Stefan Mitrović (water polo)
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Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1988年03月29日) 29 March 1988 (age 37) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Szolnoki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Ferencvárosi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Apollon Smyrnis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Митровић; born 29 March 1988) is a Serbian water polo center back for Partizan. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He was pulled out of the 2008 Beijing Olympics team after suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident. He won the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Club career
[edit ]Partizan Raiffeisen
[edit ]On 22 October 2011. Mitrović scored three goals in the first round of the Euroleague Group, in an 8–9 loss to Szeged Beton VE. On 26 November Mitrović scored a goal in a 9–6 Euroleague third round win over ZF Eger in Belgrade. Mitrović scored three goals on 14 December in the fourth round of the Euroleague, in the 12–8 second defeat to ZF Eger. On 8 February Stefan Mitrović scored a goal for Partizan in the fifth round of the Euroleague Group in which his team won without much problem 9–5 against TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA. On 15 February Mitrović scored his first goal of the Serbian National Championship season, in the second round of the "A League", in an 8–6 win against Crvena Zvezda VET. On 1 March Mitrović scored a goal against VK Vojvodina in a 10–9 win in the "A League" fourth round.
Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP
[edit ]Starting with the 2013–2014 season he played for Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP. He was part of the team for three seasons, until 2016, winning the national championship in the last two out of the three occasions.
Ferencvárosi TC
[edit ]Starting with the 2016–2017 season he will be playing for Ferencvárosi TC alongside other signings from his previous team such as Dániel Varga, Norbert Madaras and Márton Tóth.
Olympiacos
[edit ]On 25 June 2019, he signed for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.
National career
[edit ]On 16 January, at the European Championship Mitrović scored a goal in the first game in an 8–5 win against Spain. Mitrović was a big part of his team on 19 January, in a big 15–12 victory against the defending European champions Croatia. He scored two goals for his team. On 27 January Mitrović scored two goals in a semifinal 12–8 victory over Italy. Stefan Mitrović won the 2012 European Championship on 29 January. He scored two goals alongside his captain Vanja Udovičić in the final against Montenegro which his national team won by 9–8.[3] Later that year he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.[1]
Honours
[edit ]VK Partizan
- LEN Champions League: 2010–11
- Serbian Championship: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Serbian Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Szolnoki
- Hungarian Championship: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Hungarian Cup: 2014
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2016
Ferencvaros
- LEN Champions League: 2018–19
- LEN Super Cup: 2018
- LEN Euro Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Hungarian Championships: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Hungarian Cup: 2018
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2017, 2018
Olympiacos
- Greek Championship: 2019–20
- Greek Cup: 2019–20
- Greek Super Cup: 2019
Awards
[edit ]- Hungarian Championship Top Scorer: 2013–14
Personal life
[edit ]Mitrović is married to Ilinka.[4] In November 2024, Mitrović joined the ruling populist Serbian Progressive Party.[5]
See also
[edit ]- Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Stefan Mitrović. sports-reference.com
- ^ Stefan Mitrović Archived 2016年08月15日 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Serbia 2012 European champions". waterpolo world. 29 January 2012.
- ^ Stefan Mitrović. nbcolympics.com
- ^ ""ČAST JE BITI U NJIHOVOM DRUŠTVU" Dvojica sportista postali članovi SNS, Vučević im poželeo dobrodošlicu (FOTO)". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 2024年11月28日. Retrieved 2024年11月29日.
External links
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- Stefan Mitrović at World Aquatics Edit on Wikidata
- Stefan Mitrović at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)Edit on Wikidata
- Stefan Mitrović at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Stefan Mitrović at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)Edit on Wikidata
- Stefan Mitrović at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- Stefan Mitrović at Water Polo Association of Serbia (archived)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Water polo players from Belgrade
- Serbian male water polo players
- Water polo drivers
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Serbia in water polo
- Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia in water polo
- 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
- Olympiacos Water Polo Club players
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- European Water Polo Championship medalists
- 21st-century Serbian sportsmen