Gojko Pijetlović

Gojko Pijetlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Пијетловић; born 7 August 1983) is a Serbian water polo player who plays as goalkeeper for VK Novi Beograd and the Serbia men's national water polo team.

Gojko Pijetlović
Personal information
Born (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Club information
Current team VK Novi Beograd
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2002
 Vojvodina
2002–2008
 Partizan
2008–2010
 Cattaro
2010–2011
 Budvanska rivijera
2011–2012
 Crvena zvezda
2012–2014
 Ferencvárosi
2014–2018
 Oradea
2018–2019
 Šabac
2019–2021
 Oradea
2021–2022
 VK 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 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 place2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place2016 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place2018 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place2010 Zagreb
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2006 Athens
Gold medal – first place2007 Berlin
Gold medal – first place2010 Niš
Gold medal – first place2011 Firenze
Gold medal – first place2013 Chelyabinsk
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
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona

He was voted the best goalkeeper of 2014 European Championship. He was a member of the Serbian teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020, and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. He held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Honours

Club
VK Partizan
  • National Championship of Serbia: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08
  • National Cup of Serbia: 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08
Cattaro

Personal life

Pijetlović is married to Iva, with whom he has daughter and son.[1] His younger brother Duško Pijetlović is yet another Serbian prominent water polo player.[2]

See also

References
  1. "SUPRUGA GOJKA PIJETLOVIĆA: Klinci su vrištali od sreće!". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 29 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "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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