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. Milanović had an illustrious professional career spanning twenty years.
| Igor Milanović | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Milanović coaching VK Partizan during LEN Euroleague Final Four in Rome in June 2011. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 December 1965 (age 58) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1975–1989 | Partizan | ||
1989–1991 | Mladost | ||
1991–1992 | Crvena zvezda | ||
1992–1994 | Roma | ||
1994 | Budvanska rivijera | ||
1994–1995 | CN Catalunya | ||
1995–1996 | Partizan | ||
| Teams coached | |||
2009–2014 | Partizan | ||
2014–2015 | Pro Recco | ||
2015–2018 | Galatasaray | ||
2019–2020 | Crvena zvezda | ||
2021–2022 | Novi Beograd | ||
2022–2023 | Olympiacos | ||
Medal record | |||
Biography
editMilanović 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
editAs a coach
edit- Partizan
- LEN Champions League: 2010–11
- LEN Super Cup: 2011
- Eurointer League: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Serbian Championship: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Serbian Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Tom Hoad Cup: 2011
Pro Recco
- LEN Champions League: 2014–15
- Serie A: 2014–15
- Coppa Italia: 2014–15
Galatasaray
- Turkish Championship: 2016–17
Novi Beograd
- LEN Champions League runners-up: 2021–22
- Adriatic League: 2021–22
- Serbian Championship: 2021–22
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2022–23
- Greek Cup: 2022–23
As a player
edit- VK Partizan
- Yugoslavian Championship: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Yugoslavian Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Mediterranean Cup: 1989
- Mladost
- Yugoslavian Championship: 1989–90
- LEN Euroleague: 1989–90, 1990–91
- LEN SuperCup: 1990.
- Mediterranean Cup: 1991
- VK Crvena zvezda
- Yugoslavian Championship: 1991–92
- CN Catalunya
- Spanish Championship: 1992–93
- Roma
- LEN Trophy: 1993–94
- PVK Budva
- Serbia and Montenegro Championship: 1993–94
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
