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.

For the Hungarian canoeist, see Zsolt Varga (canoeist).
The native form of this personal name is Varga Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsolt Varga
Personal information
Born (1972-03-09) 9 March 1972
Budapest, Hungary[1]
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
0000–1989
 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
0000–2002
  Hungary 295
Teams coached
0000–2014
 Hungary U20 (assistant)
2012–
 FTC-Telekom (youth)
2013–
 FTC-Telekom
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sydney
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Athens


European Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Seville
Gold medal – first place1999 Florence
Silver medal – second place1993 Sheffield
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place2001 Budapest

Honours

National

Club

European competitions:

Domestic competitions:

  • 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
  1. Zsolt Varga. sports-reference.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.