Brazil men's national water polo team

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Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg
FINA codeBRA
AssociationBrazilian Confederation of Aquatic Sports (CBDA)
ConfederationUANA (Americas)
Head coachRick Azavedo
Asst coachGeorge Chaia
José Werner
CaptainSlobodan Soro
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest10 (2016, 2017)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances8 (first in 1920)
Best result6th place (1920)
World Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1986)
Best result10th place (2015)
World League
Appearances11 (first in 2002)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2015
Pan American Games
Appearances17 (first in 1951)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1963)
UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's water polo
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bergamo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Buenos Aires Team
Silver medal – second place 1967 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Trinidad
Gold medal – first place 2019 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place 2011 Victoria
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Calgary
Last updated: 1 May 2020

The Brazil men's national water polo team represents Brazil in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
  • 1920 – 6th place[1]
  • 1932 – disqualified
  • 1952 – 9th place
  • 1960 – 12th place
  • 1964 – 13th place
  • 1968 – 13th place
  • 1984 – 12th place
  • 2016 – 8th place

World Championship[]

FINA World League[]

Pan American Games[]

  • 1951 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1955 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1959 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1963 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1967 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1971 – 4th place
  • 1975 – Did not participate
  • 1979 – 6th place
  • 1983 – 4th place
  • 1987 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1991 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1995 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1999 – 4th place
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2007 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2011 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2015 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2019 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

UANA Cup (ASUA Cup)[]

  • 2011 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2013 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2015 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2017 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2019 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Summer Universiade[]

  • 1963 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

South American Swimming Championships[]

  • – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2008 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 2012 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2014 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2019 World Championships.[2]

Head coach:

№ Name Pos. Height Weight L/R Date of birth Club
1 Slobodan Soro (C) GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) (1978-12-23) 23 December 1978 (age 43)
2 FP (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 27)
3 FP (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 25)
4 Gustavo Coutinho FP 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (1991-12-11) 11 December 1991 (age 30)
5 FP 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 24)
6 Guilherme Almeida FP 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 32)
7 FP (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 22)
8 FP 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 33)
9 Bernardo Rocha FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 32)
10 Rudá Franco FP 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (1986-07-25) 25 July 1986 (age 35)
11 Gustavo Guimarães FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 28)
12 FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 23)
13 GK (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 21)

Squads[]

Notable players[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "2019 World Championships roster" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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