Volleyball Coach Igor Kolakovic to Arrive in Iran Monday


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran volleyball coach candidate Igor Kolakovic will arrive in Tehran Monday morning to meet the country’s top volleyball officials.

Another candidate Radostin Stoychev of Bulgaria left Tehran on Thursday after negotiating with the Iranian officials.

Iran Volleyball Federation will host the Serbian coach on Monday.

Kolakovic was the coach of the Serbia men's national volleyball team and led the team at the 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship and 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

Raul Lozano’s contract expired and the federation didn’t renew that.

Under guidance of the Argentinean coach, Iran finished in fifth place in the 2016 Olympic Games.