Croatia men's national water polo team

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The Croatia men's national water polo team has played since Croatia's independence in 1991 and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.

Croatia won silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team also won silvers at the 1999 and 2003 European Water Polo Championship.

In 2007, Croatia won the World Water Polo Championship in Melbourne for the first time.

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[edit] Results

[edit] Olympic Games

  • 1992 – Did not qualify
  • 1996 – Silver Medal
  • 2000 – Seventh place
  • 2004 – Tenth place

[edit] World Championship

[edit] FINA World League

  • 2002 — 7th place


[edit] European Championship

  • 1993 — Fifth place
  • 1995 — Fourth place
  • 1997 — Fourth place
  • 1999 — Silver Medal
  • 2001 — Fourth place
  • 2003 — Silver Medal
  • 2006 — Seventh place

[edit] Squads

  • Maro Balić, Perica Bukić, Damir Glavan, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobeščak, Joško Kreković, Ognjen Kržić, Dubravko Šimenc, Siniša Školneković, Ratko Štritof, Renato Vrbičić, Tino Vegar, and Zdeslav Vrdoljak.


  • Samir Barač, Alen Bošković, Teo Đogaš, Igor Hinić, Ivo Ivaniš, Vedran Jerković, Vjekoslav Kobeščak, Slavko Letica, Vitomir Padovan, Višeslav Sarić, Siniša Školneković, Dubravko Šimenc, Mile Smodlaka, Ratko Štritof, and Frano Vićan. Head Coach: Neven Kovačević.


  • Samir Barać, Damir Burić, Teo Đogaš, Elvis Fatović, Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobescak, Dubravko Simenc, Ratko Štritof, Mile Smodlaka, Frano Vican, Goran Volarević, and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Zoran Roje.


  • Samir Barač, Damir Burić, Elvis Fatović, Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobeščak, Ivan Milaković, Dubravko Šimenc, Mile Smodlaka, Ratko Štritof, Frano Vićan, Goran Volarević, and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Zoran Roje.


  • Srdan Antonijević, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Teo Đogaš (captain), Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić, Andrija Komadina, Josip Pavić (goal), Boris Pavlović, Primorac Tonislav, Goran Volarević (goal), and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.


  • 2006 European Championship – Seventh place
  • Srdan Antonijević, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Teo Đogaš, Maro Joković, Pavo Marković, Petar Muslim, Josip Pavić (goal), Boris Pavlović, Danijel Premuš, Andelo Setka, Ratko Štritof, Goran Volarević (goal), and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.


  • Frano Vićan, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Aljoša Kunac, Maro Joković, Mile Smodlaka, Teo Đogaš, Pavo Marković, Samir Barač, Igor Hinić, and Miho Bošković. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.