Milan Muškatirović
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | 9 March 1934 Bihać, Vrbas Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 September 1993 (aged 59) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Partizan Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Milan "Gale" Muškatirović (9 March 1934 – 27 September 1993) was a Yugoslav water polo goalkeeper. He is considered to have been one of the best goalkeepers of his era. He was part of the Yugoslav teams that won a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960.[1] He won another silver medal at the 1958 European Championships. In 1959 he graduated from the University of Belgrade, and since 1965 worked as professor of organic chemistry there.[2]
See also
[edit]- Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
References
[edit]- ^ Milan Muškatirović. sports-reference.com
- ^ Milan Muskatirovic: The giant goalie of Yugoslavia. waterpololegends.com (25 May 2007)