Igor Milanović
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Igor Milanović | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
18 December 1965 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | (age 56)||
Nationality | Serbian | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1975–1989 | Partizan | ||
1989–1991 | Mladost | ||
1991–1992 | Crvena zvezda Jupeks | ||
1992–1994 | Roma | ||
1994 | |||
1994–1995 | CN Catalunya | ||
1995–1996 | Partizan | ||
Igor Milanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Милановић; born 18 December 1965) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He is considered one of the best water polo players of all time.[citation needed] Milanović had an illustrious professional career spanning twenty years.
Biography[]
Milanović was born in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He played a total of 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals. As a player, he won numerous trophies: he was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a two-time World Championship winner, European Championship winner, a two-time FINA Cup winner, and a three-time Euroleague Championship winner. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of FR Yugoslavia at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, becoming the 18th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1] On 13 May 2006, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.
In June 2009, Milanović was named the head coach of Partizan Raiffeisen after Dejan Udovičić stepped down. In 2011 as a head coach of Partizan Raiffeisen, he won the Euroleague Championship.
Honours[]
As a player[]
- VK Partizan
- National Championship of Yugoslavia (3): 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88
- National Cup of Yugoslavia (4): 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Mediterranean Cup (1): 1989
- Mladost
- National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1989–90
- LEN Euroleague (2): 1989–90, 1990–91
- LEN Supercup (1): 1990.
- Mediterranean Cup (1): 1991
- VK Crvena Zvezda
- National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1991–92
- CN Catalunya
- División de Honor de Waterpolo (1): 1992–93
- Roma
- LEN Trophy (1): 1993–94
- PVK Budva
- National Championship of Serbia and Montenegro (1): 1993–94
As a coach[]
- VK Partizan
- National Championship of Serbia (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- National Cup of Serbia (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- LEN Euroleague (1): 2010–11
- LEN Supercup (1): 2011
- Eurointer League (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Tom Hoad Cup (1): 2011
See also[]
- Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of flag bearers for Serbia and Montenegro at the Olympics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References[]
- ^ Serbia and Montenegro. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Igor Milanović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29.
External links[]
- Igor Milanović at International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Igor Milanović at Olympics.com
- Igor Milanović at Olympedia
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Yugoslav male water polo players
- Serbian male water polo players
- Serbian water polo coaches
- Olympic water polo players of Yugoslavia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- European champions for Yugoslavia
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Universiade bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade