Georgia men's national water polo team

The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.

Results

European Championships

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1992–2012	Did not qualify
2014	Group Stage	12th	7	0	0	7	45	93	−48
2016	Group Stage	14th	7	1	0	6	55	95	–40
Total	Qualified: 2/12		14	1	0	13	100	188	−88

World League

Team

Current squad

Team for 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	L/R	Height	Weight	Club
1	Shubladze, NikolozNikoloz Shubladze	000000001993-12-27-000027 December 1993	Goalkeeper	R	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
2	Kavtaradze, BekaBeka Kavtaradze	000000001990-07-09-00009 July 1990	Driver	R	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
3	Tsrepulia, DamirDamir Tsrepulia	000000001984-01-16-000016 January 1984	Wing	L	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)
4	Elez, MarkoMarko Elez	000000001980-09-09-00009 September 1980			198 cm (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Trieste
5	Bitadze, AndriaAndria Bitadze	000000001997-05-17-000017 May 1997	Centre Forward	R	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)
6	Jelača, MarkoMarko Jelača	000000001982-12-15-000015 December 1982	Point	R	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	Sport Management
7	Khvedeliani, GeorgeGeorge Khvedeliani	000000001988-04-14-000014 April 1988	Point	R	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
8	Baghaturia, MikheilMikheil Baghaturia	000000001987-05-09-00009 May 1987	Wing	R	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
9	Rurua, ZurabZurab Rurua (c)	000000001987-06-08-00008 June 1987	Wing	R	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
10	Gegelashvili, KonstantineKonstantine Gegelashvili	000000001983-05-07-00007 May 1983	Centre Forward	R	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	Lokomotiv Tbilisi
11	Jakhaia, KhvichaKhvicha Jakhaia	000000001996-09-16-000016 September 1996	Point	R	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)
12	Imnaishvili, RevazRevaz Imnaishvili	000000001997-08-09-00009 August 1997	Driver	R	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)
13	Strujić, IvanIvan Strujić	000000001981-10-13-000013 October 1981	Goalkeeper	R	204 cm (6 ft 8 in)	101 kg (223 lb)
Head coach: Jovan Popović

Notable players

• Revaz Tchomakhidze
• Georgi Mshvenieradze
• P'et're Mshveniyeradze
• Nodar Gvakhariya
• Givi Chikvanaia
• Mikhail Giorgadze
• Leri Gogoladze

Naturalized players

• Marino Franičević (CRO)
• Marko Jelača (CRO)
• Marko Elez (CRO)
• Damir Crepulja (now Tsrepulia) (MNE)
• Ivan Strujić (CRO)

Statistics

National team	Total
	W	D	L
Azerbaijan	1
Belarus	3	1	1
China	2
Croatia			1
Czech Republic	1
Finland	1
France			1
Germany			1
Great Britain	4
Greece			5
Hungary			3
Ireland	1
Israel	2
Italy			2
Kazakhstan			1
Lithuania	1
Malta	2		2
Montenegro			1
Netherlands		1	4
Poland	4		1
Portugal	2
Romania	1	1	8
Russia			4
Slovakia	1	1	3
Spain			1
Switzerland	3
Turkey	3		4
Ukraine	4		1
Total (28)	36	4	46

• *includes European B (or Level II) Championship
• **other official (usually announced in LEN calendar) senior tournaments (usually friendly fixtures) - list: Tbilisi Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015), Nodar Gvakharia Cup (2015), Danube Cup (52nd/2014), Tatarstan Cup - Kazan (2015), Aleksei Barkalov Memorial - Kiev (2010), Ibrahim Sulu Memorial (2015)

References

• "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Retrieved 2013-12-05. 
• "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Retrieved 2013-12-05. 
• "Georgian National Water Polo Team won "Tbilisi Cup" - World Sport". Worldsport.ge. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-12-05. 
• http://www.todor66.com/Water_Polo/Europe/
• http://pilkawodna21.w.interiowo.pl/archiwum.htm
• http://www.waterpololegends.com/2014/01/1985-national-team-of-georgia.html

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