Igor Milanović

Medal record
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.

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Matija Ljubek
(for  Yugoslavia)
Flagbearer for  Yugoslavia
Atlanta 1996
Succeeded by
Vladimir Grbić