Vanja Udovičić - Vaterpolo

Vanja Udovicic - Water Polo


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- Vanja Udovičić (krsno mu je ime Franjo) je srpski
vaterpolist, kapetan srbijanske vaterpolske reprezentacije.
- Rođen je 12.9.1982. u Beogradu.
- Otac mu je istarski Hrvat, a majka je Srpkinja,
pa zato ima i hrvatsko i srpsko državljanstvo.
- Igrao je za Beogradski Partizan i Jadran iz
Herceg Novog odakle prelazi u talijanski Pro Reco.
- Pošto nije htio igrati za Talijansku reprezentaciju
dolazi u sukob s klubom te nakon isteka ugovora
16.92010. potpisuje za zagrebačku Mladost.
- Sa reprezentacijom Srbije osvaja:
-Srebro na OI u Ateni 2004.
Broncu na OI u Pekingu 2008.
- Zlato na Svetskom prvenstvu u Montrealu 2005.
Zlato na Svjetskom prvenstvu u Rimu 2009.
- Zlato na Evropskom prvenstvu u Beogradu 2008.
Srebro na Evropskom prvenstvu u Malagi 2008.
Broncu na Evropskom prvenstvu u Zagrebu 2010.
- Osvajač je i zlata i bronce na Svetskom kupu,
kao i dva zlata i bronce u Svjetskoj ligi.
- Proglašen je za najboljeg igrača Svjetskog prvenstva 2009,
kao i na Evropskom prvenstvu 2010 u Zagrebu.

- Vanja Udovicic (his baptismal name Francis) is a Serbian
water polo player, captain of the Serbian water polo team.
- Born on 12.9.1982. in Belgrade.
- His father is the Istrian Croat, a Serb mother,
and therefore has a Croatian and Serbian citizenship.
- He played for Partizan Belgrade and the Adriatic
Herceg Novi, where over the Italian Pro Reco.
- Because he did not want to play for Italian team
comes into conflict with the club and after the expiration of the contract
16.92010. signed for Zagreb.
- With the national team of Serbia won:
-Silver medal at the Olympic Games in Athens 2004.
Bronze medal at the Olympics in Beijing 2008.
- Gold at the World Championships in Montreal 2005th
Gold at World Championships in Rome 2009th
- Gold at the European Championships in Belgrade 2008th
Silver medal at the European Championships in Malaga 2008th
Bronze at the European Championships in Zagreb 2010th
- Winner of a gold and bronze at the World Cup
as well as two gold and bronze in the World League.
- He was the best player of the World Championship in 2009,
and the European Championship 2010 in Zagreb.