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Crvena Zvezda has undergone a team renovation during the transfer window under new management, which has guided the club since April. Crvena Zvezda aims to play a significant role in every competition.
The club, which will compete in the Euro Cup qualifications next season, confirmed that it has signed numerous new players, most of whom are returning to the club.
We have already published that Marko Petkovic and Dusan Markovic have arrived at the club.
One of the most significant reinforcements for Crvena Zvezda is Dusan Vasic, who returns to the team after a one-year spell at Radnicki, where he won the Regional League and the Serbian Championships. At Radnicki, the 32-year-old Vasic was one of the top scorers, netting 70 goals in 47 matches during the previous season. He is a member of the Georgian national team and won a gold medal representing Serbia at the 2014 World Cup. Over his career, Vasic has played for various clubs - Vojvodina, Florentia, Panathinaikos, Jadran Split, Sabac, Dinamo Tbilisi, and Radnicki. He is joining Crvena Zvezda for the third time.
Vuk Milojevic, 23, a candidate for Serbia’s roster at the World Championships in Singapore, is returning home. He began his water polo career at Crvena Zvezda and played for the club until 2024, when he transferred to Jadran Herceg Novi. Milojevic has represented the senior national team in several international competitions and was part of the junior Serbian national team that won a gold medal at the 2021 World U20 Championships.
Left-handed Marko Radovic, 24, who played for Greek Apollon Smyrnis in the 2024/25, also returned to the “Red Whites”. He was Milojevic's teammate at the Serbian U20 national team that became the World junior champion in 2021, and he won silver at the 2019 World U20 Championships.
The best scorer in Crvena Zvezda's history, the 28-year-old Veljko Tankosic came from Dinamo Tbilisi. Before moving to Georgia, he had played for the Crvena Zvezda for nine seasons (2014 - 2023), scoring 415 goals. Tankosic was a member of the junior national team of Serbia at several big tournaments, winning medals.
Montenegrin center-forward Stefan Pjesivac returns from Georgia, along with Tankosic. For the first time, he played for Crvena Zvezda in the 2021/22 season. After that, he moved to Dinamo Tbilisi. Before his first arrival at Crvena Zvezda, Pjesivac, 29, played for Jadran Herceg Novi and Spandau Berlin. He won bronze with Montenegro at the 2020 European Championships, but since 2023 he has been a member of the Georgian national team.
Nikola Nikolov has returned to Crvena Zvezda from Stari Grad. Goalkeeper Matija Vlahovic, Aleksadar Markovic, Vuk Vitorovic have also joined Crvena Zvezda from that club. Dusan Markovic, the new-old captain, played for Stari Grad during the 2025 season as well.
Olympic champion Vladimir Misovic and Kristijan Sulc, the top scorer of the 2025 Regional League, are among those who have renewed their contracts with Crvena Zvezda.
Aleksandar Filipovic will continue to guide the team as the head coach.
Experienced centre-forwards departed
Many players arrived at Crvena Zvezda, and several departed. Among those who left the club are experienced centre-forwards Milos Vukicevic and Slovak Lukas Seman. The two will be replaced by Pjesivac and Nikolov.
Ivan Basara, the captain in the 2025 season, retired to become the club's director.
Roster 2025/26
Crvena Zvezda 2025/26 - Goalkeepers: Vladimir Misovic, Matija Vlahovic. Field players: Nikola Nikolov, Stefan Pjesivac, Dusan Markovic, Vuk Vitorovic, Aleksa Popovic, Marko Petkovic, Kristijan Sulc, Veljko Krstic, Rodoljub Gajic, Aleksandar Markovic, Dusan Vasic, Vuk Milojevic, Marko Radovic, Relja Dankovic.
