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Vanja Matijevec
Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan. People with this name include: * Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion * Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer *Vanja Drach (1932–2009), Croatian actor * Vanja Ejdus (born 1976), Serbian actress * Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s *Vanja Grubač (born 1971), Montenegrin footballer * Vanja Iveša (born 1977), Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Eskişehirspor * Vanja Milinković-Savić (born 1997), Serbian footballer * Vanja Rogulj (born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia * Vanja Sutlić (1925–1989), Croatian philosopher *Vanja Udovičić (born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia See also *Vanya (other) *Wanja __NOTOC__ Wanja is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: First name * Astrid Wanja Brune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan (name)
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Blomberg
Vanja Hedvig Desideria Blomberg (later Webjörn, born 28 January 1929) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She was part of the Swedish teams that won gold medals at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (all-around) and 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... (team portable apparatus). She was the national all-around champion in 1950 and attended the 1956 Olympics as a coach. References External link * 1929 births Living people Swedish female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic medalists in gymnastics Sportspeople from Gothenburg 20th-century Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Džaferović
Vanja Džaferović (born 19 March 1983) is a Croatian actor, TV personality and former footballer. Early life Džaferović was born in Bosanski Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and moved with his family in his childhood to Croatia due to the Bosnian War. Career Football career Džaferović began his career in the local NK Inter Zaprešić. In June 2002, he transferred to HNK Segesta from Croatian town Sisak. In July 2005 he signed for Beroe Stara Zagora in the Bulgarian A PFG, for an undisclosed fee. On 7 August 2005, he made his league debut in a 3–1 away loss against Vihren Sandanski. Džaferović scored his first ever goal for Beroe on 18 March 2006 against Litex Lovech; Beroe won 3–1. On 26 October 2006, Beroe manager Ilian Iliev chose Vanja as his club captain. In 2008 Džaferović signed with Lokomotiv Sofia. He remained at Lokomotiv until July 2010 when he joined Ethnikos Achna after his contract expired, but he never played for the Cyprus team. The following month, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Drach
Vanja Drach (1 February 1932 – 6 September 2009) was a Croatian theatre and film actor. His film and television credits include '' H-8'', ''Lud, zbunjen, normalan'', ''Gospa'', ''Charuga'', '' Kapelski kresovi'', ''Nikola Tesla'', '' Svjedoci''. Between 1957 up to his retirement in 1998, he acted in the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, apart from the period 1975–81 when he was member of the troupe ''Teatar u gostima''. In 2005 he received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in theatre. In 2005, Vanja Drach was operated for a tumor on his vocal cords, but eventually the cancer spread to his lungs. He died in the Clinical Hospital "Jordanovac", a respiratory disease Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathology, pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in Breathing, air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the t ... clinic (today part of the University Hospit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Ejdus
Vanja Ejdus (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Ејдус; born 1 November 1976)Slavko Trošelj"Не осећам припадност ни вери ни нацији" ''Политика'', 13 November 2010 . is a Serbian actress. Early life and education Born in Belgrade, Ejdus is the eldest child of actor Predrag Ejdus and his wife Milica, an architect; her father's grandparents were among the Jewish people of Belgrade killed in the Holocaust. She studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, winning the Sterija award in 2002 while still a student for her role in an adaptation of ''Hasanaginica ''Hasanaginica'', also ''Asanaginica'', (first published as ''The Mourning Song of the Noble Wife of the Hasan Aga'') is a South Slavic folk ballad, created during the period of 1646–49, in the region of Imotski, which at the time was a part ...''. Career , Ejdus had had roles in approximately twenty stage and film productions. In 2009, she played Marina in '' Wait for Me and I Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ( bg, Ваня Гешева-Цветкова; born April 6, 1960) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won four medals with one gold (1988: K-1 500 m), two silvers (1980: K-1 500 m, 1988: K-2 500 m), and one bronze (1988: K-4 500 m). Gesheva also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1986), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1983, K-4 500 m: 1978), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ..., 1986). ReferencesDatabaseOlympics.com profile* * 1960 births Bulgarian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic cano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Grubač
