Igor Milanović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Милановић; born 18 December 1965) is a Serbian professional

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head coach and former player. He is considered one of the best water polo players of all time. Milanović had an illustrious professional career spanning twenty years.

Biography

Milanović was born in Belgrade,

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, SFR Yugoslavia. He played a total of 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals. As a player, he won numerous trophies: he was a two-time Olympic gold medalist, a two-time World Championship winner, European Championship winner, a two-time FINA Cup winner, and a three-time Euroleague Championship winner. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of FR Yugoslavia at the opening ceremony of the

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, becoming the 18th water polo player to be a

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at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.Serbia and Montenegro
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. In June 2009, Milanović was named the head coach of Partizan Raiffeisen after

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stepped down. In 2011 as a head coach of Partizan Raiffeisen, he won the Euroleague Championship.

Honours

As a coach

;Partizan *

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: 2011 * Eurointer League: 2009–10, 2010–11 * Serbian Championship: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 * Serbian Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 * Tom Hoad Cup: 2011 Pro Recco *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 *

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: 2014–15 Galatasaray *

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: 2016–17 Novi Beograd *

''runners-up'': 2021–22 *

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 Mac ...

: 2021–22 * Serbian Championship: 2021–22 Olympiacos *

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: 2022–23

As a player

;VK Partizan * Yugoslavian Championship: 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88 * Yugoslavian Cup: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 * Mediterranean Cup: 1989 ;Mladost * Yugoslavian Championship: 1989–90 *

LEN Euroleague 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 ...

: 1989–90, 1990–91 *

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: 1990. * Mediterranean Cup: 1991 ;VK Crvena Zvezda * Yugoslavian Championship: 1991–92 ;CN Catalunya * Spanish Championship: 1992–93 ;Roma *

LEN Trophy 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 competiti ...

: 1993–94 ;PVK Budva * Serbia and Montenegro Championship: 1993–94

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