Aleksandar Šoštar ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шоштар; born 21 January 1964) is a

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n water polo goalkeeper who played on the bronze medal squad of

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at the

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and on the gold medal squad for

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at the

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. In

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he was declared for

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and Sportsman of the Year in

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. He currently performs the functions of the President Water Polo Club Partizan and President of the Sports Federation of Serbia.

Early life

Šoštar was born in

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to Croatian father Stjepan Šoštar and Serbian mother. His father who hails from the town of Ivanec moved to

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during the late 1950s as an employee of the

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(JNA) where he remained living after marrying a woman from Niš and starting a family. Though the family lived in Belgrade, Aleksandar was born in Niš due to his mother visiting her relatives at the time.

Club career

Clubs

* Partizan (1981–1992) *

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(1992–1994) * Budvanska Rivijera (1994) *

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(1994–1996) * Budvanska Rivijera (1996–1997) 2x * NIS Naftagas-Bečej (1997–2001) * FTC-VMAX (2001–2002)

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* 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Niš Serbian male water polo players Yugoslav male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Olympic medalists in water polo European champions for Serbia and Montenegro Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Water polo players at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Serbian people of Croatian descent Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players European Water Polo Championship medalists European champions for Yugoslavia Olympic water polo players for Serbia and Montenegro Serbian sports executives and administrators Serbian expatriate water polo players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Yugoslavia-Olympic-medalist-stub

Early life

Club career

Clubs

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