Vladimir Vujasinovic
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Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian
Serbia men's national water polo team
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia...
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, and numerous other titles. He is currently the captain of VK Partizan
VK Partizan
Vaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
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Born in Rijeka to Serbian parents hailing from Ivoševci
Ivoševci
Ivoševci is a village located in the municipality of Kistanje, in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. The village is situated in northern Dalmatia, in the region known as Bukovica...
village near Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...
, Vujasinovic grew up in Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
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Vujasinović is considered to be one of the best players in the history of world water polo. He played for Croatian Primorje
Primorje EB
Primorje EB is a Croatian water polo club based in Rijeka.-History:The club was founded in 1908, with the name of Croatian Sports Club Viktoria, and is the oldest swimming club in Croatia. Under that name, the club was active until the end of World War II. The club was reformed with the name...
, Serbian VK Crvena Zvezda, Spanish Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Italian A.S. Roma Pallanuoto, Serbian VK Partizan
VK Partizan
Vaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
, Italian Pro Recco
Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco are an Italian water polo club from Recco in Liguria.Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria...
, Brazilian Fluminense. In summer 2007 he played with Maltese side Neptunes WPSC
Neptunes WPSC
Neptunes WPSC is a leading water polo club from San Giljan in Malta. Founded in 1929, it has won all the major water polo honours in its coveted history. One of its most notable coaches was Italian Gianni Lonzi....
and helped them retain the Maltese First Division. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2001 European Championship
2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 25th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
in Budapest, Hungary. Vujasinović won European Champions League several times with Italian Pro Recco
Pro Recco
A.S.D. Pro Recco are an Italian water polo club from Recco in Liguria.Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria...
(year 2007 and 2008) and Serbian VK Partizan
VK Partizan
Vaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
. He rejoined Partizan Belgrade for the 2008/9 season. He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer League title with Neptunes Emirates (St. Julians, Malta) in August 2010.
Vujasinović was named best player in the world several times. In 2003 he was declared for the best athlete of Serbia and Montenegro, and in 2005 the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro
Olympic Committee of Serbia
Olympic Committee of Serbia is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's representatives at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games as well as at smaller events such as the Mediterranean Games.-History :...
declared him for the best sportsman.
Club career
- 1990-91 - Primorje RijekaPrimorje EBPrimorje EB is a Croatian water polo club based in Rijeka.-History:The club was founded in 1908, with the name of Croatian Sports Club Viktoria, and is the oldest swimming club in Croatia. Under that name, the club was active until the end of World War II. The club was reformed with the name...
- 1991-94 - Red Star BelgradeVK Crvena ZvezdaVaterpolo klub Crvena Zvezda is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Crvena Zvezda is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Crvena Zvezda. The club is supported by Delije, fans of all sport clubs competing under the name of Crvena Zvezda.-History:It was founded in...
- 1994-97 - Barcelona
- 1997-98 - VK PartizanVK PartizanVaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
- 1998-01 - AS Roma Pallanuoto
- 2001-08 - Pro ReccoPro ReccoA.S.D. Pro Recco are an Italian water polo club from Recco in Liguria.Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria...
- 2008- - VK PartizanVK PartizanVaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
Vujasinović has additionally had summer league club stints in Malta and Brazil with Neptunes WPSC
Neptunes WPSC
Neptunes WPSC is a leading water polo club from San Giljan in Malta. Founded in 1929, it has won all the major water polo honours in its coveted history. One of its most notable coaches was Italian Gianni Lonzi....
and Fluminense, respectively.
Clubs honours
- 2010-11 LEN Euroleague -
Champion, with Partizan RaiffeisenVK PartizanVaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...