Slobodan Soro (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Слободан Соро; born December 23, 1978) is a Serbian-born Brazilian
water polo
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goalkeeper.
As a member of the
Serbia men's national water polo team
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at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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and the
2012 London Olympics
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, he won the bronze medal in both of those Olympics.
[Slobodan Soro]
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2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 16 to 29 January 2012.
Road to the 2012 Olympics
The championships was part of the qualification proced ...
. It was his second gold medal in the competition. In 2011 he won the National Championship and National Cup of Serbia,
LEN Euroleague
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The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
,
LEN Supercup
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and Eurointer League with Partizan Raiffeisen.
In 2015 he became a Brazilian naturalized citizen and was a member of the
Brazil national team that competed at the
2016 Rio Olympics
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. He was the
top goalkeeper at the
2016 Olympics
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, with 81 saves.
Club career
Slobodan Soro played for numerus clubs, including
VK Vojvodina
Vaterpolo klub Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, Ватерполо клуб Војводина) is a professional water polo club based in Novi Sad, Serbia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Serbian League and Regional League A2.
Honours
*Ser ...
,
VK Beograd,
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 ...
,
VK Dinamo,
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 ...
,
VK Partizan
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,
Rari Nantes Savona
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,
CN Sabadell
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Founded in 1916, it is best known for its women's water polo team, which has been the most successful team in the national championship in recent years with nine titles since 2 ...
,
CR Flamengo
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,
Shturm 2002
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Shturm Chekhov's male team won four national championships ...
,
Botafogo
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and now S.S. Lazio.
VK Partizan
In July 2010, the goalkeeper of VK Partizan and
Serbian national team, signed a new two-year contract with Serbian champions. Partizan had financial problems, so that at one time Soro's stay at the club was questioned, but in the end it was all denied by him signing a new contract.
National career
2012 Samartzidis Cup
From 9 to 11 January 2012. Soro competed with his national team on the
Greek
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island
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of
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in the
Samaridis Cup which was more a like preparation tournament for the upcoming
2012 European Championship held in
Eindhoven
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on goal difference. However, Soro was named as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
2012 Eindhoven
On 16 January, at the
European Championship Soro had a brilliant game making 14 saves in the first game in an 8–5 win against
Spain
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. On 29 January, Soro won the European Championship with his
national team
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beating in the final
Montenegro
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by 9–8.
Unlike in the semifinal game against
Italy
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were Soro was substituted by
Branislav Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Митровић; born 30 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper for Vasas and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He won the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018, the world ...
because of the poor play, he absolutely dominated on the goal of Serbia in the final match. This was his second gold and overall fourth European medal.
Honours
Club
VK Bečej
* National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1999–2000
* National Cup of Yugoslavia (1): 1999–2000
*
LEN Euroleague
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(1): 1999–2000
VK Partizan
* National Championship of Serbia (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
* National Cup of Serbia (4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
*
LEN Euroleague
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The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
(1):
2010–11
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LEN Supercup
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* Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player
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(1): 2011
*
LEN 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 ...
(1): 1997–98
* Eurointer League (2): 2010, 2011
Botafogo
* National Championship of Brazil (1): 2015
* Rio de Janeiro State Championship (1): 2016
* South America Championship (1): 2017
Individual
*
FINA World Cup Best Goalkeeper (1):
2010 Oreada
*
FINA World League Best Goalkeeper (1):
2011 Firenze
*Samaridis Cup Best Goalkeeper (1): 2012 Chios
* Serbia's sport association "May Award" : 2012
See also
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Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Serbia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Serbia men's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
*
Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Brazil men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Brazil men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
*
List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
*
List of world champions in men's water polo
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquati ...
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References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Novi Sad
Serbian male water polo players
Serbian expatriates in Brazil
Brazilian people of Serbian descent
Brazilian 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 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia in water polo
Olympic water polo players of Brazil
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
European champions for Serbia
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Serbia
Water polo players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in water polo
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games