HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i men's volleyball head coach Charlie Wade announced the hiring of Milan Zarkovic as the Rainbow Warriors' new assistant coach.
 
"I am thrilled to have Milan join our staff," Wade said. "He has decades of coaching experience at the highest levels, all over the world. He is a fantastic teacher of the game both technically and tactically and his positive energy in the practice gym is infectious."
 
The father of sophomore outside hitter Sinisa Zarkovic has more than a decade of national team coaching experience, most recently as head coach of Belarus' Senior National Team from 2011-12. He was also head coach of the Serbian Junior National Team (formerly Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro) from 2001-13, leading the team to a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in 2010 and a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2011.
 
In all, Zarkovic helped the Serbians capture five gold medals at the Balkan Championships and three runner-up finishes. In addition he led his teams to the World Junior Championships three times, including third place in 2011 in Brazil and seventh place finishes in 2003 in Iran and 2005 in India. Zarkovic also coached Serbia to a fourth place finish at the 2004 European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia, and fifth place in 2006 in Kazan, Russia.
 
Under his guidance, Serbia moved up from a No. 28 FIVB ranking in 2003 to No. 1 in 2010. In addition, he selected the Serbian squad which captured gold medals at the 2009 and 2011 World Youth Championships. The 2009 squad also won gold at the European Youth Championships while the 2011 team won silver.
 
"His global perspective to volleyball has brought us a valuable insight to the development of our players and the growth of our team," Wade said. "As Serbia's Junior National team coach for eleven years, he saw the team rise to No. 1 in the world rankings, with several significant internationally wins. During his tenure as National Team coach he developed personal relationships with coaches all over the world which will serve as a great resource for our recruiting."
 
Zarkovic, 51, has coached in the professional ranks for more than 20 years at nine different clubs, including a stint with Al Ain UAE in 2012-13. At each stop, Zarkovic led his team to a championship.
 
He began his coaching career in 1990 with VC "Anorthosis" (Limassol). From 1992-97, he coached in VC "Enosis Paralimni" before moving to VC "Pafiakos Silogos Athlopaidion" from 1997-2000. During this time, he led his clubs to several Championship and Cup titles.
 
In 2000, Zarkovic returned to Serbia as coach of VC "Partizan" (Belgrade). For the next four seasons he remained with the club, and won both the Championship and Cup titles. In 2004, he coached VC "CSS Sfax" (Tunisia), where he managed to win both the Championship and Cup titles again. In 2007, he returned to "Partizan" where he coached until 2011. During the 2010-11 season he won yet another Championship title.

Zarkovic was standout player for the Serbian National Team where he made 67 appearances. He also played professionally with VC "Zica" Kraljevo from 1974-76 before moving to VC "Ribnica" (Kraljevo) from 1976-82 and finally VC "Partizan" (Belgrade), where he remained with the club until 1989, serving as team captain.
 
Zarkovic is fluent in six languages – Serbian, English, Greek, Russian, French, and Bulgarian – and is the author of two books Practicing of volleyball, (published in 2005) and Service in training and game 2012 (published in 2012). He is a 1988 graduate of the University of Belgrade, where he mastered in electrical engineering and he also earned a Master volleyball coach study from the University of Novi Sad in 1997.
 
Zarkovic has three children – Stefana, Sinisa, and Ljubica.
 
 
Professional Coaching Experience
2012-13           Al Ain UAE; Head Coach
2011-12           Stroitel Minsk; Head Coach
2007-11           Partizan Belgrade  Serbia; Head Coach
2007                Saidia Tunis; Head Coach
2004-06           CSS Sfax Tunis; Head Coach
2000-04           Partizan Belgrade  Serbia Montenegro; Head Coach
1997-2000       Pafiakos Silogos Athlopaidion; Head Coach
1992-97           Enosis Paralimni Cyprus; Head Coach
1990-92           Anorthosis Limassol Cyprus; Head Coach


National Team Experience
2011-12           Belarus Senior National Team; Head Coach
2006-13           Serbia Junior National Team; Head Coach
2003-06           Serbia and Montenegro Junior National Team; Head Coach
2001-03           Yugoslavia Junior National Team; Head Coach
 
Playing Experience
1982-89           Partizan Belgrade
1976-82           Ribnica Kraljevo
1974-76           Zica Kraljevo