Croatia men's national water polo team
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 is current European champion from Zagreb 2010 (defeating Italy in final 7-3) and 2011 World championships bronze medalist. In 2007 Croatia was world champion, defeating Hungary in final (9-8 after over time). Croatia also won bronze medal in 2009 World championships and two European silver medals in 1999 and 2003. Croatia has played in four Olympic tournaments and the greatest result is silver in 1996.
Prior history
Croatia was part of Yugoslavia between 1918 and 1991, so Croatians played for the Yugoslavia national water polo team during this period. During the Independent State of Croatia (1941-1945), the national team was also organized. Its roster included Ivo Štakula.
Managers
- Duško Antunović (1991-1993)
- Bruno Silić (1993-1998)
- Neven Kovačević (1998-2001)
- Zoran Roje (2001-2005)
- Ratko Rudić (2005-)
Results
- Croatia as a part of Austria-Hungary
- 1900 – Didn't participate
- 1904 – Didn't participate
- 1908 – Didn't participate
- 1912 – Austria - 4th place, no players from Croatia
- Croatia as a part of Yugoslavia
- 1920 – Didn't participate
- 1924 – Didn't participate
- 1928 – Didn't participate
- 1932 – Didn't participate
- 1936 – part of Yugoslav team, 1. round (3. in Group 3)
- 1948 – part of Yugoslav team, 2. round (Group I, 3rd; 1st place in group took later champion Italy and 2nd place took later vicechampion Hungary)
- 1952 – part of the Yugoslav team Silver Medal
- 1956 – part of the Yugoslav team Silver Medal
- 1960 – 4th
- 1964 – part of the Yugoslav team Silver Medal
- 1968 – part of the Yugoslav team Gold Medal
- 1972 – 5th
- 1976 – 5th
- 1980 – part of the Yugoslav team Silver Medal
- 1984 – part of the Yugoslav team Gold Medal
- 1988 – part of the Yugoslav team Gold Medal
- Croatia as an independent country
- 1992 – Didn't participate
- 1996 – Silver Medal
- 2000 – Seventh place
- 2004 – Tenth place
- 2008 – Sixth place
- 1973– part of the Yugoslav team Bronze Medal
- 1975– part of the Yugoslav team, 13th place
- 1978– part of the Yugoslav team Bronze Medal
- 1982– part of the Yugoslav team, 7th place
- 1986– part of the Yugoslav team Gold Medal
- 1991– part of the Yugoslav team Gold Medal
- 1994 — 4th place
- 1998 — 9th place
- 2001 — 8th place
- 2003 — 9th place
- 2005 — 4th place
- 2007 — Gold Medal
- 2009 — Bronze Medal
- 2011 — Bronze Medal
- 1993 — Fifth place
- 1995 — Fourth place
- 1997 — Fourth place
- 1999 — Silver Medal
- 2001 — Fourth place
- 2003 — Silver Medal
- 2006 — Seventh place
- 2008 — Fourth place
- 2010 — Gold Medal
- 2002 — 7th place
- 2003 — Didn't participate
- 2004 — Didn't participate
- 2005 — 4th place
- 2006 — Semifinal round
- 2007 — Preliminary round
- 2008 — Preliminary round
- 2009 — Silver Medal
- 2010 — Bronze Medal
- 2011 — Bronze Medal
- 1991 — Didn't participate
- 1993 — Didn't participate
- 1995 — 8th place
- 1997 — 8th place
- 1999 — Didn't participate
- 2002 — 8th place
- 2006 — 4th place
- 2010 — 02 ! Silver Medal
- as part of Yugoslavia
- 1951: -
- 1955: -
- 1959: part of the Yugoslav team, Champions
- 1963: part of the Yugoslav team, Silver Medal
- 1967: part of the Yugoslav team, Champions
- 1971: part of the Yugoslav team, Champions
- 1975: part of the Yugoslav team, Silver Medal
- 1979: part of the Yugoslav team, Champions
- 1983: part of the Yugoslav team, Champions
- 1987: -
- 1991: part of the Yugoslav team, Silver Medal
- *as independent Croatia
Squads
Croatian players and coaches that played for Croatia or for other countries, that Croatia was part of.
Until 1941, it was often case that the squad of Croatian waterpolo team Jug (from Dubrovnik), a multiple national champion, represented Yugoslavia.
- 1926 European Championship: ?
- 1927 European Championship: ?
- 1931 European Championship: ?
- 1934 European Championship: ?
- 1936 Olympic Games : ?
- 1938 European Championship: ?
- 1947 European Championship: ?
