[1] Popović lived with his family in Rijeka, where he played water polo as a goalkeeper.

[1] In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.

[3] He scored first point in history of World Championships as player of Yugoslavia.

Popović also worked as a journalist, contributing to La Gazzetta dello Sport for four decades.

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.