Slovakia men's national water polo team

Slovakia
FINA code	SVK
Association	Slovak Water Polo Union
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Peter Nižný
Asst coach	Karol Bačo
Captain	Juraj Zaťovič
Top scorer(s)	Karol Bačo
Home venue	VPC Nováky
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	12th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1998)
Best result	8th place (2003)
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1997)
Best result	7th place (2003)

The Slovakia men's national water polo team is the representative for Slovakia in international men's water polo. The guverning body is Slovak Water polo Union (Slovenský zväz vodného póla).

Results

Olympic Games

2000 – 12th place^[1]

World Championship

1998 – 10th place^[1]
2001 – 11th place
2003 – 8th place

European Championship

1993 – 10th place
1997 – 8th place
1999 – 10th place
2001 – 8th place
2003 – 7th place
2006 – 11th place
2008 – 12th place
2016 – 13th place
2018 – 14th place
2020 – 14th place

Team

Current squad

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

Head coach: Peter Nižný

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Tomáš Hoferica	GK	R	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	50	Stade de Reims
2	Matej Čaraj	CF	L	(2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 24)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	10	Stade de Reims
3	Juraj Zaťovič (C)	AR	R	(1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	300	KVP Nováky
4	Adam Furman	W	R	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	10	Sète
5	Adam Mitruk	AR	L	(1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25)	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	40	ASV Vienna
6	Marek Molnár	FP	R	(1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	15	SG Neukölln Berlin
7	Maroš Tkáč	W	R	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	65	VK Primorje
8	Marek Tkáč	AR	R	(1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	8	Pays d'Aix
9	Tomáš Bielik	AR	R	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	70	Stade de Reims
10	Andrej Kováčik	W	L	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	20	KVP Nováky
11	Martin Kolárik	AR	R	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	108	CNN Noissy-le-Sec
12	Samuel Baláž	AR	R	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994 (age 30)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	56	Stade de Reims
13	Lukáš Kozmér	GK	R	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	75	Sète

Notable players

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[HistoFINA_PDF-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. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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