Andro Bušlje
Andro Bušlje (born 4 January 1986) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the Croatian team that won the gold medal.[1] He is right-handed and plays the center defender position. From 2016 to 2019 he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League.[2][3] He started playing water polo at the age of 12, and he made his national team debut in 2005. He is known as a dominant, world-class defender, who usually shuts down the opposing team's center forward.
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| Born |
4 January 1986 Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Handedness | Right | ||
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| Current team | Pro Recco | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
2016–2019 | Olympiacos | ||
2019– | Pro Recco | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| Croatia | |||
Medal record
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Bušlje is currently the captain of the Croatia national team, with whom he has become Olympic gold medalist, 2 times World Champion and European Champion. He is the only water polo player in the world to have won 7 FINA World Championship medals (2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze), an all-time record as of 2017
Honours
- 2LEN Champions League : 2005-06 with Jug Dubrovnik,2017–18 with Olympiacos
- 1 LEN Super Cup (2006)with Jug Dubrovnik
- 9 Croatian Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) with Jug Dubrovnik
- 6 Croatian Cups (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
- 3 Greek Championships ( 2017,2018,2019) with Olympiacos
- 2 Greek Cups (2018,2019) with Olympiacos
See also
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andro Bušlje". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
- Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
External links
- Andro Bušlje at International Olympic Committee
- Andro Bušlje at Olympic Channel
- Andro Bušlje at Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Andro Bušlje at Olympedia
- Andro Bušlje at FINA
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