Andrija Prlainović

Andrija Prlainović (Serbian Cyrillic: Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian professional water polo player widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. 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 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. 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.

Andrija Prlainović
Prlainović after winning the 2011 LEN Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Handedness R
Club information
Current team CN Marseille
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2006
 Jadran Herceg Novi
2006–2011
 Partizan
2010
 Fluminense
2011–2012
 Pro Recco
2012–2014
 Crvena zvezda
2014–2016
 Pro Recco
2016–2019
 Szolnoki Vízilabda
2019–2020
 Orvosegyetem Budapest
2020–present
 Marseille
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 RomeTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 ShanghaiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 BudapestTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2012 Eindhoven
Gold medal – first place2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2016 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2018 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place2008 Málaga
Bronze medal – third place2010 Zagreb
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2007 Berlin
Gold medal – first place2008 Genova
Gold medal – first place2010 Niš
Gold medal – first place2011 Firenze
Gold medal – first place2014 Dubai
Gold medal – first place2015 Bergamo
Gold medal – first place2016 Huizhou
Gold medal – first place2017 Ruza
Gold medal – first place2019 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place2009 Podgorica
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place2010 Oreada
Gold medal – first place2014 Kazakhstan
Bronze medal – third place2018 Oradea
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara


Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2006 Athens
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place2006 Budapest
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almeria

Early years

Prlainović was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia and raised in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, where he came up through the PVK Jadran youth system.

Club career

Montenegro, Serbia, Italy

He started his career in Jadran (2003–2006), and then moved to 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 was then invited to return to Partizan but he decided to sign a contract with another Belgrade water polo club: Crvena Zvezda. Upon his arrival at Crvena zvezda he was made captain.

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 PVK Jadran.[3] In the second round on 24 September, he scored his second goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win.[4] On 1 October Prlainović scored his second Adriatic goal in a 10–7 away win against VK Jug CO.[5] 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 VK Medveščak.[6] Prlainović scored two goals in the fifth round on 15 October, in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB.[7] 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 VK Jadran Split, but this time in the sixth round of the Adriatic League.[8] On 29 October he scored a goal in the Adriatic League seventh round 13–9 home win against Mladost.[9] 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 Herceg Novi. On 30 November he scored another two goals, but in the eleventh round Adriatic League 16–1 away win over VK Primorac.[10] 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.[11] In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Prlainović scored three goals against VK Mornar Split in a 20–8 away win.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] On 3 March Prlainović scored a goal in a 12–7 Adriatic League away win against Mladost.[16]

International 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.[17] This was his second gold medal at the European Championships.

He was part of the Serbian 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympic teams which won two gold and two bronze medals.[18] He was the top goalscorer at the 2012 Olympics, with 22 goals.[19]

Honours

Club
PVK Jadran
  • Championship os Serbia & Montenegro: 2003–04
  • Cup of Serbia & Montenegro: 2004–05
VK Partizan
PA Fluminense
  • Brazilian Championship: 2009–10
Pro Recco
VK Crvena Zvezda
Szolnok
CN Marseille
  • France Championship: 2020–21, 2021–22

National team
  • National team European junior championship 2004, 2006
  • World junior championship 2005
  • Olympic games gold 2016, 2020 bronze 2008, 2012
  • World championship gold 2009,2015 silver 2011 bronze 2017
  • European championship gold 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 silver 2008 bronze 2010
  • World cup gold 2006, 2010, 2014 bronze 2018
  • World league gold 2005–2008, 2010, 2011, 2014–2017, 2019 bronze 2009
  • Mediterranean games gold 2009 bronze 2005

Awards

Personal life

Prlainović is married to Ivana Culjkovic and has a daughter Djurdja.[20]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrija Prlainović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Andrija Prlainović Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. "Pro Recco 14–6 Jadran HN". hvs. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.
  4. "Pro Recco 16–4 Koper Rokava". hvs. 24 September 2011.
  5. "Jug CO 7–10 Pro Recco". hvs. 1 October 2011.
  6. "Medveščak 8–14 Pro Recco". hvs. 8 October 2011.
  7. "Pro Recco 15–8 Primorje EB". hvs. 15 October 2011.
  8. "Jadran ST 5–15 Pro Recco". hvs. 26 October 2011.
  9. "Pro Recco 13–9 Mladost". hvs. 29 October 2011.
  10. "Primorac 1–16 Pro Recco". hvs. 30 November 2011.
  11. "Pro Recco 21–0 POŠK". hvs. 3 December 2011.
  12. "Mornar BS 8–20 Pro Recco". hvs. 10 December 2011.
  13. "Pro Recco 9–8 Jug CO". hvs. 11 February 2012.
  14. "PALLANUOTO, SAVONA E RECCO REGINE DI COPPA". liguria notizie. 27 February 2012.
  15. "Pro Recco 21–5 Mornar BS". hvs. 29 February 2012.
  16. "Mladost 7–12 Pro Recco". hvs. 3 March 2012.
  17. "Serbia 2012 European champions". waterpolo world. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  18. "Andrija Prlainović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  19. "Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. p. 466. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  20. Andrija Prlainović Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  21. Sportsfeed. "Ο Φουντούλης στους κορυφαίους της Ευρώπης" (in Greek). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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