VK Crvena Zvezda
Encyclopedia
Vaterpolo klub Crvena Zvezda (Waterpolo club Crvena Zvezda) is a waterpolo
club from Belgrade
, Serbia
. VK Crvena Zvezda is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Crvena Zvezda. The club is supported by Delije
, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Crvena Zvezda.
and Serbian
national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European
and World
championships.
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...
club from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
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...
. VK Crvena Zvezda is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Crvena Zvezda. The club is supported by Delije
Delije
Delije roughly translated to English as Heroes is an umbrella name referring to the supporters of various sports clubs that compete under Red Star Belgrade Sports Society banner....
, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Crvena Zvezda.
History
It was founded in 1945. VK Crvena Zvezda players had a big influence in YugoslavYugoslavia men's national water polo team
Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...
and Serbian
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...
national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...
and World
Water polo world championship
The FINA World Water Polo Championship is an international water polo tournament, currently held every two years as part of the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Currently the reigning champions are Italy in men's and Greece in women's competition.-History:...
championships.
Honours
- National championship (of Yugoslavia, Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
and SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , 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...
) : winners 2 (1991/92, 1992/93)
1991/92 squad
- Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav VasovićJugoslav VasovicJugoslav Vasović is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.He is currently playing for Red Star Belgrade.-Club career:*1990-91 - Jadran Split*1991-94 - Red Star Belgrade...
, Vladimir VujasinovićVladimir VujasinovicVladimir Vujasinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and numerous other titles...
, Dragan Dobrić, Pino Dragojević, Viktor JelenićViktor JelenicViktor Jelenić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He spent 2005/06 season playing for Savona.-References:*...
, Igor MilanovićIgor MilanovicIgor Milanović is a retired Serbian water polo player.With a pro career spanning twenty years he is considered by many to be the best water polo player of all-time. In his illustrious career he played 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals...
, Dragoljub Milošević, Ratko Pejović, Dejan Perišić, Todor Prlainović, Nikola Ribić, Dragan Strugar, Vaso Subotić
1992/93 squad
- Milan Tadić, Aleksandar Tičić, Jugoslav VasovićJugoslav VasovicJugoslav Vasović is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.He is currently playing for Red Star Belgrade.-Club career:*1990-91 - Jadran Split*1991-94 - Red Star Belgrade...
, Vladimir VujasinovićVladimir VujasinovicVladimir Vujasinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and numerous other titles...
, Dragan Dobrić, Viktor JelenićViktor JelenicViktor Jelenić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He spent 2005/06 season playing for Savona.-References:*...
, Dejan Perišić, Nikola Ribić, Vaso Subotić, Čedomir Drašković, Vladimir Mitrović, Aleksandar ŠapićAleksandar ŠapicAleksandar "Aca" Šapić , is a Serbian politician and a retired water polo player....
, Aleksandar ĆirićAleksandar Ciric/ Aleksandar Ćirić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- Clubs honours :* 1999-00 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with VK Bečej Naftagas-References:*...
First Team for 2011/2012 season
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| 1 |  Gojko PijetlovićGojko Pijetlović Gojko Pijetlović is a goalkeeper of the Serbia men's national water polo team. He plays for VK Crvena Zvezda in the First Serbian League.-References:... |
goalkeeper Goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal... |
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| 2 | Risto Maljković |
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| 3 | Dušan Krstić |
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| 4 | Boban Antonijević |
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| 5 | Marko Rusov |
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| 6 | Boris Popović |
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| 7 | Nikola Kocić |
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| 8 |  Viktor Rašović |
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| 9 | Strahinja Rašović |
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| 10 | Petar Ivošević |
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| 11 | Jugoslav Vasović Jugoslav Vasovic Jugoslav Vasović is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.He is currently playing for Red Star Belgrade.-Club career:*1990-91 - Jadran Split*1991-94 - Red Star Belgrade... (captain) |
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| 12 | Ilija Đuretić |
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| 13 | Nikola Petrović |
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| 14 | Dragoslav Savić |
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| 15 | Marko Avramović Marko Avramović Marko Avramović is a Serbian water polo player. He is currently playing for VK Crvena Zvezda. He is also playing for the Serbian National team.-External links:*... |
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| Coach Coach (sport) In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:... Dejan SavićDejan Savic Dejan Savić is former Serbian water polo player from who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Savić is playing at VK Crvena Zvezda. He is team captain... |
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Notable former players and coaches
- Viktor JelenićViktor JelenicViktor Jelenić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He spent 2005/06 season playing for Savona.-References:*...
- Milorad Krivokapić
- Igor MilanovićIgor MilanovicIgor Milanović is a retired Serbian water polo player.With a pro career spanning twenty years he is considered by many to be the best water polo player of all-time. In his illustrious career he played 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals...
- Branko PekovićBranko PekovicBranko Peković is an Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :...
- Dejan SavićDejan SavicDejan Savić is former Serbian water polo player from who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Savić is playing at VK Crvena Zvezda. He is team captain...
- Nikola Stamenić
- Vaso Subotić
- Aleksandar ŠapićAleksandar ŠapicAleksandar "Aca" Šapić , is a Serbian politician and a retired water polo player....
- Aleksandar ĆirićAleksandar Ciric/ Aleksandar Ćirić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- Clubs honours :* 1999-00 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with VK Bečej Naftagas-References:*...
- Anto Vasović
- Jugoslav VasovićJugoslav VasovicJugoslav Vasović is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.He is currently playing for Red Star Belgrade.-Club career:*1990-91 - Jadran Split*1991-94 - Red Star Belgrade...
- Vladimir VujasinovićVladimir VujasinovicVladimir Vujasinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and numerous other titles...
- Slavko Gak
- Nikola JanovićNikola JanovicNikola Janović is a Montenegrin water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by Hungary and will meet Serbia in the bronze medal march.Since summer 2011, Janović has been...