VK Partizan
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Vaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen (Water polo club 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. The club is supported by Grobari
, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade.
With 7 European champion
titles, VK Partizan
is the best European team in water polo history along with HAVK Mladost
.
. VK Partizan players had a big influence in Yugoslav
and Serbian
national water polo teams. They helped Serbia and Yugoslavia win many medals at the Olympics, European
and World
championships.
Fans and supporters:
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 Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...
. Partizan's home terrain is the pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex. The club is supported by Grobari
Grobari
Grobari are supporters of the Belgrade football club Partizan Belgrade. They are one of two major football fan groups in Serbia...
, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Partizan Belgrade.
With 7 European champion
LEN Euroleague
The LEN Euroleague and the Women's Champions' Cup are the premier European water polo club competitions run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
titles, 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...
is the best European team in water polo history along with HAVK Mladost
HAVK Mladost
HAVK Mladost is a Croatian water polo club from Zagreb. It is part of the Mladost sports society. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.- Famous players :...
.
History
It was founded in 1946 and from 1952 is a member of the First League. Partizan has been the best Serbian water polo club for years and one of the best in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. VK Partizan players had a big influence in Yugoslav
Yugoslavia 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 ChampionshipNational championshipA national championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest in a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual in a particular nation and in a particular field...
(record)- Winners (24) : 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11
- National Winter Championship
- Winners (5) : 1963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972
- National CupNational CupThe National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between teams of various divisions of the English Basketball League, and until 2003 included teams from the British Basketball League. The final is usually played midway through the season, and is contested for the George Williams...
(record)- Winners (22) : 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Double CrownNational championshipA national championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest in a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual in a particular nation and in a particular field...
(record)- Winners (15) : 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- EuroleagueLEN EuroleagueThe LEN Euroleague and the Women's Champions' Cup are the premier European water polo club competitions run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
(record)- Winners (7) : 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2010–11
- Runners-up (3) : 1964–65, 1972–73, 1979–80
- Final Four (2) : 2006–07, 2009–10
- Triple Crown
- Winners (3) : 1974–75, 1975–76, 2010–11
- LEN Cup Winners' CupLEN Cup Winners' CupThe LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament...
- Winners (1) : 1989–90
- European Super Cup Waterpolo
- Winners (1) : 1990–91
- Runners-up (1) : 1976–77
- Mediterranean Championship
- Winners (1) : 1989
- LEN CupLEN CupThe LEN Cup is a second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Euroleague. The cup was inaugurated in 1992...
- Winners (1) : 1997–98
- Runners-up (1) : 2004–05
- EuroInter League
- Winners (2) : 2009–10, 2010-11.
First Team for 2010/2011 season
| Νο | Player | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slobodan SoroSlobodan Soro Slobodan Soro , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... |
goalkeeper | |
| 2 |  Theodoros ChatzitheodorouTheodoros Chatzitheodorou Theodoros Chatzitheodorou born 1 October 1976, is a Greek water polo player currently playing for Nautical Club of Chios.Chatzitheodorou started his career at Ilisiakos and then moved to Olympiakos where he played for fifteen consecutive seasons... |
left side | |
| 3 | Nikola Rađen |
guard | |
| 4 | Miloš Korolija Miloš Korolija Miloš Korolija , is a Serbian water polo player.He is currently playing for VK Partizan.-Clubs honours:* 2010-11 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with Partizan Raiffeisen-External links:*... |
center | |
| 5 | Milan Aleksić Milan Aleksić Milan Aleksić is a Serbian water polo player. He is currently playing for VK Partizan. He is also playing for the Serbian National team.... |
guard | |
| 6 | Duško Pijetlović Duško Pijetlovic Duško Pijetlović , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... |
center | |
| 7 | Andrija Prlainović Andrija Prlainovic Andrija Prlainović , is a Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... |
left side | |
| 8 |  Aleksandar RadovićAleksandar Radović Aleksandar Radović is a Montenegrin football player, who plays for FK BSK Borča in the Serbian SuperLiga as a right side defender.- Career :... |
right side | |
| 9 | Nikola Dedović |
right side | |
| 10 | Stefan Mitrović Stefan Mitrovic Stefan Mitrović is a Serbian water polo player. He is currently playing for VK Partizan, where he used to play for the youth categories before entering the first team in 2006... |
left side | |
| 11 | Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinovic Vladimir 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... (C) |
guard | |
| 12 | Miloš Ćuk Miloš Ćuk Miloš Ćuk , is a Serbian water polo player.He is currently playing for VK Partizan.-Clubs honours:* 2010-11 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with Partizan Raiffeisen-External links:*... |
left side | |
| 13 | Stefan Živojinović |
goalkeeper | |
| 14 | Dušan Mandić |
right side | |
| Aleksa Šaponjić |
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| Janko Radović |
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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:... Igor MilanovićIgor Milanovic Igor 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... Assistant coach Uroš Stevanović |
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Notable former players
- Dragan Andrić
- Vanja UdovičićVanja UdovicicVanja Udovičić , is a professional Serbian water polo player.-Career:...
