Živko Gocić

Živko Gocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живко Гоцић; born 22 August 1982) is a former Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbian teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and a gold medal in 2016. He also held the world title in 2009 and 2015 and the European title in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2016. In December 2013 he became captain of the national team.^[1]

Živko Gocić
Gocić at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1982-08-22) 22 August 1982 (age 42) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nickname	Zile
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Position	Guard
Handedness	Right
Youth career
1990–1998	Partizan
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2003	Partizan
2003–2004	Nais
2004–2005	Ortiglia
2005–2007	Dynamo Moscow
2007–2010	Partizan
2010–2011	Latina
2011–2018	Szolnok
National team ‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Serbia and Montenegro	?	(?)
2006–2016	Serbia	332	(193)
Teams coached
2018–	Szolnok
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Serbia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2009 Rome 2015 Kazan 2011 Shanghai European Championship 2003 Kranj 2006 Belgrade 2012 Eindhoven 2014 Budapest 2016 Belgrade 2010 Zagreb FINA World League 2005 Belgrade 2006 Athens 2007 Berlin 2008 Genoa 2010 Niš 2011 Firenze 2013 Chelyabinsk 2014 Dubai 2015 Bergamo 2016 Huizhou 2009 Podgorica FINA World Cup 2006 Budapest 2010 Oradea Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2016

Club career

Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP

On 27 September 2011, Gocić scored a goal in the first round of the Vodafone OB-1, in the 9–7 away win against Szentesi VK.^[2] Gocić scored his second goal of the Vodafone OB-1 season in the third round easy 12–5 away win against Orvosegyetem SC.^[3] Gocić scored his third goal of the Vodafone OB-1 season in the fourth round 10–9 away win against BVSC- Zugló.^[4] Gocić scored his fourth goal in the 10–9 Vodafone OB-1 fifth round home defeat to ZF-Eger.^[5] Gocić scored his fifth goal of the Vodafone OB-1 season in the sixth round 16–7 easy away win against FTC Fisher Klíma.^[6] Gocić scored his sixth goal of the Vodafone OB-1 season in the eight round 13–6 away win against Groupama Honvéd.^[7] Gocić scored his seventh goal of the Vodafone OB-1 season in the 7–6 ninth round home defeat to TEVA-VasasUNIQA.^[8] Živko Gocić scored two goals in the 9–4 Vodafone OB-1 home win against Debrecen Fujitsu.^[9]

National career

Gocić scored his first goal at the European Championship on 17 January against Germany in a second game which the Serbs won by 13–12. On 19 January, in a third game of the tournament, he scored his second goal in a difficult 15–12 victory against the defending European champions Croatia. On 21 January in the fourth match, Gocić scored his third goal of the tournament for his national team 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, Gocić scored two goals. On 29 January, Gocić won the European Championship with his national team beating in the final Montenegro by 9–8.^[10]

Honours

Club

VK Partizan

• National Championship of Serbia: 2008–09, 2009–10
• National Cup of Serbia: 2008–09, 2009–10
• Eurointer League: 2010

See also

• Serbia 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 world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

1. Živko Gocić. nbcolympics.com
2. "Szentesi Vk 7–9 Szolnoki VSC". waterpolo.hu. 27 September 2011.
3. "Orvosegyetem SC 5–12 Szolnoki VSC". waterpolo.hu. 14 October 2011.
4. "BVSC- Zugló 9–10 Szolnoki VSC". waterpolo.hu. 15 October 2011.
5. "Szolnoki VSC 9–10 ZF-Eger". waterpolo.hu. 28 October 2011.
6. "FTC Fisher Klíma 7–16 Szolnoki VSC". waterpolo.hu. 31 October 2011.
7. "Groupama Honvéd 6–13 Szolnoki VSC". waterpolo.hu. 21 November 2011.
8. "Szolnoki VSC 6–7 TEVA-VasasUNIQA". waterpolo.hu. 3 December 2011.
9. "Szolnoki VSC 9–4 Debrecen Fujitsu". waterpolo.hu. 10 December 2011.
10. Serbia 2012 European champions. Waterpoloworld.com. Retrieved on 17 October 2016.

External links

• Živko Gocić at World Aquatics
• Živko Gocić at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
• Živko Gocić at Olympics.com
• Živko Gocić at Olympedia
• Živko Gocić at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (in Serbian)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vanja Udovičić	Serbia captain 2013–2016	Succeeded by Filip Filipović