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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
| Aleksandar Ivović | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 February 1986 (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 | |||
Honours
editClub
edit- 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
edit- 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[3]
- Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo 2018,[4] 2019[5]
- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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".
