Germany men's national water polo team
Appearance
FINA code | GER |
---|---|
Association | German Swimming Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Hagen Stamm |
Asst coach | Uwe Brinkmann |
Captain | Julian Real |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 15 (as of February 2020) |
Highest | 7 (2009) |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
Appearances | 18 (first in 1900) |
Best result | (1928) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 15 (first in 1973) |
Best result | (1982) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979) |
Best result | (1985) |
World League | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2005) |
Best result | (2005) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 31 (first in 1926) |
Best result | (1981, 1989) |
Media | |
Website | dsv.de/wasserball |
The Germany national water polo team represents Germany in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It was named Germany's Sportsteam of the Year in 1981.
Results
Olympic Games
- 1900 – First round
- 1928 – Gold medal[1]
- 1932 – Silver medal
- 1936 – Silver medal
- 1952 – 15th place
- 1956 – 6th place
- 1960 – 6th place
- 1964 – 6th place
- 1968 – 10th place
- 1972 – 4th place
- 1976 – 6th place
- 1984 – Bronze medal
- 1988 – 4th place
- 1992 – 7th place
- 1996 – 9th place
- 2004 – 5th place
- 2008 – 10th place
World Championship
FINA World Cup
FINA World League
European Championship
- 1926 – Bronze medal
- 1927 – 5th place
- 1931 – Silver medal
- 1934 – Silver medal
- 1938 – Silver medal
- 1954 – 6th place
- 1958 – 7th place
- 1966 – 7th place
- 1970 – 7th place
- 1974 – 8th place
- 1977 – 6th place
- 1981 – Gold medal and Germany's Sportsteam of the Year
- 1983 – 5th place
- 1985 – Bronze medal
- 1987 – 4th place
- 1989 – Gold medal
- 1991 – 7th place
- 1993 – 9th place
- 1995 – Bronze medal
- 1997 – 10th place
- 1999 – 8th place
- 2001 – 9th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2006 – 8th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2010 – 6th place
- 2012 – 5th place
- 2014 – 9th place
- 2016 – 11th place
- 2018 – 9th place
- 2020 – 9th place
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Hagen Stamm
No | Name | Pos. | L/R | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Caps | Club |
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1 | Moritz Schenkel | GK | R | 4 September 1990 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 120 | Waspo Hannover |
2 | Ben Reibel | AR | R | 27 August 1997 | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 15 | Spandau 04 |
3 | Timo van der Bosch | W | R | 29 November 1993 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 95 | SV Ludwigsburg 08 |
4 | Julian Real (C) | DF | R | 22 December 1989 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 260 | Waspo Hannover |
5 | Hannes Schulz | W | R | 25 May 1990 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 70 | OSC Potsdam |
6 | Maurice Jüngling | AR | R | 6 October 1991 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 140 | Spandau 04 |
7 | Dennis Strelezkij | W | R | 22 April 1998 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 50 | Spandau 04 |
8 | Lucas Gielen | DF | R | 26 November 1990 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 220 | Spandau 04 |
9 | Marko Stamm | AR | R | 30 August 1988 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 265 | Spandau 04 |
10 | Mateo Ćuk | CB | R | 21 February 1990 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 75 | Spandau 04 |
11 | Marin Restović | W | L | 22 July 1990 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 105 | Spandau 04 |
12 | Dennis Eidner | CF | R | 4 August 1989 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 200 | ASC Duisburg |
13 | Kevin Götz | GK | R | 3 February 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 79 | Waspo Hannover |
Notable former coaches
- Nico Firoiu (1975–88, 1993–97)[3][4]
See also
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Sport in Kürze". Onetz.de (in German). 3 March 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Niculae Firoiu". Munzinger-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2016.