Aleksandar Ćirić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

) is a Serbian retired

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player and current head coach of European powerhouse Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team, who played for two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the other for Serbia at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and one Olympic silver medal squad for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. His most notable achievements during his club career are: winning the

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with

VK Bečej PVK Bečej (full name: Plivački i Vaterpolo klub Bečej; lit. Swimming and Water polo club Bečej) is a swimming and water polo club from Bečej, Serbia. History The club was established in 1947. Its golden years came in the mid-1990s, when the ...

in 2000, when he gained the title of

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of competition; and four LEN Cups, three with

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and one with VK Radnički Kragujevac.

Club career

In July 2007. Aleksandar Ćirić became a new member of the Montenegrin premier league team Budvanska Rivijera. As stated by the

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daily paper "Vijesti" Ćirić signed a two-year contract with

Budva Budva (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Будва, or ) is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro. It had 27,445 inhabitants as of 2023, and is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budv ...

, who wanted to challenge Primorac, the champion of

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and Jadran from

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. In June 2010. Ćirić signed a two-year contract with the Spanish Barceloneta. He played last season for Budva. "It is a mutual satisfaction and I signed a two-year contract with Barceloneta. In an interview with the leaders of the club, I saw that the ambitions are high. Aim is to defend the double crown in Spain, and to get as far as possible in the Euroleague." Ćirić said in a statement. He is currently playing for ENKA Istanbul (TUR).

Clubs he played for

* ____–1994 Crvena Zvezda Jupeks * 1994–2001 VK Bečej Naftagas * 2001–2007 AN Brescia * 2007–2010

VK Budva VK Budva (full name: Vaterpolo klub Budva) is a professional water polo club based in Budva, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. Names It was formerly known as SD VK Mogren between 1 ...

* 2010–2012 Barceloneta * 2012–2013 VK Radnički Kragujevac * 2013–____ ENKA Istanbul (TUR)

Honours

Club

;VK Crvena Zvezda * National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1992–93 VK Bečej Naftagas * National Championship of Yugoslavia (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 * National Cup of Yugoslavia (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 *

LEN Euroleague The European Aquatics Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A ...

(1): 1999–2000 ;AN Brescia * Serie A1 (1): 2002–03 *

LEN Cup The European Aquatics Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the European Aquatics for those clubs who did not qualify for the European Aquatics Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. From 2024, afte ...

(3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06 ;PVK Budva * Montenegrin Water Polo Cup (1): 2007–08 ;CN Atlètic-Barceloneta * División de Honor (1): 2010–11 *

Supercopa de España The Supercopa de España, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Football in Spain, Spanish football. Founded in 1982 Supercopa de España, 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2 ...

(1): 2010–11 ;VK Radnički Kragujevac * LEN Trophy (1): 2012–13

Individual

(1): 1999–2000

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