Aleksandar Ćirić
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Born | 30 December 1977 Belgrade, Serbia | (age 46)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandar Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in Belgrade) is a Serbian water polo player who played for two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sidney, the other for Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and one silver medal squad for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The most notable achievements in his club career are winning the Euroleague with VK Bečej in 2000. when he won the title MVP of competition and 4 LEN Cups, three with Brescia and one with VK Radnički Kragujevac.
Club career
In July 2007. Aleksandar Ćirić became a new member of the Montenegrin premier league team Budvanska Rivijera. As stated by the Podgorica daily paper "Vijesti" Ćirić signed a two-year contract with Budva, who wanted to challenge Primorac, the champion of Montenegro and Jadran from Herceg Novi.[1]
In June 2010. Ćirić signed a two-year contract with the Spanish Barceloneta. He played last season for Budva. "It is a mutual satisfaction and I signed a two-year contract with Barceloneta. In an interview with the leaders of the club, I saw that the ambitions are high. Aim is to defend the double crown in Spain, and to get as far as possible in the Euroleague." Ćirić said in a statement.[2] He is currently playing for ENKA Istanbul (TUR).
Clubs he played for
- ____–1994 Crvena Zvezda Jupeks
- 1994–2001 VK Bečej Naftagas
- 2001–2007 AN Brescia
- 2007–2010 VK Budva
- 2010–2012 Barceloneta
- 2012–2013 VK Radnički Kragujevac
- 2013–____ ENKA Istanbul (TUR)
Honours
Club
- VK Crvena Zvezda
- National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1992–93
VK Bečej Naftagas
- National Championship of Yugoslavia (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- National Cup of Yugoslavia (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- LEN Euroleague (1): 1999–2000
- AN Brescia
- PVK Budva
- Montenegrin Water Polo Cup (1): 2007–08
- CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
- División de Honor (1): 2010–11
- Supercopa de España (1): 2010–11
- VK Radnički Kragujevac
- LEN Trophy (1): 2012–13
Individual
- LEN Euroleague MVP (1): 1999–2000
References
- ^ "From Brescia to Budva". Sportska Centrala. 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Ćirić signed for Barceloneta". Sport service. 20 June 2010.
External links
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Serbian water polo players
- Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic water polo players of Yugoslavia
- Olympic water polo players of Serbia and Montenegro
- Olympic water polo players of Serbia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- Olympic bronze medalists for Serbia
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Male water polo players
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- European champions for Serbia