Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić

Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (6 July 1925, Šibenik, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 1 April 2015, Rijeka, Croatia) was a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Zdravko Kovačić
Personal information
Full name	Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
Born	6 July 1925 Šibenik, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	1 April 2015(2015-04-01) (aged 89) Rijeka, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
Melbourne 1956	JŠK Victoria, VK Primorje
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948-1956	Yugoslavia	87	(0)
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team competition 1956 Melbourne Team competition Men's European Championship 1950 Vienna Team competition 1954 Turin Team competition

Kovačič was born in Šibenik in 1925, but moved to Sušak the next year and therefore considered himself a native of Rijeka.

Kovačić was part of the Yugoslav team which was eliminated in the second round of the 1948 Olympic tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Four years later he won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team in the 1952 tournament. He played all nine matches as goalkeeper.

In 1956 he was a member of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the Olympic competition again. He played all seven matches as goalkeeper. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Yugoslavia at the opening ceremony of the 1956 Summer Olympics, becoming the ninth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1]