Romania men's national water polo team

The Romania men's national water polo team is the representative for Romania in international men's water polo.

Romania
FINA codeROU
AssociationRomanian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAthanasios Kechagias
Asst coachPanagiotis Vergos
CaptainCosmin Radu
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest10 (2012)
Olympic Games
Appearances9 (first in 1952)
Best result4th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1973)
Best result5th place (1975)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1979)
Best result5th place (2010)
World League
Appearances14 (first in 2005)
Best result6th place (2007)
European Championship
Appearances24 (first in 1954)
Best result4th place (1993, 2006)
Media
Websitefrpolo.ro
Logo of the Romanian Water Polo Federation
Romania men's national water polo team at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World League
  • 2005 – 12th place[1]
  • 2006 – 11th place
  • 2007 – 6th place
  • 2008 – 17th place
  • 2009 – 16th place
  • 2010 – 14th place
  • 2011 – 9th place
  • 2012 – 10th place
  • 2013 – Preliminary round
  • 2014 – Preliminary round
  • 2015 – Preliminary round
  • 2016 – Preliminary round
  • 2017 – Preliminary round
  • 2018 – Preliminary round

European Championship
  • 1954 – 10th place
  • 1962 – 5th place
  • 1966 – 6th place
  • 1970 – 6th place
  • 1974 – 6th place
  • 1977 – 7th place
  • 1981 – 7th place
  • 1983 – 8th place
  • 1987 – 7th place
  • 1989 – 5th place
  • 1991 – 8th place
  • 1993 – 4th place
  • 1995 – 11th place
  • 1999 – 9th place
  • 2001 – 11th place
  • 2003 – 10th place
  • 2006 – 4th place
  • 2008 – 9th place
  • 2010 – 7th place
  • 2012 – 8th place
  • 2014 – 8th place
  • 2016 – 10th place
  • 2018 – 11th place
  • 2020 – 11th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Athanasios Kechagias

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Marius TicGKR (1996-09-09) 9 September 19961.92 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)65 Steaua Bucharest
2Cosmin Radu (C)CFL (1981-11-09) 9 November 19811.94 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)449 HAVK Mladost
3Tiberiu NegreanDR (1988-09-01) 1 September 19881.96 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)350 CSM Oradea
4Mihnea GheorgheDR (1994-01-15) 15 January 19941.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)113 Steaua Bucharest
5Victor AntipaWL (1999-06-09) 9 June 19991.84 m (6 ft 0 in)93 kg (205 lb)28 Steaua Bucharest
6Andrei PrioteasaDR (1996-04-03) 3 April 19961.85 m (6 ft 1 in)72 kg (159 lb)29 Dinamo Bucharest
7Vlad GeorgescuDR (1999-03-31) 31 March 19991.86 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)23 CSM Oradea
8Tudor FuleaDR (1997-03-13) 13 March 19971.97 m (6 ft 6 in)84 kg (185 lb)25 Steaua Bucharest
9Róbert GergelyfiDR (1995-05-08) 8 May 19951.87 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)23 Szentes
10Nicolae OantaCBR (1990-06-14) 14 June 19901.94 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)53 Steaua Bucharest
11Alexandru GhibanFPR (1986-10-12) 12 October 19861.96 m (6 ft 5 in)99 kg (218 lb)356 Steaua Bucharest
12Levente VancsikCFR (1994-07-12) 12 July 19942.00 m (6 ft 7 in)108 kg (238 lb)14 Debrecen
13Şerban AbrudanGKR (2000-11-28) 28 November 20001.94 m (6 ft 4 in)89 kg (196 lb)18 Dinamo Bucharest

Notable players

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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