Montenegro men's national water polo team

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Montenegro
Flag of Montenegro.svg
FINA codeMNE
Nickname(s)Crnogorske ajkule
AssociationWater Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachVladimir Gojković
Asst coachZoran Ivanovski
Miodrag Matković
CaptainDraško Brguljan
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current2 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2021)
Lowest6 (2009, 2017, 2019)
First international
Italy  10–11  Montenegro
(Trieste, Italy; December 2006)
Biggest win
Montenegro  30–3   Switzerland
(Kotor, Montenegro; March 2007)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best result4th place (2008, 2012, 2016)
4-time Olympian(s)Predrag Jokić (2004–2016)
Top scorer(s)Aleksandar Ivović (38 goals, 2008–2016)
Most savesMiloš Šćepanović (160 saves, 2008–2016)
Top sprinter(s)Vjekoslav Pasković (21 sprints won, 2008–2016)
Flag bearer(s)Veljko Uskoković (2008)
Predrag Jokić (2016)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2009)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result6th place (2014)
World League
Appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2009, 2018, 2020)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2008)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result5th place (2018, 2019)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018)
Media
Websitewpolo.me (in Montenegrin)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2009 Podgorica
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tbilisi
Silver medal – second place 2010 Niš
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Chelyabinsk
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dubai
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Málaga
Silver medal – second place 2012 Eindhoven
Silver medal – second place 2016 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Team
Last updated: 2 July 2021

The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.

Prior history[]

Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, and its players participated in the Yugoslavia national water polo team. Between 1992 and 2006, it was part of FR Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, so Montenegrin players played for those teams; Serbia is the sole successor to these countries so those results are recorded at Serbia national water polo team.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
China 2008 Beijing 4th
United Kingdom 2012 London 4th
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4th
Japan 2020 Tokyo 8th
Total Qualified: 4/4

World Championship[]

Year[1] Position
Italy 2009 Rome 9th
China 2011 Shanghai 7th
Spain 2013 Barcelona 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russia 2015 Kazan 5th
Hungary 2017 Budapest 5th
South Korea 2019 Gwangju 10th
Total Qualified: 6/6

FINA World Cup[]

Year[1] Position
Romania 2010 Oradea Did not participate
Kazakhstan 2014 Almaty 6th
Germany 2018 Berlin Did not participate
Total Qualified: 1/3

FINA World League[]

Year[1] Position
Germany 2007 Berlin Preliminary round
Italy 2008 Genoa 4th
Montenegro 2009 Podgorica 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Serbia 2010 Niš 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Italy 2011 Florence 5th
Kazakhstan 2012 Almaty Did not participate
Russia 2013 Chelyabinsk 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
United Arab Emirates 2014 Dubai 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 2015 Bergamo Preliminary round
China 2016 Huizhou Preliminary round
Russia 2017 Ruza Did not participate
Hungary 2018 Budapest 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Serbia 2019 Belgrade Preliminary round
Georgia (country) 2020 Tbilisi 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Total Participated: 11/13
Super Final: 8/12

European Championship[]

Year Position
Spain 2008 Malaga 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Croatia 2010 Zagreb 5th
Netherlands 2012 Eindhoven 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hungary 2014 Budapest 4th
Serbia 2016 Belgrade 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2018 Barcelona 6th
Hungary 2020 Budapest 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 2022 Split Qualified
Total Qualified: 8/8

Mediterranean Games[]

Year Position
Italy 2009 Pescara 5th
Turkey 2013 Mersin Did not participate
Spain 2018 Tarragona 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Total Participated: 2/3

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković[2]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club Ref
1 Slaven Kandić 10GK 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 99 kg (218 lb) (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 30) 68 0/0 France [3]
2 Draško Brguljan (C) 50D 2R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 36) 347 3/14 Hungary Vasas [4]
3 Miroslav Perković 40CF 2R 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) (2001-03-15)15 March 2001 (aged 20) 14 0/0 Montenegro Primorac Kotor [5]
4 Marko Petković 50D 2R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 32) 72 0/0 Montenegro Jadran Herceg Novi [6]
5 Uroš Čučković 20CB 2R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1990-04-25)25 April 1990 (aged 31) 140 1/1 France Marseille [7]
6 Vlado Popadić 20CB 2R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 25) 44 0/0 France [8]
7 Stefan Vidović 50D 2R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) 72 0/0 Italy Ortigia [9]
8 Aleksa Ukropina 50D 1L 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 (aged 22) 62 0/0 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac [10]
9 Aleksandar Ivović 20CB 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 108 kg (238 lb) (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 (aged 35) 299 3/39 Italy Pro Recco [11]
10 Vladan Spaić 40CF 2R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 24) 58 0/0 France Marseille [12]
11 Dušan Matković 50D 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1999-02-01)1 February 1999 (aged 22) 23 0/0 Montenegro Primorac Kotor [13]
12 Dušan Banićević 20CB 2R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 22) 10 0/0 Spain Sabadell [14]
13 Petar Tešanović 10GK 2R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 22) 18 0/0 Italy Brescia [15]
Average 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 years, 120 days 94

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Montenegro Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Coaches[]

Notable players[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ one of Montenegrin athletes with the highest number of medals
  2. ^ first captain

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "Water Polo - GOJKOVIC Vladimir". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "KANDIC Slaven". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BRGULJAN Drasko". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "PERKOVIC Miroslav". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "PETKOVIC Marko". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "CUCKOVIC Uros". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "POPADIC Vlado". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "VIDOVIC Stefan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "UKROPINA Aleksa". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "IVOVIC Aleksandar". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "SPAIC Vladan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "MATKOVIC Dusan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "BANICEVIC Dusan". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "TESANOVIC Petar". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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