Zoran Gajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Гајић; born 28 December 1958) is a Serbian volleyball coach and politician serving as minister of sports since 2022.[1] As a volleyball coach, he coached Rabita Baku, and FR Yugoslavia, Iran and Russia men's national volleyball teams.
Zoran Gajić
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Зоран Гајић
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Gajić in 2012
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| Minister of Sports | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Vanja Udovičić |
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| Born | (1958-12-28) 28 December 1958 (age 65) Pančevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Independent |
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Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Team Competition |
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1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
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1998 Japan | Team Competition |
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2001 Czech Republic | Team Competition |
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1997 Netherlands | Team Competition |
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1995 Greece | Team Competition |
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1999 Austria | Team Competition |
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2002 Brazil | Team Competition |
Head Coach for  Russia
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2006 Russia | Team Competition |
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2005 Italy | Team Competition |
From 1980 to 1988, Gajić was the head coach in the Volleyball training camp of the Serbian Province of Vojvodina and the head coach of the junior team of the Province of Vojvodina. From 1980 to 1983, he organised and supervised groups of young players aged 9 to 11.
As the head coach of the Yugoslavia national team, the team claimed nine medals – including an Olympic gold at the Sydney 2000 Games, followed by a European Championship title a year later in Ostrava Czech Republic. Born in Pančevo, his coaching career, he started in OK Mladost from Omoljica, then he coached OK Vojvodina, Aris Thessaloniki, A.C. Orestiada, Olympiacos S.C. Piraeus, A.E.K. Athens, Arçelik, Odintsovo, Ural Ufa.With the national volleyball team of FR Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in 1996 at Atlanta. His other international victories include a silver medal in the 1998 World Championship and a gold medal in the 2001 European Championship. He won 3 more medals at the European Championships. In 2011 with Rabita Baku, for whom played 5 Serbian players won FIVB Women's Club World ChampionshipinDoha, Qatar. He was re-elected president of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia in 2020 at the electoral Assembly of the Volleyball Association of Serbia.
He has been serving as the minister of sports in the Government of Serbia since 26 October 2022.[2]