Montenegro men's national water polo team

Montenegro
Nickname(s) Crvene ajkule (The Red Sharks)
Association Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Vladimir Gojković
Asst coach Simone Rigalza
Captain Predrag Jokić
FINA code MNE
First international
 Italy 10–11  Montenegro
(Trieste, Italy; December, 2006)
Biggest win
 Montenegro 30–3   Switzerland
(Kotor, Montenegro; March, 2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances 3 (first in 2008)
Best result 4th place (2008, 2012, 2016)
World Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 2009)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) (2013)
World League
Appearances 5 (first in 2007)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2009)
European Championship
Appearances 5 (first in 2008)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (2010)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances 1 (first in 2009)
Best result 5th place (2009)
Montenegro men's national water polo team
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Barcelona Team
World League
2009 Podgorica
2010 Niš
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
European Championship
2008 Málaga
2012 Eindhoven
2016 Belgrade

The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.

Prior history

Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, and its players participated in the Yugoslavia national water polo team. Between 1992 and 2006, it was part of FR Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, so Montenegrin players played for those teams; Serbia is the sole successor to these countries so those results are recorded at Serbia national water polo team.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

FINA World League

European Championship

Team

Current squad

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Radić, ZdravkoZdravko Radić GK 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb) 24 June 1979Italy Lazio
2 Brguljan, DraškoDraško Brguljan D 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb) 27 December 1984Hungary Orvosegyetem
3 Pasković, VjekoslavVjekoslav Pasković D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb) 23 March 1985Turkey Galatasaray
4 Petrović, AntonioAntonio Petrović CF 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb) 24 September 1982Croatia Primorje Rijeka
5 Brguljan, DarkoDarko Brguljan CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)97 kg (214 lb) 5 November 1990Italy Canottieri Napoli
6 Radović, AleksandarAleksandar Radović D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb) 24 February 1987Germany Waspo Hannover
7 Janović, MlađanMlađan Janović D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)97 kg (214 lb) 11 June 1984Turkey Galatasaray
8 Čučković, UrošUroš Čučković D 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)101 kg (223 lb) 25 April 1990Hungary Eger
9 Ivović, AleksandarAleksandar Ivović CB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)107 kg (236 lb) 24 February 1986Italy Pro Recco
10 Mišić, SašaSaša Mišić CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)109 kg (240 lb) 27 March 1987Russia Kinef Kirishi
11 Klikovac, FilipFilip Klikovac CF 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)118 kg (260 lb) 7 February 1989Italy Posillipo
12 Jokić, PredragPredrag Jokić (c) CB 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)102 kg (225 lb) 3 February 1983Germany Waspo Hannover
13 Šćepanović, MilošMiloš Šćepanović GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)86 kg (190 lb) 9 October 1982Turkey Galatasaray

Coaches

Notable players

Notes

  1. ↑ one of Montenegrin athletes with the highest number of medals
  2. ↑ first captain

References

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  1. ↑ "Gojković odabrao za posljednje pripreme u Herceg Novom i Hjustonu" [Gojković selects players for final preparations in Herceg Novi and Houston] (in Croatian). Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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