- 1948 Olympic Games –
- Juraj Amšel, Veljko Bakašun, Marko Brainović, Božo Grkinić, Ivo Giovanelli, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, Ivica Kurtini, Željko Radić, Luka Ciganović, Saša Strmac, Ivo Štakula
- 1950 European Championship: – Bronze Medal
- 1952 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- Juraj Amšel, Veljko Bakašun, Marko Brainović, Vladimir Ivković, Zdravko Ježić, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, Ivica Kurtini, Lovro Radonić, Ivo Štakula. Coach: Božo Grkinić[1]
- 1954 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1956 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 1958 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1960 Olympic Games –
- Marijan Žužej, Zdravko Ježić, Hrvoje Kačić, Anton Nardelli, Ivo Cipci, Zlatko Šimenc
- 1962 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1964 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 1966 European Championship: – Bronze Medal
- 1968 Olympic Games – Gold Medal
- Ozren Bonačić, Ronald Lopatny, Miroslav Poljak, Karlo Stipanić, Ivo Trumbić, Zdravko Hebel, Zoran Janković
- 1970 European Championship: – Bronze Medal
- Karlo Stipanić, Ozren Bonačić, Zoran Janković, Ratko Rudić, Ronald Lopatny, Siniša Belamarić, Duško Antunović, Radovan Miškov, coach: Tripun-Miro Ćirković
- 1972 Olympic Games –
- Dušan Antunović, Siniša Belamarić, Ozren Bonačić, Ronald Lopatny, Ratko Rudić, Karlo Stipanić, Zoran Janković, coach: Vlaho Orlić, asst. coach: Aleksandar Seifert
- 1973 World Championship: Bronze Medal
- 1974 European Championship: – Bronze Medal
- 1975 World Championship: 13th place
- 1976 Olympic Games –
- Dušan Antunović, Siniša Belamarić, Ozren Bonačić, Zoran Kačić, Boško Lozica, Damir Polić, Ratko Rudić, Đuro Savinović,
- 1977 European Championship: – Silver Medal
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- Luko Vezilić, Ratko Rudić, Slobodan Trifunović, Siniša Belamarić, Boško Lozica, Milivoj Bebić, Mirsad Galijaš, Vranješ, coach: Tripun-Miro Ćirković, asst. coach: Antun-Toni Petrić
- 1978 World Championship: Bronze Medal
- 1980 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- Luko Vezilić, Damir Polić, Ratko Rudić, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebić, Slobodan Trifunović, Boško Lozica, coach: Tripun-Miro Ćirković
- 1981 European Championship: ?
- 1982 World Championship – 7th place
- 1983 European Championship: ?
- 1984 Olympic Games – Gold Medal
- 1985 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1986 World Championship: Gold Medal
- 1987 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1988 Olympic Games – Gold Medal
- Deni Lušić, Dubravko Šimenc, Perica Bukić, Veselin Đuho, Mislav Bezmalinović, Tomislav Paškvalin, Renco Posinković, coach: Ratko Rudić.
- 1989 European Championship: – Silver Medal
- 1991 European Championship: – Gold Medal
- 1991 World Championship – Gold Medal
- Mislav Bezmalinović, Perica Bukić, Vitomir Padovan, Renco Posinković, Dubravko Šimenc, Ante Vasović
- 1993 European Championship –
- 1996 Olympic Games – Silver Medal
- 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.
- 1997 European Championship – Fourth place
- 1999 European Championship – Silver Medal
- 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.
- 2000 Olympic Games – 7th place
- Siniša Školneković, Elvis Fatović, Višeslav Sarić, Dubravko Šimenc, Ognjen Kržić, Ratko Štritof, Mile Smodlaka, Ivo Ivaniš, Miho Bošković, Samir Barač, Igor Hinić, Frano Vićan, Vjekoslav Kobešćak. Head Coach: Neven Kovačević. (Excellent start went wrong because of flu [4])
- 2003 World Championship — 9th place
- Samir Barać, Damir Burić, Teo Đogaš, Elvis Fatović, Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić, Vjekoslav Kobeščak, Dubravko Šimenc, Ratko Štritof, Mile Smodlaka, Frano Vićan, Goran Volarević, and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Zoran Roje.
- 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 1st place
- 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.
- 2005 World Championship — 4th place
- Srdan Antonijević, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Teo Đogaš (captain), Nikola Franković, Igor Hinić, Andrija Komadina, Josip Pavić (goal), Boris Pavlović, Tomislav Primorac, Goran Volarević (goal), and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.
- 2006 European Championship – 7th place
- Srđan Antonijević, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Teo Đogaš, Maro Joković, Pavo Marković, Petar Muslim, Josip Pavić (goal), Boris Pavlović, Danijel Premuš, Anđelo Šetka, Ratko Štritof, Goran Volarević (goal), and Tihomil Vranješ. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.
- 2007 World Championship – Gold Medal
- 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.
- 2008 European Championship – Fourth place
- Frano Vićan, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Aljoša Kunac, Maro Joković, Mile Smodlaka, Teo Đogaš, Pavo Marković, Samir Barač, Igor Hinić, Miho Bošković, Sandro Sukno. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić
- 2008 Olympic Games – Sixth place
- Maro Joković, Teo Đogaš, Pavo Marković, Josip Pavić, Mile Smodlaka, Andro Bušlje, Zdeslav Vrdoljak, Samir Barač, Aljoša Kunac, Igor Hinić, Miho Bošković, Damir Burić, Frano Vićan. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić
- 2009 World Championship — Bronze Medal
- Josip Pavić, Ivo Brzica, Igor Hinić, Nikša Dobud, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Ivan Buljubašić, Srđan Antonijević, Frano Karač, Samir Barač, Sandro Sukno, Miho Bošković, Paulo Obradović. Coach: Ratko Rudić
- 2010 European Championship – Gold Medal
- Josip Pavić, Maro Joković, Igor Hinić, Nikša Dobud, Damir Burić, Andro Bušlje, Ivan Buljubašić, Petar Muslim, Frano Karač, Samir Barač, Sandro Sukno, Miho Bošković, Paulo Obradović. Coach: Ratko Rudić
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