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Filip Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Филиповић; born 2 May 1987) is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and gold medals in 2016 and 2020. He also held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He was named Most Valuable Player at the 2011 World Championships. He was also voted as the male water polo "World Player of the Year" in 2011, 2014 and 2021 by the FINA magazine.[3] He played for Pro Recco in Italy and won three LEN Champions League and three LEN Super Cup with them.[4] Currently, he plays for Olympiacos.

Filip Filipović
Filipović at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 35) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Position	Right Driv
Handedness	Left
Club information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	10
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2002–2009	Partizan
2009–2012	Pro Recco
2012–2014	Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2020	Pro Recco
2020–2021	Szolnoki Vízilabda
2021–present	Olympiacos
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Serbia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2009 Rome Team 2015 Kazan Team 2011 Shanghai Team 2017 Budapest Team European Championship 2006 Belgrade 2012 Eindhoven 2014 Budapest 2016 Belgrade 2018 Barcelona 2008 Málaga 2010 Zagreb FINA World Cup 2010 Oradea 2018 Berlin FINA World League 2007 Berlin 2008 Genova 2010 Niš 2011 Firenze 2013 Chelyabinsk 2014 Dubai 2015 Bergamo 2016 Huizhou 2017 Ruza 2019 Belgrade 2009 Podgorica Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 2018 Tarragona Representing  Serbia and Montenegro European Championship 2003 Kranj FINA World Cup 2006 Budapest FINA World League 2005 Belgrade 2006 Athens Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria

Filipović was given the honour to carry the national flag of Serbia at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[5] becoming the 26th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Club career

Pro Recco

In February 2010. Filip and his Pro Recco teammate 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 teammates from Pro Recco will play in Adriatic Water polo League.[6]

2011–12 season

In the second round of the Adriatic League, on 24 September, Filipović scored his first goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win.[7] On 1 October 2011. Filipović scored two goals in the Adriatic League, in a 10–7 third round away win against Jug CO.[8] On 15 October Filipović scored a goal in the fifth round of the Adriatic League, in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB.[9] 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.[10] On 26 November Filipović scored a goal in the Euroleague third round, in a 10–8 win against Jadran Herceg Novi. Filipović scored two goals on 3 December in a humiliating 21–0 defeat over POŠK in the twelfth round of the Adriatic League.[11] In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Filipović scored another two goals against Mornar Split in a 20–8 away win.[12] 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.[13] He scored one more in a win over Primorje EB by 13–6 on 18 February, in the sixteenth round.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

National career

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.[18] This was his third gold medal at the European Championships.

Filipović was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, with 19 goals.[19]

Honours

Filipović has played for the Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia national team more than 381 times and has scored more than 677 goals. He has 35 medals with his national team, the most notable being gold medals representing Serbia at the World Championships in 2009 Rome and 2015 Kazan, as well as gold medals and individual MVP awards at the Olympics in 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo.[1][20][21]

Club

Partizan

• Serbian Championship: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• Serbian Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

Pro Recco

• LEN Champions League: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15 ; runners-up: 2010–11, 2017–18
• LEN Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2015
• Adriatic League: 2011–12
• Serie A1: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Coppa Italia: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

Radnički Kragujevac

• LEN Euro Cup: 2012–13
• LEN Champions League runners-up: 2013–14

Szolnok Vízilabda

• LEN Euro Cup: 2020–21
• Hungarian Championship: 2020–21

Olympiacos

• Greek Championship: 2021–22
• Greek Cup: 2021–22

Awards

• FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2011, 2014, 2021
• Swimming World Magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2016, 2021
• Waterpolo-World Magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2015
• LEN "European Player of the Year" award: 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
• Member of the World Team of the Year's 2000-2020 by total-waterpolo
• Member of the World Team 2018, 2021 by total-waterpolo
• Sportsman of The Year by the Serbian Olympic Committee: 2016, 2021
• Serbia's sport association "May Award" : 2007
• World Championship Top Scorer: 2009 Rome
• World Championship MVP: 2011 Shanghai[3]
• World League Top Scorer: 2011 Firenze
• Olympic Tournament 2012 London Team of the Tournament
• World League Top Scorer: 2014 Dubai
• LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2013–14[22] with Radnički Kragujevac
• Olympic Tournament Top Scorer: 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Olympic Tournament MVP: 2016 Rio de Janeiro
• Olympic Tournament 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team of the Tournament
• Olympic Tournament MVP: 2020 Tokyo
• Olympic Tournament 2020 Tokyo Team of the Tournament
• European Championship MVP: 2018 Barcelona
• World League MVP: 2019 Belgrade
• Hungarian Championship MVP: 2020–21[23] with Szolnok
• Greek Championship MVP: 2021–22 [24] with Olympiacos

Personal life

Filipović is married to Sanja and has son and daughter .[3]

See also

• Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of flag bearers for Serbia at the Olympics
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

External links

• Filip Filipović at FINA
• Filip Filipović at Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
• Filip Filipović at Olympics.com
• Filip Filipović at Olympedia
• Filip Filipović at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (archived) (in Serbian)
• Official website
• Filip Filipović on Instagram

Sporting positions
Preceded by Živko Gocić	Serbia captain 2017–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Vanja Udovičić	Most Valuable Player of Water Polo World Championship 2011	Succeeded by Dénes Varga
Preceded by Vanja Udovičić Dénes Varga  Italy	FINA Water Polo Player of the Year 2011 2014 2021	Succeeded by Josip Pavić  Serbia Incumbent
Preceded by Duško Pijetlović Francesco Di Fulvio	Swimming World Magazine Water Polo Player of the Year 2016 2021	Succeeded by Márton Vámos Incumbent
Preceded by Ivana Anđušić Maksimović	Flagbearer for  Serbia (with Sonja Vasić) Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Filip Filipović (water polo)

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[fr] Filip Filipović (water-polo)

Filip Filipović (serbe cyrillique : Филип Филиповић) est un joueur international serbe de water-polo né le 2 mai 1987 à Belgrade.

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[it] Filip Filipović

Filip Filipović (in serbo: Филип Филиповић?; Belgrado, 2 maggio 1987) è un pallanuotista serbo, attaccante dell'Olympiakos.

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[ru] Филипович, Филип

Фи́лип Фили́пович (серб. Филип Филиповић, 2 мая 1987 (1987-05-02), Белград, Сербия) — сербский ватерполист, игрок ватерпольного клуба «Сольнок» и сборной Сербии. Олимпийский чемпион (2016), бронзовый медалист Олимпийских игр 2008 в Пекине и Олимпийских игр 2012 в Лондоне. Двукратный чемпион мира, шестикратный чемпион Европы, чемпион мира среди юниоров (2003, 2005), четырёхкратный чемпион Европы среди юниоров (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006). Сыграл 367 матчей за сборную и забил 643 гола.

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