Duško Pijetlović

Duško Pijetlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Пијетловић; 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020, and bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Pijetlović won three consecutive Euroleague titles with three teams: in 2011 with Partizan in 2012 with Pro Recco and in 2013 with Crvena Zvezda.

Duško Pijetlović
Pijetlović at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985
Novi Sad, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Club information
Current team Novi Beograd
Number 6
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2002
 Vojvodina
2002–2011
 Partizan
2011–2012
 Pro Recco
2012–2013
 Crvena zvezda
2013–2014
 Sintez Kazan
2014–2017
 Pro Recco
2017–2019
 Dinamo Moscow
2019–2021
 Szolnoki Vízilabda
2021–present
 Novi Beograd
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 Oradea
Gold medal – first place2014 Kazakhstan
Bronze medal – third place2018 Oradea
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona


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

Club career

Pro Recco

On 17 September 2011, in the first round of the Adriatic League, Pijetlović and Sandro Sukno were the top scorers with each scoring three times in an easy 14–6 home win against Jadran HN.[3] In the second round on 24 September, he scored a goal against Koper Rokava in a 16–4 home win.[4] On 1 October Pijetlović scored two goals in a 10–7 Adriatic League away win against VK Jug.[5] On 8 October in the Adriatic League fourth round, Pijetlović and his team-mate and fellow countryman Prlainović were the top scorers with each scoring three times in a 14–8 away win against Medveščak.[6] Pijetlović was again the top scorer of the fifth round in his team on 15 October, he scored three goals in a 15–8 home win against Primorje EB.[7] On 22 October Pijetlović scored a goal in the first round of the Euroleague Group in an easy 13–5 win over Spartak Volgograd. On 26 October Pijetlović scored another goal in an easy 15–5 away win against Jadran ST, but this time in the sixth round of the Adriatic League.[8] On 29 October, in the Adriatic League seventh round 13–9 home win against Mladost, Pijetlović scored three goals.[9] Pijetlović scored his sixteenth Adriatic League goal on 5 November, in a 14–7 away win against Šibenik.[10] On 9 November Pijetlović scored his second goal of the tournament in the second round of the Euroleague, in a 13–4 away victory against CN Marseille. But just after 3 days, on 12 November, he scored an amazing five goals for his team in 16–7 away win against Budva M:tel, in the ninth round of the Adriatic League.[11] On 26 November Pijetlović scored two goals in the Euroleague third round, in a 10–8 win against VK Jadran HN. On 30 November he scored another two goals, but in the eleventh round Adriatic League 16–1 away win over Primorac.[12] Pijetlović 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.[13] In the thirteenth round on 10 December, Pijetlović scored two goals against Mornar BS in a 20–8 away win.[14] Pijetlović scored three goals on 14 December in the fourth round of the Euroleague, in a 14–9 away win against VK Jadran HN. How the tournament went on, Duško Pijetlović lifted his form. On 8 February 2012. in the fifth round of the Euroleague, he scored an astonishing seven goals in a 15–7 win against CN Marseille. With seven goals scored he doubled up his tally to fourteen goals overall in Euroleague so far. 3 days later he scored his 27th goal in Adriatic League fifteenth round 9–8 home win against Jug CO.[15] He made it 30 in a win over Primorje EB by 13–6 on 18 February, in the sixteenth round.[16] On 25 February, in the last round of the Euroleague group stage, Pijetlović scored three goals in the 18–7 away win against Spartak Volgograd.[17] Four days later, Pijetlović alongside his team-mate Filipović scored five goals in the Adriatic League fourteenth-round game behind, in a 21–5 easy home win over Mornar BS.[18] On 3 March Pijetlović scored a goal in a 12–7 Adriatic League away win against Mladost.[19]

National career

On 16 January, at the European Championship Pijetlović scored in the first game two goals in an 8–5 win against Spain. In the second game, on 17 January, Pijetlović scored four goals for his national team helping them in a 13–12 win over Germany. On 19 January, in a difficult game against the defending European champions Croatia, Pijetlović scored two goals in a 15–12 win. On 21 January in the fourth match, Pijetlović was the top scorer with four goals in a routine victory against Romania 14–5. On 23 January, in the last round of group A, which Serbia lost to Montenegro with 11–7, Pijetlović scored two goals. Duško Pijetlović 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.[20] This was his second gold medal at the European Championships.

Honours

Club
VK Partizan
Sintez Kazan
Pro Recco
VK Crvena Zvezda
Dynamo Moscow
Szolnok

VK Novi Beograd

Awards

Personal life

Pijetlović is married to Marina and has two sons.[21] His older brother Gojko Pijetlović is yet another Serbian prominent water polo player.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Duško Pijetlović". sport reference. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  2. Duško Pijetlović Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. "Pro Recco 14–6 Jadran HN". hvs. 17 September 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. "Šibenik 7–14 Pro Recco". hvs. 5 November 2011.
  11. "Budva M:tel 7–16 Pro Recco". hvs. 12 November 2011.
  12. "Primorac 1–16 Pro Recco". hvs. 30 November 2011.
  13. "Pro Recco 21–0 POŠK". hvs. 3 December 2011.
  14. "Mornar BS 8–20 Pro Recco". hvs. 10 December 2011.
  15. "Pro Recco 9–8 Jug CO". hvs. 11 February 2012.
  16. "Primorje EB 6–13 ro Recco". hvs. 11 February 2012.
  17. "PALLANUOTO, SAVONA E RECCO REGINE DI COPPA". liguria notizie. 27 February 2012.
  18. "Pro Recco 21–5 Mornar BS". hvs. 29 February 2012.
  19. "Mladost 7–12 Pro Recco". hvs. 3 March 2012.
  20. "Serbia 2012 European champions". waterpolo world. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  21. Duško Pijetlović Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  22. Serbian water polo player Dusko Pijetlovic was announced as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the men's water polo tournament at the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan. 16th FINA World Championships 2015 in Kazan. Kazan2015.com (9 August 2015). Retrieved on 2016-10-17.
  23. "Gojko i Duško Pijetlović: Porodica nam je mirna i inspirativna luka". hellomagazin.rs (in Serbian). 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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