Aleksandar Šoštar
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In 2001 he was declared for Athlete of the Year and Sportsman of the Year in Yugoslavia.[2]
He currently performs the functions of the President Water Polo Club Partizan and President of the Sports Federation of Serbia.
Early life
Šoštar was born in Niš to Croatian father Stjepan Šoštar and Serbian mother.[3] His father who hails from the town of Ivanec moved to Belgrade during the late 1950s as an employee of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) where he remained living after marrying a woman from Niš and starting a family.[3] Though the family lived in Belgrade, Aleksandar was born in Niš due to his mother visiting her relatives at the time.[3]
Club career
Clubs
- Template:Flagicon Partizan (1981–1992)
- Template:Flagicon Posillipo (1992–1994)
- Template:Flagicon Budvanska Rivijera (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Barcelona (1994–1996)
- Template:Flagicon Budvanska Rivijera (1996–1997) 2x
- Template:Flagicon NIS Naftagas-Bečej (1997–2001)
- Template:Flagicon FTC-VMAX (2001–2002)
See also
- Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Serbia and Montenegro 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 goalkeepers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
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