Branislav Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: 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 title in 2015, and Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 World Championship [2] and 2020 Olympic Games.
| Branislav Mitrović | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mitrović at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
30 January 1985 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Vasas | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003–2007 | Vojvodina | ||
2007–2010 | Partizan | ||
2010–2011 | Ferencvárosi | ||
2011–2014 | Debreceni | ||
2014–2018 | Egri | ||
2018–2020 | OSC Budapest | ||
2020–present | Vasas | ||
Medal record | |||
National career
editOn 29 January 2012, Mitrović won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9:8.[3] This was his first gold medal with the national team. He retired from national teamin 2024.[4]
Personal life
editMitrović became a goalkeeper after an advice from his first coach to make use of his large frame and long hands in the goal. He is married to Jelena.[2]
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 men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
References
edit- ^ Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. waterpoloworld.com
- ^ "РТС :: Ватерполо :: Бранислав Митровић званично завршава играчку каријеру".
External links
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- Branislav Mitrović at World Aquatics
- Branislav Mitrović at Olympedia
- Branislav Mitrović at Olympics.com
- Branislav Mitrović at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)
- Branislav Mitrović on Instagram
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