Dániel Varga
Personal information | |
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Full name | Dániel Rudolf Varga |
Nickname(s) | Dani |
Born |
Budapest, Hungary | 25 September 1983
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Sport | |
Position | Allrounder |
Medal record
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Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencvárosi Torna Club. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
He is the older brother of Dénes Varga, with whom they are currently teammates in the Hungarian national team.
Club career
Clubs
Újpesti TE-Humet (1997–2001) TEVA-VasasPlaket (2001–2010) Primorje Rijeka (2010–2014) Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP (2014–2016) Ferencvárosi Torna Club (2016–2018)
Honours
National
- Olympic Games:
Gold medal - 2008 - World Championships:
Gold medal - 2013; Silver medal - 2005, 2007 - European Championship:
Silver medal - 2006, 2014; Bronze medal - 2008, 2012, 2016 - FINA World League:
Silver medal - 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 - FINA World Cup:
Silver medal - 2014
278 present in the national team of Hungary.
- Junior World Championships: (Silver medal - 2003)
- Junior European Championship: (Silver medal - 2002)
- Youth European Championship: (Gold medal - 2001; Bronze medal - 1999)
Club
- Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (2002 - with Vasas)
- LEN Euro Cup Winners (2): (2017, 2018 - with FTC)
- Adriatic League: 2x (2013, 2014 - with Primorje)
- Hungarian Championship (OB I): 7x (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - with Vasas; 2015, 2016 - with Szolnok; 2018 - with Ferencváros)
- Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 5x (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 - with Vasas; 2014 - with Szolnok)
- Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (2014 - with Primorje)
- Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (2012, 2013 - with Primorje)
Awards
- Szalay Iván-díj (2000)
- Faragó Tamás-díj (Best junior player of year): (2001)
- MVP of the Youth European Championship: 2001
- MVP of the Junior European Championship: 2002
- Vasas
- All-Star Team of the World Championship: 2007
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007, 2013
- All-Star Team of the Olympic Games: 2008
- Junior Príma díj (2008)
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2008)[2] - Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013
- Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
References
- ↑ "Dániel Varga Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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