Filip Filipović (water polo)

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Filip Filipović

Personal information
Born	May 2, 1987 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team Competition 2012 London Team Competition World Championship 2009 Rome Team Competition 2011 Shanghai Team Competition European Championship 2003 Kranj 2006 Belgrade 2008 Málaga 2010 Zagreb 2012 Eindhoven FINA World League 2005 Belgrade 2006 Athens 2007 Berlin 2008 Genova 2009 Podgorica 2010 Niš 2011 Firenze World Cup 2006 Budapest 2010 Oradea Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Team Competition 2009 Pescara Team Competition

Filip Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Филиповић; born May 2, 1987 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team taking the Bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Gold and Silver medals at the 2009 Rome World Championship and 2011 Shanghai World Championship. He is currently playing for Pro Recco. He was voted best water polo male player for 2009 by European Swimming League. In 2010 he won the LEN Euroleague and the LEN Supercup with Pro Recco At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Filipović was named Most Valuable Player. He was also voted by FINA magazine as the male water polo "Athlete of the Year". In 2012 Filipović won his third European gold medal at the European Championship in Eindhoven. He is 1,97m and weighs 100 kg.

Club career

Pro Recco

In February, 2010. Filip and his Pro Recco team-mate Udovičić were guests in Soria. They played an all-stars humanitarian match between Italy and the selection of foreigners playing in the Italian championship, and all proceeds from the match went to charity - to help Haiti, the victims of the recent devastating earthquake. Caps of all players were offered for sale at a symbolic price of 30 euros. It was confirmed on 29 June 2011 that Filip and his team-mates from Pro Recco will play in Adriatic Water polo League.

2011–12 season

In the second round on of the Adriatic League, on 24 September, Filipović scored his first goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win. On 1 October 2011. Filipović scored two goals in the Adriatic League, in a 10–7 third round away win against Jug CO. On 15 October Filipović scored a goal in the fifth round of the Adriatic League, in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB. On 22 October Filipović scored two goals in the first round of the Euroleague Group in an easy 13–5 win over Spartak Volgograd. On 29 October, in the Adriatic League seventh round 13–9 home win against Mladost, Filipović scored two goals. On 26 November Filipović scored a goal in the Euroleague third round, in a 10–8 win against VK Jadran HN. Filipović scored two goals on 3 December in a humiliating 21–0 defeat over POŠK in the twelfth round of the Adriatic League. In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Filipović scored another two goals against Mornar BS in a 20–8 away win. On 8 February 2012. in the fifth round of the Euroleague, Filipović scored two goals in a 15–7 win against CN Marseille. 3 days later he scored another two goals but in the Adriatic League fifteenth round 9–8 home win against Jug CO. He scored one more in a win over Primorje EB by 13–6 on 18 February, in the sixteenth round. On 25 February, in the last round of the Euroleague group stage, Filipović was the top scorer in the 18–7 away win against Spartak Volgograd with five goals. Four days later, Filipović scored another five goals but in the Adriatic League fourteenth round game behind, in a 21–5 easy home win over Mornar BS. On 3 March Filipović scored two goals in a 12–7 Adriatic League away win against Mladost, the second goal was his 20th so far.

Clubs he played for

• 2002–2009 VK Partizan
• 2009–2012 Pro Recco
• 2012–____ Radnički Kragujevac

National career

2012 Eindhoven

Filip finally scored his first two goals on 17 January at the European Championship against Germany in the second game which the Serbs won by a score of 13–12. On 19 January, in the third game of the tournament, Filipović scored two goals in a big 15–12 victory against rivals and defending European champions Croatia. He will also remember the match for the unsportsmanlike conduct of Croat Nikša Dobud who deliberately struck him from behind, resulting in serious bruising underneath Filipović's right eye. Filipović responded by scoring two goals against the Croatians and waving the Serbian three-finger salute at the Croatian bench. On 27 January Filipović scored three goals in a semifinal 12–8 victory over Italy. Filip Filipović 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. This was his third gold medal at the European Championships.

Honours

Filip has played for the Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia national team more than 190 times and has scored more than 260 goals. He has 19 medals with his national team but the most notable are the gold and silver medals from the World Championships in 2009 Rome and 2011 Shanghai as also the bronze medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Club

VK Partizan

• National Championship of Serbia (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• National Cup of Serbia (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

Pro Recco

• Serie A1 (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
• Coppa Italia (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
• LEN Euroleague (2): 2009–10, 2011–12
• LEN Supercup (1): 2010
• Adriatic League (1): 2011–12

Individual

• World Championship Top Scorer (1): 2009 Rome
• LEN magazine's man water polo "Athlete of the Year" award (1): 2009
• World Championship MVP (1): 2011 Shanghai
• FINA magazine's man water polo "Athlete of the Year" award (1): 2011