Andrija Prlainović

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Andrija Prlainović
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Prlainović (right, with teammate Stefan Mitrović and team physio) in June 2011 after winning LEN Euroleague with VK Partizan at the Final Four in Rome.
Personal information
Born 28 April 1987 (1987-04-28) (age 36)
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's Water Polo
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
and  Serbia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Málaga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oreada Team
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Niš Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Firenze Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bergamo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Podgorica Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Team

Andrija Prlainović (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Prlainović was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia and raised in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, where he came up through the PVK Jadran youth system. In 2011 he won the LEN Euroleague with VK Partizan and in 2013 with Red Star Belgrade, where he was one of the best scorers. He is currently playing for Red Star Belgrade. Even though he is a young player he is considered to be one of the most intelligent players in Europe. During May and June 2010, Prlainović played for Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro. He has one World Championship gold medal from 2009 Rome and two European gold medals from 2006 Belgrade and 2012 Eindhoven.

Club career

PA Fluminense

In June, 2010, Fluminense triumphed in the Brazilian championship (in which a record number of foreign players (15) played that year), winning their fifth title. In the finals the team overcame Pinheiros, 13–7. Prlainović scored two goals in the final.

Pro Recco

On 17 September 2011, in the first round of the Adriatic League, Prlaionović scored a goal in an easy 14–6 home win against Jadran HN.[1] In the second round on 24 September, he scored his second goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win.[2] On 1 October Prlainović scored his second Adriatic goal in a 10–7 away win against Jug CO.[3] On 8 October in the Adriatic League fourth round, Prlainović and his team-mate and fellow countryman Pijetlović were the top scorers with each scoring three times in a 14–8 away win against Medveščak.[4] Prlainović scored two goals in the fifth round on 15 October, in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB.[5] On 22 October Prlainović scored two goals in the first round of the Euroleague Group in an easy 13–5 win over Spartak Volgograd. On 26 October Prlainović scored another two goals in an easy 15–5 away win against Jadran ST, but this time in the sixth round of the Adriatic League.[6] On 29 October he scored a goal in the Adriatic League seventh round 13–9 home win against Mladost.[7] On 9 November Prlainović scored three goals in the second round of the Euroleague, in a 13–4 away victory against CN Marseille. On 26 November Prlainović scored two goals in the Euroleague third round, in a 10–8 win against VK Jadran HN. On 30 November he scored another two goals, but in the eleventh round Adriatic League 16–1 away win over Primorac.[8] Prlainović managed to score just one goal on 3 December in a humiliating 21–0 defeat over POŠK in the twelfth round of the Adriatic League.[9] In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Prlainović scored three goals against Mornar BS in a 20–8 away win.[10] Prlainović scored three goals on 14 December in the fourth round of the Euroleague, in a 14–9 away win against VK Jadran HN. The third goal was his 10th of the tournament. On 8 February 2012. in the fifth round of the Euroleague, Prlainović scored a goal in a 15–7 win against CN Marseille. 3 days later he scored two goals in Adriatic League fifteenth round 9–8 home win against Jug CO.[11] On 25 February, in the last round of the Euroleague group stage, Prlainović scored three goals in the 18–7 away win against Spartak Volgograd.[12] Four days later, Prlainović scored another three goals but in the Adriatic League fourteenth round game behind, in a 21–5 easy home win over Mornar BS.[13] On 3 March Prlainović scored a goal in a 12–7 Adriatic League away win against Mladost.[14]

VK Partizan

Adrija Prlainovic started his career in Jadran (2003 - 2006), which after he continued in Partizan Raiffeisen for five seasons (2006-2011). In 2011 he moved to the Italian Pro Recco but he spent only one season there as the club went bankrupt. He got an invitation from Partizan but he decided to sign a contract with the red and white part of Belgrade, the Crvena Zvezda. In Crvena Zvezda he was captain and one of the best player.

Clubs

He also played summer league in 2010 with Fluminense in Brazil.

National career

Prlainović scored his first two goals at the European Championship on 17 January against Germany in a second game which the Serbs won by 13–12. He also scored a goal in a third game on 19 January, in a great 15–12 victory for his country against the defending European champions Croatia. On 21 January in the fourth match, Prlainović scored three goals for his national team in a routine victory against Romania 14–5. On 23 January, Prlainović scored a goal in the last round of group A, in which Serbia lost to Montenegro with 11–7. On 27 January Prlainović scored a goal in a semifinal 12–8 victory over Italy. Andrija Prlainović won the 2012 European Championship on 29 January. He scored a goal in the final against Montenegro which his national team won by 9–8.[15] This was his second gold medal at the European Championships.

Honours

Club

PVK Jadran
  • National Championship os Serbia & Montenegro: 2003–04
  • National Cup of Serbia & Montenegro: 2004–05
VK Partizan
  • National Championship of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • National Cup of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • LEN Euroleague: 2010–11
  • Eurointer League: 2010, 2011
PA Fluminense
  • National Championship of Brazil: 2009–10
Pro Recco
VK Crvena Zvezda
National team
  • National team European junior championship 2004, 2006
  • World junior championship 2005
  • Olympic games bronze medal 2008, 2012
  • World championship gold 2009 silver 2011
  • European championship gold 2006, 2012, 2014 silver 2008 bronze 2010
  • World cup gold 2006, 2010
  • World league gold 2005-2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 bronze 2009
  • Mediterranean games gold 2009 bronze 2005

Individual

References

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