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This article is about the Serbian men's national water polo team. For the women's team, see Serbia women's national water polo team. For the national team that played under the flag of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, see Yugoslavia national water polo team.

Serbia
FINA codeSRB
Nickname(s)Делфини / Delfini
(The Dolphins)
AssociationWater Polo Association of Serbia
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDejan Savić
Asst coachStefan Ćirić
Vladimir Vujasinović
CaptainFilip Filipović
Most capsDejan Savić (444)
Top scorer(s)Aleksandar Šapić (981)
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current1 (as of February 2020)
Highest1 (2009–11, 2014–present)
Lowest4 (2013)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)
World Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2009, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2010, 2014)
World League
Appearances15 (first in 2003)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result4th (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1997, 2009, 2018)
Media
Websitewaterpoloserbia.org
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 3
World Championship 3 2 3
World Cup 3 0 2
World League 12 1 1
European Championship 7 2 1
Europa Cup 0 0 0
Summer Universiade 3 1 2
Total 32 7 13
Men's water polo
Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oradea
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova
Gold medal – first place 2010 Niš
Gold medal – first place 2011 Firenze
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chelyabinsk
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bergamo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Huizhou
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ruza
Gold medal – first place 2019 Belgrade
Silver medal – second place 2004 Long Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Podgorica
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kranj
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barcelona
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville
Silver medal – second place 2008 Málaga
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Team
Logo of the Water Polo Association of Serbia
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. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world.

They are Serbia's most successful national team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined.[1] In 2016, they became the first team to hold titles in all five existing major championships: European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Olympic Games simultaneously.[2]

Competitive record

Medals

Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.

Updated after the 2020 European Championship

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 1 3 5
World Championship 3 2 3 8
World Cup 3 0 2 5
World League 12 1 1 14
European Championship 7 2 1 10
Europa Cup 0 0 0 0
Mediterranean Games 3 0 1 4
Summer Universiade 3 1 2 6
Total 32 7 13 52

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[4]

Head coach: Dejan Savić

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1 Gojko Pijetlović GK R (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 41) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 260 Romania CSM Oradea
2 Dušan Mandić W L (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 187 Italy Pro Recco
3 Nikola Dedović W R (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 32) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 18 Germany Spandau 04
4 Sava Ranđelović CB R (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 31) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 155 Hungary Orvosegyetem SC
5 Miloš Ćuk D R (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990 (age 33) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 195 Croatia HAVK Mladost
6 Duško Pijetlović CF R (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 325 Hungary Szolnok
7 Nemanja Vico CF R (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 29) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 37 Italy Trieste
8 Milan Aleksić CB R (1986-05-13) 13 May 1986 (age 38) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 254 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
9 Nikola Jakšić CB R (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 120 Hungary Ferencváros
10 Filip Filipović (C) W L (1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 37) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 360 Italy Pro Recco
11 Andrija Prlainović W R (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 317 Hungary Orvosegyetem SC
12 Stefan Mitrović D R (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 36) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 250 Greece Olympiacos
13 Branislav Mitrović GK R (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 175 Hungary Orvosegyetem SC

Coaches

Most appearances and goals

Main article: Serbia men's national water polo team statistics

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

Name Years Matches Goals
1 Dejan Savić 1994–2008 444 405
2 Aleksandar Šapić 1997–2008 385 981
3 Živko Gocić 2003–present 362 207
4 Slobodan Nikić 2003–present 355 354
5 Igor Milanović 1984–1996 349 540
6 Aleksandar Ćirić 1997–2008 346 201
7 Vladimir Vujasinović 1990–2008 341 391
8 Filip Filipović 2003–present 323 553
9 Petar Trbojević 1997–2006 306 231
10 Danilo Ikodinović 1997–2008 304 299

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 Djokovic, 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.waterpoloserbia.org/index.php?id=454
  2. ^ "Rulers of all competitions". b92.net. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "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.
  4. ^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 14. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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