitsa will wear red and white for the upcoming season as announced by Olympiacos. The 36-year-old Italy international will join the club’s volleyball squad next year.

In the last two years he has competed in Perugia and won a cup and a super cup while winning a bronze medal with the Italian national team at the 2012 Olympic Games, two silver medals at the European Championships (2011, 2013) and two bronze medals at the World League (2013, 2014).

The announcement of Olympiakos in detail:

OLYMPIC SFP announces the start of its collaboration with Dragan Travica. The Italian international passer (born 28/8/1986, height 2.00m) has signed his new contract and joins the squad of the club’s men’s volleyball team.

In the last two years (2020-22), Dragan Travica played in the Italian top division with Perugia, with whom he won a Cup (2021-22) and a Super Cup (2020-21). In Italy he has worn the jerseys of Padua, Modena, Lube, Monza, Sparkling Milano, Crema, Falconara and Treviso, while also playing in Turkey (Halkbank), Russia (Belogorie Belgorod) and Iran (Sardari Urmia). Among other things, he has a Champions League, a Challenge Cup, a Club World Cup and championships in Italy and Turkey under his belt.

Dragan Travica has played in the Italian men’s national team since 2007, with which he won bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games, two silver medals at the European Championships (2011, 2013) and two bronze medals at the World League (2013, 2014). .

In 2011, Dragan Travica emerged with the Italian national team as the best passer at the European Championships.

Statement by Dragan Travitsa on olympiacossfp.gr:

“I am very happy to become a member of Olympiakos. I’m happy to be part of a club with so many sports that are at the highest level. That’s unique, that motivates me. It’s a challenge for me to play in a league I’ve never played in before. My father (ss Ljubo Travica) was a coach here for two years in the past and spoke to me about the league. Greece is an incredible country, just like Athens is an excellent city. I vacationed in Greece and I remember many beautiful things, so I like living here. I will enjoy it. It’s a challenge for me because Olympiacos is a club that always wants to move up to achieve its goals of being at the top every year. We will fight to win all competitions, that’s the best thing for an athlete to always play for the win. It won’t be easy, the league has good teams, but that’s the sport. We have to work a lot at the beginning, we are a new team. I’m proud to meet our fans, I know the atmosphere they create in the stadium! I’m a player who gives everything on the pitch and it’s incredible to play in such an atmosphere.”

Previous teams:

2020-22 Perugia (Italy)

2017-20 Padua (Italy)

2016-17 Modena (Italy)

2016-17 Sardari Urmia (Iran)

2015-16 Halkbank (Turkey)

2013-15 Belogory Belgorod (Russia)

2011-13 Lube (Italy)

2009-11 Monza (Italy)

2008-09 Modena (Italy)

2006-08 Sparkling Milan (Italy)

2005-06 Crema (Italy)

2003-05 Modena (Italy)

2002-03 Falconara (Italy)

2000-02 Treviso (Italy)

Title:

Champions League: 2013-14

Club World Cup: 2014-15

Challenge Cup: 2003-04

Italian Championships: 2006-07, 2011-12

Coppa Italia: 2006-07, 2021-22

Italian Supercup: 2012-13, 2016-17, 2020-21

Turkish Championship: 2015-16

Turkish Super Cup: 2015-16

Russian Cup: 2013-14

Russian Super Cup: 2013-14, 2014-15

Awards with the Italian national team

Olympics: Bronze Medal (2012)

European Championship: Silver Medal (2011, 2013)

World League: Bronze Medal (2013, 2014)

Grand Champions Cup: Bronze Medal (2013)