Andrija Prlainovic
Encyclopedia
Andrija Prlainović (born April 24, 1987) is a Serbia
n water polo
player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
.
Prlainović was born in Dubrovnik
(SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
and raised in Herceg Novi
(SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia), where he came up through the PVK Jadran
youth system.
He is currently playing for VK Partizan
, where he is one of the best scorers. Even though he is a young player he is considered to be one of the most intelligent players in Europe.
During May and June 2010, Prlainović played for Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team
Serbia men's national water polo team
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia...
at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
.
Prlainović was born in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
(SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia)
and raised in Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
(SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia), where he came up through the PVK Jadran
PVK Jadran
PVK Jadran CKB is a water polo club from Herceg Novi, Montenegro. It takes part in the Montenegrin Water Polo Cup.-History:PVK Jadran was founded in the summer of 1926 as a merger between two water polo clubs, Bijela Vila and Spjaža. It was then registered at the Swimming Federation of Yugoslavia...
youth system.
He is currently playing for VK Partizan
VK Partizan
Vaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
, where he is one of the best scorers. Even though he is a young player he is considered to be one of the most intelligent players in Europe.
During May and June 2010, Prlainović played for Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
Clubs honours
- 2010-11 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with Partizan RaiffeisenVK PartizanVaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...