| Aleksandar Ivović | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 February 1986 (1986-02-24) (age 38) Herceg Novi, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Montenegrin | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6.6 ft) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Handedness | Right | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Pro Recco | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2003—2010 | PVK Jadran | ||
| 2010—2012 | Pro Recco | ||
| 2012—2013 | VK Jug | ||
| 2013—present | Pro Recco | ||
| Medal record | |||
Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional water polo player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was 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 then lost to Serbia in the bronze medal match. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was again a member of Montenegro's team, where they lost to Croatia in the semi-final, and then lost to Serbia again in the bronze medal match, this time 11–12. He is considered one of the best defenders of all time and by many the top in his position in the world as he can transform the entire defense of his team.
Honours
Club
- PVK Jadran
- Adriatic League: 2009–10
- Championship of Serbia & Montenegro: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
- Montenegrin Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Jug Dubrovnik
- Croatian Championship: 2012–13
- LEN Champions League ; runners-up : 2012–13
- Pro Recco
- LEN Champions League: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 ; runners-up: 2010–11, 2017–18
- LEN Super Cup: 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022
- Adriatic League: 2011 –12
- Serie A1: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Coppa Italia: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Awards
- Swimming World Magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2011, 2018
- LEN Champions League Defender of the Year: 2016–17, 2021–22
- Member of the Second World Team of the 2000–2020 by total-waterpolo
- Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo 2018, 2019
- Montenegrin Olympic Committee "Athlete of the Year": 2015, 2016
- MVP of the 2008–09 Adriatic League with PVK Jadran
- Top Scorer of the 2008–09 Adriatic League: 103 goals with PVK Jadran
- MVP of the 2009–10 Adriatic League with PVK Jadran
- Top Scorer of the 2009–10 Adriatic League: 68 goals with PVK Jadran
- Top Scorer of the 2010–11 Serie A1: 79 goals with Pro Recco
- Top Scorer of the 2012–13 Adriatic League: 66 goals with Jug Dubrovnik
- 2012 Olympic Games Team of the Tournament
- 2020 Olympic Games Team of the Tournament
- Top Scorer of the 2020 Olympic Games: 24 goals
- Top Scorer of the 2018 World League: 14 goals
- Top Scorer of the 2018 European Championship: 17 goals
- Top Scorer of the 2013 World Championship: 20 goals
- Top Scorer of the 2019 World Championship: 21 goals
- 2013 World Championship Team of the Tournament
- 2019 World Championship Team of the Tournament
- World League MVP: 2020 Tbilisi
See also
- Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
- "water polo men results - Water polo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "water polo men results - Water polo - London 2012 Olympics". olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "total-player-2020".
- "total-player-2018/the-total-player-2018-award-results".
- "total-waterpolo.com/total-waterpolo-player-2019".
External links
- Aleksandar Ivović at World Aquatics
- Aleksandar Ivović at Olympics.com
- Aleksandar Ivović at Olympedia
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded byKatarina Bulatović and Mlađan Janović |
Montenegrin Sportsperson of the Year 2015 2016 (with Marina Raković) |
Succeeded byVuko Borozan |
Preceded by Márton Vámos
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Swimming World Magazine Water Polo Player of the Year 2018 |
Succeeded by Francesco Di Fulvio
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| Young Male Athlete of The Year |
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- Living people
- Montenegrin male water polo players
- 21st-century Montenegrin sportsmen
- Olympic water polo players for Montenegro
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 1986 births
- Sportspeople from Herceg Novi
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Summer World University Games medalists in water polo
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- Montenegrin expatriate water polo players
- Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Montenegro
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- European champions for Montenegro
- European Water Polo Championship medalists