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 (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

Honours

edit

Club

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
Pro Recco

Awards

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "water polo men results - Water polo - Beijing 2008 Olympics". olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ^ "water polo men results - Water polo - London 2012 Olympics". olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. ^ "total-player-2020".
  4. ^ "total-player-2018/the-total-player-2018-award-results".
  5. ^ "total-waterpolo.com/total-waterpolo-player-2019".
edit
Awards
Preceded by Montenegrin Sportsperson of the Year
2015
2016 (with Marina Raković)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Swimming World Magazine
Water Polo Player of the Year

2018
Succeeded by