- Dušan Antunović
- Ozren BonačićOzren BonacicOzren Bonačić is a former Croatian water polo player and Olympic medalist with the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team....
- Siniša Belamarić
- Mirko Bradajić
- Dejan Dabović
- Filip Filipović
- Živko GocićŽivko GocicŽivko Gocić born is a Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:...
- Igor Gočanin
- Danilo IkodinovićDanilo IkodinovicDanilo “Dača” Ikodinović 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 . He received a golden badge, award for the best athlete in Serbia and Montenegro.He spent the 2005/06 season playing for...
- Dragan Jovanović
- Željko Krivokapić
- Milorad Krivokapić
- Nikola KuljačaNikola KuljacaNikola Kuljača is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played for the team of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
- Predrag Manojlović
- Uroš Marović
- 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...
- Čedomir Drašković
- Slobodan Nikić
- Đorđe Perišić
- Zoran PetrovićZoran PetrovicZoran Petrović is a retired Serbian football referee.He is known for having refereed four matches in the FIFA World Cup, two in the 1986 World Cup and two in 1990 World Cup.-External sources:...
- Đorđe Popović
- Ognjen Kuraica
- Marko AvramovićMarko AvramovićMarko 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:*...
- Dušan PopovićDušan PopovicDušan Popović is a Serbian footballer.He was on loan to Admira Wacker Mödling of Austrian Bundesliga in January 2004, from Serbia and Montenegro second division side FK Timok Zaječar. In summer 2004, he moved to Volyn Lutsk.-External links:...
- Goran Rađenović
- Marinko Roje
- Nikola Ribić
- Vaso Subotić
- Ratko RudićRatko RudićRatko Rudić is a Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 34 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach ever.- Playing career :...
- 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
- Denis ŠefikDenis Šefik/ / Denis Šefik is Serbian-Montenegrin water polo player who played for Serbia and Montenegro national team, then for Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, for Montenegrin national team...
- Aleksandar ŠoštarAleksandar ŠoštarAleksandar Šoštar is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and on the gold medal squad for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
- Milan Tadić
- Petar TrbojevićPetar TrbojevicPetar Trbojević 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.Currently he plays for Barceloneta, champion of Spain.-References:*...
- Dejan Udovičić
- Anto Vasović
- Vitomir Padovan
- 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...
- Slavko Gak
- Luka Mirković
- Predrag ZimonjićPredrag ZimonjicPredrag Zimonjić is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.-References:*...
- Miroslav Sofijanić
- Zoran JankovićZoran Jankovic (water polo)Zoran Janković was Yugoslavian water polo player notable for winning a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian men's water polo team...
- Mirko SandićMirko SandicMirko Sandić was a Serbian water polo player who led the Yugoslav team to gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics and silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Overall, Sandic played more than 235 matches for the Yugoslav national team giving over 250 goals....
- Nemanja Marjan
- Matej Nastran
- Ryan BaileyRyan Bailey (water polo)Ryan Bailey is an American water polo player, currently playing for VK Partizan. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.Went to Millikan High School in Long...
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