Kiki Ko&ccaron;ar - Volleyball Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Kiki Kočar

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Beginning her second season as the Tar Heels' volunteer assistant coach in 2020, Kiki Kocar of Ljubljana, Slovenia comes to North Carolina after playing professionally for 13 different teams in Slovenia, Austria, France, Germany and Croatia beginning with the Slovenia National Team in 2000.

Throughout seven years of international volleyball play in Europe, Kocar was the MVP of the German Cup in 2017 and named the best setter of the International Volleyball Tournament in Belgium in 2015. Following her international playing experience, Kocar went home to Slovenia to serve as a volunteer assistant coach for NKBM Branik, Maribor for one season before returning to the court for the 2018-19 season as a team captain. Additionally, Kocar has been a Bring It Promotions tour organizer since 2012, guiding European tours for university volleyball teams.

Kocar spent four seasons with teams in Germany, Croatia and France from 2010-17. With two different teams in Germany, Kocar was team captain of Nawaro Straubing during 2015-16 and was named the MVP of the German Cup for Allianz MTV Stuttgart in 2016-17. While with SF Paris Saint-Cloud (France), she was named the best setter of the International Volleyball Tournament in Belgium.

Kocar returned to Slovenia to join NKBM Maribor volleyball club from 2007-10. Earning sport achievement awards in 2007 and 2008, she served as the team captain and earned MVP honors for the Slovenia cup in 2010. After reaching Slovenia's top league and being named the best setter of the 2003 Slovenian Cup, Kocar began her foreign professional experience, playing with SVS Post Vienna (Austria) and Gazelec Beziers, Beziers (France) in 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively. Kocar was also a member of the Slovenian National Team from 2000-09, representing and playing for the Slovenian national team in international competitions and serving as team captain in 2007.

A certified FIVB (Federation Internationale De Volleyball) Level 1 coach, Kocar graduated from the University of Maribor in 2016 with a degree in sport training.