Croatia men's national water polo team

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Croatia
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Nickname(s) Barakude (The Barracudas)
Association Croatian Water Polo Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Ivica Tucak
Asst coach Ivan Asić
Pero Kuterovac
Captain Josip Pavić
FINA code CRO
Olympic Games
Appearances 5 (first in 1996)
Best result 1st (2012)
World Championships
Appearances 9 (first in 1994)
Best result 1st (2007)
World League
Appearances 10 (first in 2002)
Best result 1st (2012)
European Championship
Appearances 10 (first in 1993)
Best result 1st (2010)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances 6 (first in 1993)
Best result 1st (2013)
Croatia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Oradea Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kazakhstan Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Montenegro Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Serbia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Italy Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Croatia Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Slovenia Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari Team

The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.

Results[edit]

Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national water polo team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.

Croatia men's national water polo team has been placed 4th at international competitions on 12 occasions, the most being achieved at European Championships, but none at the Olympics. Despite this fact, the team has also managed to win 26 medals at international competitions shown in the tables below.

Summer Olympics[edit]

World Championships[edit]

European Championships[edit]

World League[edit]

Year Round Position
Greece 2002 Preliminary Round 7th
United States 2003 Did not compete
United States 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Group Round 4th
Greece 2006 Did not qualify for the Super Final
Germany 2007
Italy 2008
Montenegro 2009 Final 2nd
Serbia 2010 Semifinal 3rd
Italy 2011 Semifinal 3rd
Kazakhstan 2012 Final 1st
Russia 2013 Did not qualify for the Super Final
United Arab Emirates 2014 Did not qualify for the Super Final
Italy 2015 Final 2nd
Total Qualified for the Super Final: 7/14

World Cup[edit]

Mediterranean Games[edit]

Year Round Position
France 1993 Final 2nd
Italy 1997 Final 2nd
Tunisia 2001 Preliminary Round 5th
Spain 2005 Semifinal 4th
Italy 2009 Semifinal 4th
Turkey 2013 Final 1st
Spain 2017 TBD

Non-senior competitions[edit]

Team[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

# Player Matches
1 Igor Hinić 417
2 Tomislav Paškvalin 285
3 Samir Barać 176
4 Andro Bušlje 167
5 Mile Smodlaka 161
6 Teo Đogaš 148
7 Frano Vićan GK 129
8 Elvis Fatović 128
9 Josip Pavić GK 120
10 Damir Burić 117
11 Miho Bošković 108
12 Sandro Sukno 97
13 Petar Muslim 90
14 Maro Joković 89
15 Nikša Dobud 83
16 Vjekoslav Kobešćak 86
17 Ratko Štritof 80
18 Ivan Buljubašić 79
19 Paulo Obradović 68
20 Zdeslav Vrdoljak 58
21 Anđelo Šetka 57
22 Dubravko Šimenc 52
23 Goran Volarević GK 52
24 Frano Karač 37
25 Tihomil Vranješ 35
12 Pavo Marković 33
26 Perica Bukić 30
27 Luka Lončar 20
28 Antonio Petković

bold - not retired from national team

Head coaches[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Record against other teams[edit]

As of Sep 08 2015

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.

National team Total Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Mediterranean Games Qualifications
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L
Australia Australia 14 12 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Austria Austria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Belarus Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Brazil Brazil 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
China China 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Egypt Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France France 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Georgia (country) Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Germany Germany 21 15 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 1 8 4 2 2 — — — — 2 2 0 0
United Kingdom Great Britain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Greece Greece 31 20 4 7 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 12 8 0 4 9 6 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary Hungary 31 7 2 23 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 3 3 0 0 3 10 3 0 7 11 1 1 9 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Iran Iran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Italy Italy 35 20 2 13 5 4 0 1 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 11 8 0 3 9 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
Japan Japan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moldova Moldova 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Montenegro Montenegro 20 11 0 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Netherlands Netherlands 9 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Poland Poland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
Romania Romania 16 13 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 — — — — 3 3 0 0
Russia Russia 28 16 1 11 1 1 0 0 6 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 13 8 0 5 5 3 1 1 — — — — 1 0 0 1
Serbia Serbia* 33 9 3 21 4 2 1 1 5 1 1 3 6 2 0 4 9 2 0 7 7 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Slovakia Slovakia 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Slovenia Slovenia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
South Africa South Africa 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Spain Spain 31 14 2 15 4 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 5 0 1 4 9 5 0 4 7 5 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Turkey Turkey 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Ukraine Ukraine 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
United States United States 27 17 0 10 6 2 0 4 6 5 0 1 5 3 0 2 10 7 0 3 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Total (35) 374 239 16 120

Biggest Wins[edit]

double digit goal difference

Biggest Loses[edit]

Sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.
Men's national water polo teams of Europe (LEN)
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