Josip Pavić (; born 15 January 1982) is a Croatian

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player who competed in the

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and

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, winning the gold medal in 2012 and the silver in 2016. He was widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the 2012 Olympic tournament. He was named the best world water polo player in 2012, by

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. Pavić was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the

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of the

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, becoming the 24th water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Since 2015, he plays for

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powerhouse

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. In 2018, he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League as captain of Olympiacos and he was voted Final Eight MVP.

Honours

Club

HAVK Mladost * Croatian Championship: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08 * Croatian Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12 *

LEN Euro Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competitio ...

''runners-up'': 2013–14 Olympiacos *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

: 2018 *

LEN Champions League The LEN 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 change of nam ...

: 2017–18 ;''runners-up'': 2015–16 , 2018–19

Awards

*Member of the Best Team of the Year's 2000–2020 in the World by ''total-waterpolo'' * FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2012 * Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''World Player of the Year"award: 2012 * Olympics Tournament

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: 2012 Pekin *Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2005, 2011, 2012 with Mladost *Best Croatian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2011–12, 2012–13 with Mladost * Best Goalkeeper of 2015 World League * Best Goalkeeper of 2015 World Championship *Best Goalkeeper of

: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 with Olympiacos *Best Goalkeeper of 2018 Final Eight with Olympiacos * LEN Champions League Final Eight MVP:

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with Olympiacos * All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship

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* 1982 births Living people Water polo players from Split, Croatia Croatian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in water polo Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Olympiacos Water Polo Club players Expatriate water polo players {{Croatia-waterpolo-bio-stub

Honours

Club

Awards

See also

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