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 Nikola Janović
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 2 (first in 2008)
Best result 4th place (2008)
World Championships
Appearances 4 (first in 2009)
Best result 2nd (2013)
World League
Appearances 5 (first in 2007)
Best result 1st (2009)
European Championship
Appearances 5 (first in 2008)
Best result 1st (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

Squad for the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

No. Name Date of birth Position L/R Height Weight Club
1Lazović, DejanDejan Lazović8 February 1990GoalkeeperR199 cm (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)Italy Sport Management
2Brguljan, DraškoDraško Brguljan27 December 1984WingR196 cm (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)Hungary OSC
3Pasković, VjekoslavVjekoslav Pasković23 March 1985WingR181 cm (5 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)Turkey Galatasaray
4Petrović, AntonioAntonio Petrović24 September 1982PointR193 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)Croatia Primorje
5Brguljan, DarkoDarko Brguljan5 November 1990WingR186 cm (6 ft 1 in)99 kg (218 lb)Italy Canottieri Napoli
6Radović, AleksandarAleksandar Radović24 February 1987DriverR193 cm (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)Germany Waspo Hannover
7Janović, MlađanMlađan Janović11 June 1984DriverR190 cm (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)Turkey Galatasaray
8Janović, NikolaNikola Janović (c)22 March 1980DriverR192 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi
9Ivović, AleksandarAleksandar Ivović24 February 1986DriverR198 cm (6 ft 6 in)107 kg (236 lb)Italy Pro Recco
10Misić, SasaSasa Misić27 March 1987Centre Forward R198 cm (6 ft 6 in)107 kg (236 lb)Russia Kinef Kirishi
11Vukčević, NikolaNikola Vukčević14 November 1985Centre ForwardR200 cm (6 ft 7 in)105 kg (231 lb)Turkey Galatasaray
12Jokić, PredragPredrag Jokić3 February 1983PointR188 cm (6 ft 2 in)102 kg (225 lb)Germany Waspo Hannover
13Šćepanović, MilošMiloš Šćepanović9 October 1982GoalkeeperR185 cm (6 ft 1 in)89 kg (196 lb)Turkey Galatasaray
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

Coaches

Notable players

Notes

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

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