Hungary men's national water polo team
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Association | Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség |
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Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Tamás Märcz |
Asst coach | Zsolt Németh |
Captain | Viktor Nagy |
FINA code | HUN |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 22 (first in 1912) |
Best result |
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World Championships | |
Appearances | 17 (first in 1973) |
Best result |
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World League | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 2002) |
Best result |
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World Cup | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 1979) |
Best result |
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European Championship | |
Appearances | 32 (first in 1926) |
Best result |
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The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. They are considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 15 Olympic, 11 World Championship,[1] 10 FINA World Cup , 8 FINA World League, 24 European Championship and 16 Summer Universiade medals in total of 84.
Competitive record
Medals
Updated after 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
Competition | Total | |||
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Olympic Games | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
World Championship | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
World Cup | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
World League | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
European Championship | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Europa Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Universiade | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Total | 35 | 31 | 18 | 84 |
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
Olympic Games
Hungary missed five Olympics, but they have won the title nine times, which is a record. As of today, there are only seven tournaments in which Hungary participated but did not receive a medal.
Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Did not participate | |||||||||
First round | 5th of 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
Did not participate | |||||||||
Quarter-finals | 5th of 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | |
Runners-up | 2nd of 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | |
Champions | 1st of 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | |
Champions | 1st of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | +38 | |
Runners-up | 2nd of 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 19 | +20 | |
Champions | 1st of 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 16 | +37 | |
Champions | 1st of 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | |
Third Place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 | |
Champions | 1st of 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | |
Third Place | 3rd of 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 26 | +28 | |
Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | |
Champions | 1st of 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 32 | +13 | |
Third Place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 44 | +7 | |
Did not participate | |||||||||
5th–8th placement | 5th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 57 | +15 | |
5th–8th placement | 6th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 62 | +3 | |
Fourth Place | 4th of 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 73 | +10 | |
Champions | 1st of 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 57 | +21 | |
Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 39 | +20 | |
Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 55 | +30 | |
Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 80 | +18 | |
Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 66 | +25 | |
Future event | |||||||||
Total | 22/27 | 9 Titles | 145 | 105 | 19 | 21 | 1,152 | 712 | +440 |
World Championships
Hungary has taken part in every World Championships. They have won this championship three times: in 1973, 2003 and 2013.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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9th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
4th | ||||||||
6th | ||||||||
Future event | ||||||||
Total | 17/17 |
World League
Hungary has taken part in the first edition of the FINA Water Polo World League in 2002. They have won the gold medal one and two years later. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2012, Hungary did not participate in the World League.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 119 | +69 | ||
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 35 | +21 | ||
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 114 | +36 | ||
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 113 | +65 | ||
Did not participate | ||||||||
14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 100 | +87 | ||
Did not participate | ||||||||
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 59 | +7 | ||
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 73 | +30 | ||
6th place | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 105 | +51 | |
Did not participate | ||||||||
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 73 | +33 | ||
Total | 9/17 | 101 | 80 | 2 | 19 | 1,190 | 791 | +399 |
World Cup
The Hungarian national team missed three editions of the World Cup, but they won it fourth times: in 1979, 1995, 1999 and 2018.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 28 | +9 | ||
6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 56 | +8 | |
7th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 64 | -7 | |
Did not participate | ||||||||
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 36 | +4 | ||
4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 42 | +6 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 30 | +9 | ||
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 34 | +17 | ||
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 24 | +20 | ||
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 43 | +5 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 35 | +22 | ||
Did not participate | ||||||||
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 35 | +26 | ||
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 57 | +13 | ||
Total | 13/15 | 74 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 654 | 513 | +141 |
European Championships
Hungary missed only one European Championship, in 1950, and they have won the tournament 12 times, which is (as in the World Championships) a record. No team has a better result than Hungary in history of the European Championship.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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4th | ||||||||
Did not participate | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
9th | ||||||||
5th | ||||||||
4th | ||||||||
8th | ||||||||
Future event | ||||||||
Total | 31/32 |
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Tamás Märcz
No | Name | Date of birth | Position | L/R | Height | Weight | Club |
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1 | Viktor Nagy (C) | July 24, 1984 | Goalkeeper | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | |
2 | Dániel Angyal | 29 March 1992 | Defender | R | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | |
3 | Krisztián Manhercz | 6 February 1997 | Wing | R | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | |
4 | Gergő Zalánki | 26 February 1995 | Field player | L | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | |
5 | Márton Vámos | 24 June 1992 | Centre back | L | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | |
6 | Tamás Mezei | 14 September 1990 | Centre forward | L | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | |
7 | Dávid Jansik | 28 February 1991 | Defender | R | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | |
8 | Gergő Kovács | 2 September 1995 | Field player | R | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | |
9 | Balázs Erdélyi | 16 February 1990 | Field player | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | |
10 | Bence Bátori | 28 December 1991 | Wing | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | |
11 | Krisztián Bedő | 4 May 1993 | Centre forward | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | |
12 | Zoltán Pohl | 27 March 1995 | Defender | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | |
13 | Soma Vogel | 7 July 1997 | Goalkeeper | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Individual all-time records
Most appearances and goals
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
# | Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
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1 | Tibor Benedek | 1990–2008 | 384 | |
2 | ifj. István Szívós | 1966–1980 | 308 | |
3 | Dániel Varga | 2005–present | 278 | |
4 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | 2005–present | 258 | |
4 | Tamás Faragó | 1970–1985 | 258 | |
6 | Dénes Varga | 2004–present | 246 | |
7 | György Gerendás | 1975–1986 | 230 | |
8 | Zoltán Kósz | 1986–2001, 2006 | 228 | |
9 | Endre Molnár | 1966–1980 | 189 | |
10 | László Sárosi | 1966–1978 | 634 |
Statistics accurate as of matches played 18 January 2016
Awards
- Hungarian Sport Team Of The Year: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013
See also
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2018bcn.microplustiming.com. 16 July 2018.