Nikola Janović ( sr-cyrl, Никола Јановић; born 22 March 1980, in

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

) is a Montenegrin

water polo Water polo is a 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 ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player and the former Minister of Sports and Youth of Montenegro. He was one of the best water polo player in the world. He was a captain of the

Montenegro men's national water polo team The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro. Prior history Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was par ...

and a World and European champion with SRJ, Serbia and Montenegro, and Montenegro (2001, 2005, 2008) . He is a member of the Parliament of Montenegro. Since summer 2011, Janović has been playing for

VK Jug Vaterpolski klub Jug ( en, Jug Water Polo Club) is a professional water polo club based in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The club was established in 1923 as part of sports society "JUG". As of the 2021–22 season, VK Jug competes in the Croatian League, ...

from

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...

.VATERPOLO: Nikola Janović ide u Jug
MTS Mondo, 28 May 2011 He is the elder brother of

Mlađan Janović Mlađan Janović ( sr-cyrl, Млађан Јановић; born 12 June 1984 in Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin water polo player. He currently plays for AN Brescia and he is a long-standing member of the Montenegrin national wa ...

. In 2012, he was part of the Montenegrin water polo team that once again reached the semi-finals of the Olympic men's water polo competition.

Career

Janović played for

VK Primorac VK Primorac Kotor is a professional water polo club based in Kotor, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. History In 2009, Primorac won the EuroLeague after defeating Pro Recco. In 20 ...

(1994–1998), VK Crvena Zvezda (1998–2000),

VK Bečej VK Bečej (full name: Vaterpolo klub Bečej; lit. Water polo club Bečej), was a water polo club from Bečej, Serbia. Founded in 1947, the club disbanded in 2002 due to the bad financial situation. History The club was established in 1947. Its go ...

(2000–2001),

(2001–2004),

PVK Jadran PVK Jadran is a professional water polo club based in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. PVK Jadran is a 16-time winner of the National league (10 Montenegro, 2 S ...

(2004–2006),

CN Posillipo Circolo Nautico Posillipo is an Italian water polo club from Naples established in 1925. It is one of the most laureated Italian clubs, having won three LEN Euroleague, Euroleague,PVK Jadran PVK Jadran is a professional water polo club based in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Montenegrin League and Regional League A1. PVK Jadran is a 16-time winner of the National league (10 Montenegro, 2 S ...

(2009–2011) and

(2011–2016).

Honours

;VK Bečej

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* 1980 births Living people Montenegrin male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Montenegro Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Government ministers of Montenegro European champions for Serbia and Montenegro Sportsperson-politicians Sportspeople from Kotor Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate water polo players Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy European champions for Montenegro {{Montenegro-waterpolo-bio-stub

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