Igor Milanović

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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 (1965-12-18) (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
Men's water polo
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens
Silver medal – second place 1985 Sofia
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1987 Thessaloniki
Gold medal – first place 1989 West-Berlin
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kobe
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Zagreb

Biography

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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

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As a coach

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Partizan

Pro Recco

Galatasaray

Novi Beograd

Olympiacos

As a player

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VK Partizan
  • Yugoslavian Championship: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88
  • Yugoslavian Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88
  • Mediterranean Cup: 1989
Mladost
VK Crvena zvezda
  • Yugoslavian Championship: 1991–92
CN Catalunya
Roma
PVK Budva
  • Serbia and Montenegro Championship: 1993–94

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Yugoslavia
Atlanta 1996
Succeeded by