Mile Smodlaka

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Mile Smodlaka
Personal information
Full name Mile Smodlaka
Born (1976-01-01) 1 January 1976 (age 48)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 115 kg (254 lb)
Club information
Current team Jadran Split (head coach)
Croatia (assistant)
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1998–2010
2010–2011
2011–2013
Jug
VA Cattaro Kotor
Jadran Split
National team
YearsTeam
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Teams coached
2017–
2020–
Croatia (assistant)
Jadran Split
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Melbourne Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Budapest Assistant coach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Gwangju Assistant coach
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Barcelona Assistant coach

Mile Smodlaka (born 1 January 1976) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and coach who competed in the 2000, 2004 and the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the head coach of Jadran Split and an assistant coach of the Croatian men's national team. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mile Smodlaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "Promjene u splitskom Jadranu: Asić napustio klub, Smodlaka novi trener". sportnet.rtl.hr. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.