Dániel Varga

Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Varga Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dániel Rudolf Varga
Personal information
Born (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname Dani
Nationality Hungarian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Orvosegyetem (head coach)
Youth career
 Újpest
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2001
 UTE-Humet
2001–2010
 TEVA-VasasPlaket
2010–2014
 Primorje Erste banka
2014–2016
 Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP
2016–2018
 FTC PQS Waterpolo
National team
Years Team Apps
2004–2016
  Hungary 278
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam competition
World Championships
2013 Barcelona Team competition
2005 MontrealTeam competition
2007 MelbourneTeam competition
European Championship
2006 BelgradeTeam competition
2014 BudapestTeam competition
2008 MalagaTeam competition
2012 Eindhoven Team competition
2016 BelgradeTeam competition
FINA World League
2005 BelgradeTeam competition
2007 BerlinTeam competition
2013 ChelyabinskTeam competition
2014 DubaiTeam competition
FINA World Cup
2014 AlmatyTeam competition

He is the older brother of Dénes Varga, with whom they are currently teammates in the Hungarian national team.

Honours

National

278 present in the national team of Hungary.

  • Junior World Championships: (Silver medal - 2003)
  • Junior European Championship: (Silver medal - 2002)
  • Youth European Championship: (Gold medal - 2001; Bronze medal - 1999)

Club
  • Hungarian Championship (OB I): 7x (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - with Vasas; 2015, 2016 - with Szolnok; 2018 - with Ferencváros)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 5x (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 - with Vasas; 2014 - with Szolnok)
  • Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (2014 - with Primorje)
  • Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (2012, 2013 - with Primorje)

Awards
  • Szalay Iván-díj (2000)
  • Faragó Tamás-díj (Best junior player of year): (2001)
  • MVP of the Youth European Championship: 2001
  • MVP of the Junior European Championship: 2002
  • Vasas
  • All-Star Team of the World Championship: 2007
  • Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007, 2013
  • All-Star Team of the Olympic Games: 2008
  • Junior Príma díj (2008)
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013
  • Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
Orders

See also

References
  1. Dániel Varga. sports-reference.com
  2. "Dániel Varga Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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