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 (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)
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

National career

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On 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

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Mitrović 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

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References

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  1. ^ Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Branislav Mitrović Archived 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Hartog, Tim (2012) Serbia 2012 European champions Archived 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. waterpoloworld.com
  4. ^ "РТС :: Ватерполо :: Бранислав Митровић званично завршава играчку каријеру".
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