Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional

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 th ...

player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was a member 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 pa ...

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

. The team reached the semifinals, where they were defeated by

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and then lost to

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in the bronze medal match. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

, he was again a member of Montenegro's team, where they lost to Croatia in the semi-final, and then lost to Serbia again in the bronze medal match, this time 11–12. He is considered one of the best defenders of all time and by many the top in his position in the world as he can transform the entire defense of his team.

Honours

Club

;PVK Jadran *

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North M ...

: 2009–10 *Championship of Serbia & Montenegro: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09 *Montenegrin Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08 ;Jug Dubrovnik * Croatian Chanmpionship: 2012–13 *

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 na ...

'' ; runners-up'' :

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

;Pro Recco *

: 2011–12, 2014–15,

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, 2021–22,

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; ''runners-up'':

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

, 2017–18 *

LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested be ...

: 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022 *

: 2011 –12 * Serie A1:

, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22 , 2022–23 *

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 , 2022–23

Awards

* Swimming World Magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2011, 2018 *

MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

: 2017–18 *Member of the Second World Team of the 2000–2020 by ''total-waterpolo'' *Member of the World Team by'' total-waterpolo'' 2018, 2019 *Montenegrin Olympic Committee "Athlete of the Year": 2015, 2016 *

of the 2008–09

with PVK Jadran *Top Scorer of the 2008–09

: 103 goals with PVK Jadran *

of the 2009–10 Adriatic League with PVK Jadran *Top Scorer of the 2009–10 Adriatic League: 68 goals with PVK Jadran *Top Scorer of the 2010–11 Serie A1: 79 goals with

Pro Recco A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian water polo club from Recco, in Liguria. It currently plays in Serie A1. Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domesti ...

*Top Scorer of the 2012–13 Adriatic League: 66 goals with Jug Dubrovnik * 2012 Olympic Games Team of the Tournament * 2020 Olympic Games Team of the Tournament * Top Scorer of the 2020 Olympic Games: 24 goals * Top Scorer of the 2018 World League: 14 goals * Top Scorer of the 2018 European Championship: 17 goals * Top Scorer of the 2013 World Championship: 20 goals * Top Scorer of the 2019 World Championship: 21 goals * 2013 World Championship Team of the Tournament * 2019 World Championship Team of the Tournament * World League

: 2020 Tbilisi

References

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* 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 Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 1986 births People from Herceg Novi World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo Universiade medalists in water polo FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Expatriate water polo players Serbia and Montenegro male water polo players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Montenegro Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Italy European champions for Montenegro {{Montenegro-waterpolo-bio-stub

Honours

Club

Awards

See also

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