Serbia men's national water polo team
| Nickname(s) | Delfini (The Dolphins) |
|---|---|
| Association | Water Polo Association of Serbia |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Dejan Savić |
| Asst coach | Žarko Petrović Uroš Stevanović |
| Captain | Živko Gocić |
| Most caps | Dejan Savić (444) |
| Top scorer | Aleksandar Šapić (981) |
| FINA code | SRB |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1936) |
| Best result | |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1973) |
| Best result | |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2003) |
| Best result | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 27 (first in 1927) |
| Best result | |
| Mediterranean Games | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1959) |
| Best result | |
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. FINA considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.They are one of the world's best teams in the history of water polo, having won: 12 Olympic, 11 World Championship, 21 European Championship, 9 World Cup, 12 FINA World League, 11 Mediterranean Games medals.
They are the best of all national sports teams of Serbia, having won more titles than any other Serbian national team.
Contents
Competitive record[edit]
Medals[edit]
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| World Championship | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| European Championship | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| World League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| World Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Mediterranean Games | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 38 | 22 | 16 | 76 |
Olympic Games[edit]
Serbia participated on 18 Olympic tournaments and won 4 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 'Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| First round | |
| Second round | |
| 4th | |
| 5th | |
| 5th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 8th | |
| Total | 18/27 |
World Championship[edit]
Serbia participated on 15 World championships and won 5 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. They are the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| 13th | |
| 7th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 4th | |
| 7th | |
| Total | 15/16 |
European Championship[edit]
Serbia participated on 27 European championships and won 7 gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze medals.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Didn't participate | |
| 9th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 5th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 8th | |
| 4th | |
| 4th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 7th | |
| Total | 27/31 |
FINA World League[edit]
Serbia participated in FINA World League for the first time in 2003. Since then they won 10 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals, and they are by far the most successful team in this tournament.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Didn't participate | |
| 4th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Total | 13/15 |
FINA Water Polo World Cup[edit]
Serbia participated on 12 FINA World Cups and won 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. They are the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Didn't participate | |
| 4th | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 7th | |
| 5th | |
| Total | 12/15 |
Mediterranean Games[edit]
Serbia participated on 13 Mediterranean Games and won 7 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals. They are the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| Didn't participate | |
| 4th | |
| 6th | |
| Total | 13/17 |
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Dejan Savić
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pijetlović, GojkoGojko Pijetlović | GK | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 7 August 1983 | |
| 2 | Mandić, DušanDušan Mandić | D | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 16 June 1994 | |
| 3 | Gocić, ŽivkoŽivko Gocić (c) | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 22 August 1982 | |
| 4 | Ranđelović, SavaSava Ranđelović | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 17 July 1993 | |
| 5 | Ćuk, MilošMiloš Ćuk | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 December 1990 | |
| 6 | Pijetlović, DuškoDuško Pijetlović | CF | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 25 April 1985 | |
| 7 | Nikić, SlobodanSlobodan Nikić | CF | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 25 January 1983 | |
| 8 | Aleksić, MilanMilan Aleksić | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 13 May 1986 | |
| 9 | Jakšić, NikolaNikola Jakšić | CB | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 17 January 1997 | |
| 10 | Filip Filipović | D | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 2 May 1987 | |
| 11 | Prlainović, AndrijaAndrija Prlainović | D | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 28 April 1988 | |
| 12 | Mitrović, StefanStefan Mitrović | D | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 March 1988 | |
| 13 | Mitrović, BranislavBranislav Mitrović | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 30 January 1985 |
Coaches[edit]
- 1992–1999 Nikola Stamenić
- 1999–2004 Nenad Manojlović
- 2004–2006 Petar Porobić
- 2006–2012 Dejan Udovičić
- 2012–present Dejan Savić
Most appearances and goals[edit]
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 | Igor Milanović | 1984–1996 | 349 | 540 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1997–2008 | 346 | 201 |
| 5 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1990–2008 | 341 | 391 |
| 6 | Živko Gocić | 2003–present | 332 | 193 |
| 7 | Slobodan Nikić | 2003–present | 330 | 318 |
| 8 | Petar Trbojević | 1997–2006 | 306 | 231 |
| 9 | Danilo Ikodinović | 1997–2008 | 304 | 299 |
| 10 | Filip Filipović | 2003–present | 271 | 441 |
Statistics accurate as of matches played 8 August 2015
Philanthropy[edit]
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 Scihences (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 Đoković, football and basketball players of Red Star Belgrade, and many other's. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and the money was successfully collected to purchase one incubator.
References[edit]
- ^ "Odredjena reprezentacija za Rio" [Team for Rio decided] (in Japanese). Water polo association of Serbia. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links[edit]
- Water polo Association of Serbia (Serbian)
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