Serbia men's national water polo team
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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 [sr]. 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[edit]
Medals[edit]
Includes matches of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.
Updated after the 2022 Mediterranean Games
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Olympic Games | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Summer Universiade | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Total | 35 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
Olympic Games[edit]
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World Championship[edit]
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World Cup[edit]
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1979 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
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World League[edit]
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European Championship[edit]
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1950 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
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Europa Cup[edit]
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6th |
Mediterranean Games[edit]
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1959 to 1991 | part of SFR Yugoslavia | |||
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Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Roster for the 2024 World Championships.[4]
Head coach: Uroš Stevanović
- 1 Radoslav Filipović GK
- 2 Dušan Mandić FP
- 3 Strahinja Rašović FP
- 4 Sava Ranđelović FP
- 5 Petar Jakšić FP
- 6 Đorđe Vučinić FP
- 7 Radomir Drašović FP
- 8 Nikola Jakšić FP
- 9 Nemanja Vico FP
- 10 Nemanja Ubović FP
- 11 Nikola Lukić FP
- 12 Viktor Rašović FP
- 13 Branislav Mitrović GK
- 14 Đorđe Lazić FP
- 15 Luka Gladović FP
Coaches[edit]
- 1992–1999 Nikola Stamenić
- 1999–2004 Nenad Manojlović
- 2004–2006 Petar Porobić
- 2006–2012 Dejan Udovičić
- 2012–2022 Dejan Savić
- 2022– present Uroš Stevanović
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 | |
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1 | Dejan Savić | 1994–2008 | 444 | 405 |
2 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1997–2008 | 385 | 981 |
3 | Filip Filipović | 2003–2021 | 381 | 677 |
4 | Živko Gocić | 2003–2016 | 362 | 207 |
5 | Slobodan Nikić | 2003–2016 | 355 | 354 |
6 | Igor Milanović | 1984–1996 | 349 | 540 |
7 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1997–2008 | 346 | 201 |
8 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1990–2008 | 341 | 391 |
9 | Duško Pijetlović | 2005–2021 | 340 | 472 |
10 | Andrija Prlainović | 2005–2021 | 336 | 541 |
Statistics accurate as of matches played 6 August 2021
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 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[edit]
- Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
- Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
References[edit]
- ^ "Vaterpolo Srbija - Serbia Water Polo: Osvojene medalje".
- ^ "Rulers of all competitions". b92.net. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster SRB" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links[edit]
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- Official website
(in Serbian)