Nenad Manojlović Explained

Nenad Manojlović
Native Name:Ненад Манојловић
Native Name Lang:sr
Nationality:Yugoslav / Serbian
Birth Date:25 March 1954
Birth Place:Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Belgrade, Serbia
Sport:Water polo

Nenad Manojlović (Serbian: Ненад Манојловић; 25 March 1954 – 24 November 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian water polo player and manager. His brother Predrag also played the sport at elite level.

As manager of Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team (formerly the FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team),[1] Manojlović won silver and bronze medals in the Summer Olympics in Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000, silver and bronze medals in the World Championships 2001 in Fukuoka and 2003 in Barcelona and gold medals in the European championships 2001 in Budapest and 2003 in Kranj.

Manojlović died on 24 November 2014, while being on the way to Sofia where he was to participate in the professional seminar.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hungary starts as favorite, despite Manojlovic's prediction . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104043548/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97658235.html . dead . 4 November 2012 . AP Worldstream . . 14 August 2004 . 30 May 2010 .
  2. News: Preminuo Nenad Manojlović. 24 November 2014. b92.net. Serbian.