Serbia men's national water polo team

Serbia
Nickname(s) Делфини / Delfini
(The Dolphins)
Association Water Polo Association of Serbia
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Dejan Savić
Asst coach Aleksandar Ćirić
Žarko Petrović
Captain Filip Filipović
Most caps Dejan Savić (444)
Top scorer Aleksandar Šapić (981)
FINA code SRB
Olympic Games
Appearances 6 (first in 1996)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2016)
World Championships
Appearances 10 (first in 1998)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2009, 2015)
World League
Appearances 14 (first in 2003)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1997)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2010, 2014)
European Championship
Appearances 11 (first in 1997)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Europa Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result 4th (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances 6 (first in 1997)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1997, 2009, 2018)
Serbia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro/ Serbia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2004 AthensTeam
2000 SydneyTeam
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2005 MontrealTeam
2009 RomeTeam
2015 KazanTeam
2001 FukuokaTeam
2011 ShanghaiTeam
1998 PerthTeam
2003 BarcelonaTeam
2017 BudapestTeam
FINA World Cup
2006 Budapest
2010 Oradea
2014 Almaty
2002 Belgrade
2018 Berlin
FINA World League
2005 Belgrade
2006 Athens
2007 Berlin
2008 Genova
2010 Niš
2011 Firenze
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
2015 Bergamo
2016 Huizhou
2017 Ruza
2004 Long Beach
2009 Podgorica
European Championship
2001 Budapest
2003 Kranj
2006 Belgrade
2012 Eindhoven
2014 Budapest
2016 Belgrade
2018 Barcelona
1997 Seville
2008 Málaga
2010 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
1997 BariTeam
2009 PescaraTeam
2018 TarragonaTeam
2005 AlmeriaTeam
Summer Universiade
2005 IzmirTeam
2011 ShenzhenTeam
2017 TaipeiTeam
2003 DaeguTeam
2009 BelgradeTeam
2013 KazanTeam
2015 world champions on a 2015 Serbian stamp

The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia. FINA considers Serbia to be the inheritor of the records of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.[1] They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade.

They are Serbia's most successful national team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined.[2] In 2016, they became the second team after Hungary to hold titles in all five existing major championships: European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games.[3]

Competitive record

Medals

Updated after 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup

Competition1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 1135
World Championship 3238
World Cup 3025
World League 111113
European Championship 72110
Europa Cup 0000
Mediterranean Games 3014
Summer Universiade 3126
Total3171351

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[4]

Head coach: Dejan Savić

No Name Date of birth Position L/R Height Weight Club
1Gojko Pijetlović7 August 1983GoalkeeperR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)97 kg (214 lb)Romania CSM Digi Oradea
2Dušan Mandić16 June 1994WingL2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb)Italy Pro Recco
3Viktor Rašović13 August 1993DriverR1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb)Hungary Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
4Sava Ranđelović17 July 1993Centre backR1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)Hungary Orvosegyetem SC
5Miloš Ćuk21 December 1990DriverR1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)Hungary Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
6Duško Pijetlović25 April 1985Centre forwardR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)97 kg (214 lb)Russia Dynamo Moscow
7Nemanja Vico19 November 1994Centre forwardRItaly Nuoto Catania
8Milan Aleksić13 May 1986Centre backR1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)Hungary Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
9Nikola Jakšić17 January 1997Centre backR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
10Filip Filipović (C)2 May 1987WingL1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)101 kg (223 lb)Italy Pro Recco
11Andrija Prlainović28 April 1987WingR1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)Hungary Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
12Stefan Mitrović29 March 1988DriverR1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb)Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
13Branislav Mitrović30 January 1985GoalkeeperR2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)Hungary Hannover

Coaches

Most appearances and goals

Professional friendly and competitive matches only where Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia were represented.

Name Years Matches Goals
1Dejan Savić1994–2008444405
2Aleksandar Šapić1997–2008385981
3Živko Gocić2003–present362207
4Slobodan Nikić2003–present355354
5Igor Milanović1984–1996349540
6Aleksandar Ćirić1997–2008346201
7Vladimir Vujasinović1990–2008341391
8Filip Filipović2003–present323553
9Petar Trbojević1997–2006306231
10Danilo Ikodinović1997–2008304299

Statistics accurate as of matches played 29 July 2017

Philanthropy

On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON), in Belgrade. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, Novak Đoković, football and basketball players of Red Star Belgrade, and many others. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and enough money was successfully raised to purchase one incubator.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/final_histofina_wp_2016_0.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.waterpoloserbia.org/index.php?id=454
  3. ↑ "Rulers of all competitions". b92.net. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2018bcn.microplustiming.com. 16 July 2018.
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