{"id":211113,"date":"2026-05-31T18:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=211113"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:54:08","slug":"zvezda-on-the-verge-of-shutting-down-the-red-and-whites-water-polo-players-were-european-champions-and-now-there-is-no-one-to-play-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/zvezda-on-the-verge-of-shutting-down-the-red-and-whites-water-polo-players-were-european-champions-and-now-there-is-no-one-to-play-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"ZVEZDA ON THE VERGE OF SHUTTING DOWN: The Red and Whites water polo players were European champions, and now there is no one to play for them!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Water Polo Club Crvena zvezda is on the verge of shutting down! The situation in the Red and White camp is extremely alarming, just a few days after the official end of the season in this sport. Although they managed to achieve a decent result in the pool, winning fourth place and securing a spot in European competitions, the water polo players of Crvena zvezda cannot hope for a bright future in the club.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trend of departures from the club started back during the season, when Crvena zvezda distributed release papers one after another to everyone who wanted to find a place elsewhere. When the season ended, even the most persistent decided to swim away \u2013 it seems that goalkeeper Vladimir Mi\u0161ovi\u0107 will go to Novi Beograd, and that \u0160abac will take Dankovi\u0107 and Gaji\u0107. The club will soon be left by captain Markovi\u0107, followed by Radovi\u0107 and Radanovi\u0107. This would mean that Crvena zvezda is left with insufficient players to start the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When keeping in mind that the youth categories of Crvena zvezda cannot “fill” the space in the senior team \u2013 which now practically does not even exist \u2013 and that all players are owed money for the previous season, it is clear that the alarms are on. Allegedly, Crvena zvezda has debts to players that are even older than a year, and when they will come due for payment\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was also turbulent during the season that will not be remembered fondly at Crvena zvezda. “Before the start of the season, Vuk Milojevi\u0107 went to Novi Beograd, and then three more water polo players from Crvena zvezda followed the same path \u2013 Du\u0161an Vasi\u0107, Kristijan \u0160ulc, and Stefan Pje\u0161ivac. Thus, the Red and White camp was significantly weakened, and that was just an announcement of everything that would happen in the winter months. Crvena zvezda will thank Vuk Vitorovi\u0107 and Aleksandar Markovi\u0107 for their cooperation because they did not respect club discipline for more than a month, Nikola Nikolov decided to take a break, and Matija Vlahovi\u0107 to continue his career in Belgrade. Marko Petkovi\u0107 reached an agreement with Primorac from Kotor, while Veljko Tankosi\u0107 will reinforce Italian Ortigia,” we wrote a few months ago, at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When adding to that that the general secretary of the club, Goran Jezdi\u0107, resigned and informed the sports society about it, it is clear that there is no one in Crvena zvezda to even remedy the accumulated problems. Frequent changes in management positions in the previous period created many problems for the Red and Whites, so it seems that from this point there are only two paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is the most unpopular one \u2013 shutting down the senior team and withdrawing from all competitions in which Crvena zvezda was supposed to appear. This would also mean a greater focus on the youth categories, and then a return to the big stage, in due time, when the conditions for that are met. The second is for Crvena zvezda to enter the next season as a branch of one of the more stable Serbian clubs. This way, the Red and Whites would get the player roster for the competition, and it would be up to them only to handle the other details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source<\/strong>:<\/strong> Mondo, Photo<\/strong>: VK Crvena zvezda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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