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Men's water polo | ||
Competitor for Yugoslavia | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Team competition |
Gold | 1988 Seoul | Team competition |
Igor Milanović (Игор Милановић) (born 18 December 1965 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) 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. His collection of trophies is equally impressive: 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 2-time World Championship winner, European Championship winner, and 2-time FINA Cup winner.
On the club level he's turned out for VK Partizan (1975-1989), Mladost (1989-1991), VK Crvena Zvezda (1991-1992), Catalunya (1992-1994), PVK Budvanska Rivijera (1994), Roma (1994-1995) and again VK Partizan (1995-1996).
On 13 May 2006, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.
In June 2009, Milanović was named as head coach of VK Partizan after Dejan Udovičić stepped down.
Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by Matija Ljubek (for Yugoslavia) |
Flagbearer for Yugoslavia Atlanta 1996 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Grbić |