Spain men's national water polo team

The Spain men's national water polo team (Spanish: Selección de polo acuático España) represents Spain in men's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

Spain
FINA codeESP
Nickname(s)La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachDavid Martín
Asst coachAntónio Aparício
Svilen Piralkov
CaptainFelipe Perrone
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current6 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest4 (2010, 2011)
Lowest13 (2015)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances17 (first in 1920)
Best result (1996)
World Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1973)
Best result (1998, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1981)
Best result (1985, 1991, 1999, 2006, 2010)
World League
Appearances15 (first in 2002)
Best result (2002, 2006, 2012)
European Championship
Appearances28 (first in 1927)
Best result (1991, 2018, 2020)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances15 (first in 1951)
Best result (1951, 2001, 2005)
Media
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Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
1998 Perth Team
2001 Fukuoka Team
1991 Perth Team
1994 Rome Team
2009 Rome Team
2019 Gwangju Team
2007 Melbourne Team
World Cup
1985 Duisburg
1991 Barcelona
1999 Perth
2006 Budapest
2010 Oradea
World League
2002 Patras
2006 Athens
2012 Almaty
2018 Budapest
European Championship
1991 Athens
2018 Barcelona
2020 Budapest
1983 Rome
1993 Sheffield
2006 Belgrade
Europa Cup
2018 Rijeka
2019 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis Team
2005 Almeria Team
1983 Casablanca Team
1987 Latakia Team
2009 Pescara Team
2013 Mersin Team
1955 Barcelona Team
1967 Tunis Team
1971 Izmir Team
1975 Algiers Team
1979 Split Team
1997 Bari Team

Spain has won one gold Olympic medal and two World Championships, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They also have won 2 Olympic, 6 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 3 World League, 5 European Championships and 2 Europa Cup medals.

Results

Olympic Games
Main article: Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
19207th
192410th
19289th
19488th
19528th
19689th
197210th
19804th
19844th
19886th
1992
1996
20004th
20046th
20085th
20126th
20167th
20204th
Total18/27

World Championship
Year[1] Position
197310th
197510th
197811th
19828th
19865th
1991
1994
1998
2001
20035th
20055th
2007
2009
20115th
20135th
2015Did not qualify
20179th
2019
2022Qualified
Total18/19

World Cup
Year[1] Position
1979Did not participate
19815th
19835th
1985
19876th
19894th
1991
1993Did not participate
19955th
19976th
1999
20026th
2006
2010
2014Did not participate
2018
Total12/15

World League
Year[1] Position
2002
2003Did not participate
20045th
20058th
2006
2007Preliminary round
20085th
200910th
20106th
201111th
2012
2013Preliminary round
2014Did not participate
2015Preliminary round
2016Preliminary round
2017Did not participate
2018
20194th
Total15/18

European Championship
Year Position
192710th
19347th
19547th
195812th
196612th
19708th
19747th
19778th
19815th
1983
19856th
19876th
19896th
1991
1993
19955th
19975th
19996th
20016th
20035th
2006
20087th
20108th
20127th
20147th
20165th
2018
2020
2022Qualified
Total29/35

Europa Cup
Year Position
2018
2019
Total2/2

Mediterranean Games
Year Position
1951
1955
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
19915th
19934th
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
20184th
Total16/18

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: David Martín[2]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals		 Club Ref
1 Daniel López 10GK 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1980-07-16)16 July 1980 (aged 41) 348 2/0 Barceloneta [3]
2 Alberto Munárriz 50D 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 106 kg (234 lb) (1994-05-19)19 May 1994 (aged 27) 128 1/9 Barceloneta [4]
3 Álvaro Granados 50D 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1998-10-08)8 October 1998 (aged 22) 68 1/0 Barceloneta [5]
4 Bernat Sanahuja 50D 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 20) 23 0/0 Sabadell [6]
5 Miguel de Toro 40CF 2R 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) (1993-08-16)16 August 1993 (aged 27) 73 0/0 Barceloneta [7]
6 Marc Larumbe 50D 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 27) 84 0/0 Barceloneta [8]
7 Martin Famera 20CB 2R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 109 kg (240 lb) (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 32) 5 0/0 Barceloneta [9]
8 Francisco Fernández 50D 2R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 35) 153 1/2 Barceloneta [10]
9 Roger Tahull 40CF 2R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) (1997-05-11)11 May 1997 (aged 24) 65 1/3 Barcelona [11]
10 Felipe Perrone (C) 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 (aged 35) 172 3/42 Barceloneta [12]
11 Blai Mallarach 50D 1L 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 33) 285 2/13 Barceloneta [13]
12 Alejandro Bustos 20CB 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 106 kg (234 lb) (1997-03-17)17 March 1997 (aged 24) 10 0/0 Barceloneta [14]
13 Unai Aguirre 10GK 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (2002-07-14)14 July 2002 (aged 19) 3 0/0 Barcelona [15]
Average 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 years, 211 days 109

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

Youth teams

See also

References
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  9. "FAMERA Martin". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  12. "PERRONE ROCHA Felipe". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "MALLARACH GUELL Blai". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. "BUSTOS SANCHEZ Alejandro". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. "AGUIRRE Unai". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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