Montenegro men's national water polo team

The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.

Montenegro
FINA codeMNE
Nickname(s)Crvene ajkule (The Red Sharks)
AssociationWater Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachVladimir Gojković
Asst coachZoran Ivanovski
M. Matković
CaptainDraško Brguljan
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current6 (as of February 2020)
Highest3 (2013)
Lowest6 (2009, 2017, 2019)
First international
Italy  10–11  Montenegro
(Trieste, Italy; December 2006)
Biggest win
Montenegro  30–3   Switzerland
(Kotor, Montenegro; March 2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best result4th place (2008, 2012, 2016)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2009)
Best result (2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result7th place (2014)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2007)
Best result (2009, 2018)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best result (2008)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result5th place (2018, 2019)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best result (2018)
Media
Websitewpolo.me
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Barcelona Team
World League
2009 Podgorica
2018 Budapest
2010 Niš
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
European Championship
2008 Málaga
2012 Eindhoven
2016 Belgrade
2020 Budapest
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Team

Prior history

Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, and its players participated in the Yugoslavia national water polo team. Between 1992 and 2006, it was part of FR Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, so Montenegrin players played for those teams; Serbia is the sole successor to these countries so those results are recorded at Serbia national water polo team.

Results
Main article: List of official matches of the Montenegro men's national water polo team

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Dejan LazovićGKR (1990-02-08) 8 February 19901.98 m (6 ft 6 in)102 kg (225 lb)88 VK Budva
2Draško Brguljan (C)DFR (1984-12-27) 27 December 19841.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)320 Orvosegyetem SC
3Đuro RadovićFPL (1999-02-20) 20 February 19991.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)30 PVK Jadran
4Marko PetkovićWR (1989-03-03) 3 March 19891.89 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)50 PVK Jadran
5Uroš ČučkovićDFR (1990-04-25) 25 April 19901.99 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)108 CN Marseille
6Dositej ObradovićDFR (1994-08-22) 22 August 19941.96 m (6 ft 5 in)97 kg (214 lb)7 PVK Jadran
7Stefan VidovićFPR (1992-08-08) 8 August 19921.87 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)50 CC Ortigia
8Bogdan ĐurđićWR (1996-08-08) 8 August 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)47 CN Marseille
9Aleksandar IvovićDFR (1986-02-24) 24 February 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in)108 kg (238 lb)300 Pro Recco
10Vladan SpaićCFR (1997-06-18) 18 June 19971.89 m (6 ft 2 in)103 kg (227 lb)40 PVK Jadran
11Dragan DraškovićARR (1988-09-01) 1 September 19881.94 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)91 TeLiMar Palermo
12Stefan PješivacCFR (1996-12-12) 12 December 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in)110 kg (240 lb) Spandau 04
13Petar TešanovićGKR (1998-11-26) 26 November 19981.95 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb) PVK Jadran

Coaches

Notable players

Notes
  1. one of Montenegrin athletes with the highest number of medals
  2. first captain

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 5, 15, 25, 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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