Danilo Ikodinović

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Danilo Ikodinović
Personal information
Born (1976-10-04) 4 October 1976 (age 47)
SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's
Water Polo
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Men's
Water Polo
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kranj
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova
Silver medal – second place 2004 Long Beach
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belgrade
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari

Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović (

Golden Badge, award for the best athlete in Serbia and Montenegro
.

Club career

He spent the 2005/06 season playing for

LEN Cup trophy[1] as well as the Russian league title. In late March 2008, he reached an agreement with PVK Jadran to play for them in 2008/09 season.[2]

Clubs he played for

Honours

Club

VK Partizan

  • National Championship of Yugoslavia (1): 1994–95
  • National Cup of Yugoslavia (3): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
  • LEN Cup
    (1): 1997–98

Pro Recco

Sintez Kazan

  • National Championship of Russia (1): 2006–07
  • LEN Cup
    (1): 2006–07

Individual

  • MVP
    (1): 2003 Genova
  • Golden Badge
    (1): 2005

Politics

Ikodinović endorsed the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) for the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, however, later he became a strong critic of SNS and its leader Aleksandar Vučić.[3] On 17 March 2021, Ikodinović joined the People's Party (NS) and became the president of its Sports Committee.[4]

Personal

In 2000, Ikodinović married his girlfriend Anja who later that year gave birth to their daughter Andrea. The couple divorced in 2003.[5]

For a few months during 2004, he dated professional

Snežana Perić. The relationship was high-profile with coverage in Serbian tabloids and lifestyle magazines.[6]

Later that year Ikodinović began a relationship with Serbian pop singer Nataša Bekvalac. Once the relationship became public on New Year's 2005[7] it inspired even more press coverage. In July 2006 the couple married in Sremski Karlovci. They have a daughter named Hana who was born in March 2007 while Danilo was playing at the World Championships in Melbourne.[8] The couple divorced in January 2011.

In 2016, Ikodinović married to professional volleyball player Maja Ognjenović.[9]

Motorcycle accident

On Friday, 27 June 2008, around 8:20pm, Ikodinović was involved in a

blood vessels (nerves and arteries).[11]

The next day, in the evening hours of 28 June 2008, almost twenty four hours following the accident, he underwent another

vascular surgery on his arm.[12]
His condition has since improved.

Investigation of the crash finished by mid November 2008, determining that Ikodinović had been driving at a speed of 173 km/h while having

Yugo driven by Pajica Dejanović that had just begun overtaking a tractor vehicle driven by Miroslav Kukić.[13]

Ikodinović was charged with violating traffic safety. His case went before a judge in Novi Sad Municipal Court on 5 March 2009

€760 according to the exchange rate at the time). He also received an eight-month ban on driving a motorcycle.[15]
District public persecutor submitted an appeal on the court's decision due to not being satisfied with the amount of the fine.

The damages part of the case was settled out of court on 26 May 2009, which is when Ikodinović paid a sum to Pajica Dejanović that was in some media outlets reported to be €6,000.

See also

References

  1. ^ Vaterpolo: Ruski Sintez osvojio LEN kup, MTS Mondo, May 24, 2007
  2. ^ Dača na Jadranu, Večernje novosti, March 31, 2008[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Ikodinović o podršci Vučićevoj listi: Ispao sam pi*da!". NOVA portal. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ "Ikodinović i Koroman u Odboru Narodne stranke za sport". N1 (in Serbian). 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  5. ^ Teško nam je, Kurir, June 30, 2008 Archived May 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Snežana Perić predala meč Dači Ikodinoviću!, Svet, June 18, 2004
  7. ^ Odlepio čovek!, Kurir, January 8, 2005
  8. ^ Hana više voli Natašu, Blic, April 30, 2007
  9. ^ "Ognjenovic gets married to former water polo player Danilo Ikodinovic"
  10. ^ Najvažniji meč Dače Ikodinovića, MTS Mondo, June 28, 2008 Archived June 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Borba za život Danila Ikodinovića, Blic, June 29, 2008
  12. ^ Ikodinović ponovo operisan, B92, June 28, 2008
  13. ^ Završena istraga nesreće kod Kaća - Ikodinović vozio 173 na sat, Blic, November 17, 2008 Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Dača Ikodinović pred sudom 5. marta, MTS Mondo, January 28, 2009 Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Danilo Ikodinović: Sve ono o čemu sam ćutao..., Story, June 2009 Archived 2009-06-30 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Awards
Preceded by
The Best Athlete of Serbia and Montenegro

2005 		Succeeded by
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