Serbia men's national water polo team
Serbia
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| Nickname(s) |
Delfini
(The Dolphins) |
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| Association |
Water Polo Association of Serbia |
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| Confederation |
LEN (Europe) |
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| Head coach |
Dejan Savić |
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| Asst coach |
Žarko Petrović
Uroš Stevanović |
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| Captain |
Živko Gocić |
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| Most caps |
Dejan Savić (444) |
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| Top scorer |
Aleksandar Šapić (981) |
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| FINA code |
SRB |
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| Olympic Games |
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| Appearances |
6 (first in 1996) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2016) |
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| World Championships |
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| Appearances |
9 (first in 1998) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2005, 2009, 2015) |
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| World League |
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| Appearances |
13 (first in 2003) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
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| World Cup |
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| Appearances |
6 (first in 1997) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2006, 2010, 2014) |
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| European Championship |
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| Appearances |
10 (first in 1997) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
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| Mediterranean Games |
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| Appearances |
5 (first in 1997) |
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| Best result |
01 ! (2013) |
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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. FINA considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of Serbia and Montenegro. They are one of the world's best teams in the history of water polo, having won: 1 Olympic, 3 World Championship, 6 European Championship, 3 World Cup, 10 FINA World League, 2 Mediterranean Games gold medals. Current Serbia's team is widely considered to be the best in the history of the game.
They are the best of all national sports teams of Serbia, having won more titles than any other Serbian national team. In 2016, they became the first team to concurrently hold titles in all of the major championships in which they compete: the European Championship, the World Championship, the World Cup, the World League, and the Olympic Games.
Competitive record
Medals
Olympic Games
World Championship
2015 world champions on a 2015 Serbian stamp
European Championship
FINA World League
FINA Water Polo World Cup
Mediterranean Games
Team
Current squad
The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head coach: Dejan Savić
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Name |
Pos. |
Height |
Weight |
Date of birth |
2016 club |
| 01 !1 | Pijetlović, GojkoGojko Pijetlović | GK | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 000000001983-08-07-00007 August 1983 |  CSM Oradea |
| 02 !2 | Mandić, DušanDušan Mandić | D | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 000000001994-06-16-000016 June 1994 |  Pro Recco |
| 03 !3 | Gocić, ŽivkoŽivko Gocić (c) | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 000000001982-08-22-000022 August 1982 |  Szolnoki Dózsa |
| 04 !4 | Ranđelović, SavaSava Ranđelović | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 000000001993-07-17-000017 July 1993 | AN Brescia |
| 05 !5 | Ćuk, MilošMiloš Ćuk | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 000000001990-12-21-000021 December 1990 | Eger |
| 06 !6 | Pijetlović, DuškoDuško Pijetlović | CF | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 000000001985-04-25-000025 April 1985 | Pro Recco |
| 07 !7 | Nikić, SlobodanSlobodan Nikić | CF | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 000000001983-01-25-000025 January 1983 | Orvosegyetem |
| 08 !8 | Aleksić, MilanMilan Aleksić | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 000000001986-05-13-000013 May 1986 | Szolnoki Dózsa |
| 09 !9 | Jakšić, NikolaNikola Jakšić | CB | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 000000001997-01-17-000017 January 1997 |  Partizan |
| 10 | Filip Filipović | D | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 000000001987-05-02-00002 May 1987 | Pro Recco |
| 11 | Prlainović, AndrijaAndrija Prlainović | D | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 000000001988-04-28-000028 April 1988 | Szolnoki Dózsa |
| 12 | Mitrović, StefanStefan Mitrović | D | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 000000001988-03-29-000029 March 1988 | Ferencváros |
| 13 | Mitrović, BranislavBranislav Mitrović | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 000000001985-01-30-000030 January 1985 | Eger |
Coaches
Most appearances and goals
Professional friendly and competitive matches only where Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia were represented.
Statistics accurate as of matches played 8 August 2015
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 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
External links
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Water polo in Serbia |
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Water polo Federation of Serbia |
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- Serbian Water polo League A for Women
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- Serbian Water polo Cup for Women
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FR Yugoslavia
1992 Barcelona 
1996 Atlanta 
2000 Sydney 
Serbia and Montenegro
2004 Athens 
2008 Beijing 
2012 London 
2016 Rio de Janeiro 
2001 Fukuoka 
2005 Montreal 
2015 Kazan 
1995 Vienna 
2003 Kranj 
2010 Zagreb 
2012 Eindhoven 
2007 Berlin 
2009 Podgorica 
2012 Almaty 
2014 Dubai 
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon 
2001 Tunis 
2013 Tunis 
