Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)
Zsolt Varga (born March 9, 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Budapest, Hungary[1] | 9 March 1972|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian, Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | FTC-Telekom (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KSI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1989 | KSI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Újpesti Dózsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1997 | BVSC-Westel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Mladost-Croatia osiguranje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Savona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Bissolati Cremona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | → Sirens (Summer League) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Posillipo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | FTC-Fisher Klíma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–2002 |
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Teams coached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–2014 | Hungary U20 (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012– | FTC-Telekom (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | FTC-Telekom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Honours
National
- Olympic Games:
Gold medal - 2000
- World Championships:
Silver medal - 1998
- European Championship:
Gold medal - 1997, 1999;
Silver medal - 1993, 1995;
Bronze medal - 2001
- Junior European Championship: (Bronze medal - 1988, 1990)
Club
European competetions:
- Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with Mladost)
Domestic competetions:
- Hungarian Championship (OB I): 2x (1996, 1997 - with BVSC)
- Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 1x (1995 - with BVSC)
Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (1999 - with Mladost)
Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (1998, 1999 - with Mladost)
Awards
- Youth water polo player of the year: 1989
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1996
- Orders
See also
References
- Zsolt Varga. sports-reference.com
External links
- Zsolt Varga at International Olympic Committee
- Zsolt Varga at Olympic Channel
- Zsolt Varga at Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- Zsolt Varga at Olympedia
- Zsolt Varga at Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
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