Vanja Grubač (Cyrillic: Вања Грубач; born 11 January 1971) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Grubač played for his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons ( 1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91), making just eight appearances. He joined OFK Beograd in 1993. Over the following years, Grubač would go on to play for several European clubs, including French Le Havre and Portuguese Braga, but would eventually return to OFK Beograd after each brief spell abroad. In 1998, Grubač was transferred from OFK Beograd to Hamburger SV for a fee of 1.1 million DM. He appeared in 11 Bundesliga games over his two seasons at the club, scoring two goals. In 2000, Grubač made another return to OFK Beograd, before moving to Turkish club Erzurumspor Erzurumspor was a sports club located in Erzurum, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The club also played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Iveša
Vanja Iveša (born 21 July 1977 in Pula) is a retired Croatian football goalkeeper, who last played for NK Opatija. Club career Over 2 meters tall, Iveša's career spanned over 26 years of professional football, during which he played for numerous clubs in Croatia, Turkey and Australia. On 17 February 2018, Iveša became the oldest ever player to have played in the Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as HNL or for sponsorship reasons the SuperSport HNL, is the top Croatian professional football (soccer), football league competition, established in 1992. Previously, i .... Hrnogomet.com, 17 February 2018 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Milinković-Savić
Vanja Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Милинковић-Савић, ; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Torino. Born in Spain, he represents the Serbia national team. His elder brother Sergej Milinković-Savić plays for Lazio. After failing to be awarded a UK work permit with English club Manchester United, he was released by the club in November 2015 and signed a contract with Lechia Gdańsk. In 2017 he was signed by Torino. Club career On 2 April 2014, Milinković-Savić signed his first professional contract with Vojvodina, penning a three-year deal. On 17 May 2014, it was announced by Manchester United that the club reached an agreement with Vojvodina for the transfer of Milinković-Savić. Both clubs agreed that the player would stay with Vojvodina for one more season. The deal was completed on 5 August 2014, for a transfer fee of €1.75 million. Milinković-Savić made his competitive d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Rogulj
Vanja Rogulj (born February 13, 1982, in Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia. He swam for Croatia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He won the 100 m breaststroke at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia. In 2000 he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the Short Course European Championships. He attend college at and swam for the USA's University of Virginia. At the 2008 European Championships, he bettered the Croatian Records in the 100 m breaststroke to 1:01.82. As of June 2009, he also holds the Croatian Records in the 50 m and 200 m breaststrokes (28.08 and 2:16.85) in 2003 and 2004, respectively. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Sutlić
Vanja Sutlić (18 February 1925 – 15 December 1989) was a Croatian philosopher. He was regarded as the father of the Heideggerian philosophy in Yugoslavia and its successor states, especially in Croatia and Slovenia. He was born in Karlovac, Yugoslavia. He graduated from philosophy at the University of Zagreb, where he also obtained his PhD. In, he was hired as an assistant professor at the University, but in 1952 he was removed by the Yugoslav Communist authorities and forcibly transferred to Nova Gradiška. Already in 1953, he could return to Zagreb, continuing his teaching position. Between 1956 and 1964, he taught at the University of Sarajevo. Between 1964 until his death, he worked as a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Zagreb. He died in Zagreb in 1989. Sutlić's main philosophical preoccupation was the thought of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. Through Hedeggerian phenomenology, Sutlić engaged in reflections on the modern epoch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanja Udovičić
Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is aligned with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). During an illustrious professional water polo career that spanned 15 seasons, Udovičić played for Partizan Belgrade, Jadran Herceg Novi, Posillipo Naples, Pro Recco, Mladost Zagreb and Radnički Kragujevac. His most notable achievements at the club level are winning the LEN Euroleague twice with Pro Recco. The first one in 2008 followed by another one in 2010, the final in which he scored 4 goals for his team bringing the title back to Pro Recco with his fellow countryman Filip Filipović contributing 2 goals. With the Serbian national team, his most notable achievements are European gold for juniors in 2000, the gold medals from the World Championship in 2005 and 2009, European gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |