Montenegro men's national water polo team

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.

Montenegro
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 result (2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014)
Best result6th place (2014)
World League
Appearances8 (first in 2007)
Best result (2009, 2018, 2020)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2008)
Best result (2008)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result5th place (2018, 2019)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best result (2018)
Media
Websitewpolo.me (in Montenegrin)
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Barcelona Team
World League
2009 Podgorica
2018 Budapest
2020 Tbilisi
2010 Niš
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
European Championship
2008 Málaga
2012 Eindhoven
2016 Belgrade
2020 Budapest
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Team
Last updated: 2 July 2021

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
2008 Beijing4th
2012 London4th
2016 Rio de Janeiro4th
2020 Tokyo8th
TotalQualified: 4/4

World Championship
Year[1] Position
2009 Rome9th
2011 Shanghai7th
2013 Barcelona
2015 Kazan5th
2017 Budapest5th
2019 Gwangju10th
2022Qualified
TotalQualified: 7/7

FINA World Cup
Year[1] Position
2010 OradeaDid not participate
2014 Almaty6th
2018 BerlinDid not participate
TotalQualified: 1/3

FINA World League
Year[1] Position
2007 BerlinPreliminary round
2008 Genoa4th
2009 Podgorica
2010 Niš
2011 Florence5th
2012 AlmatyDid not participate
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
2015 BergamoPreliminary round
2016 HuizhouPreliminary round
2017 RuzaDid not participate
2018 Budapest
2019 BelgradePreliminary round
2020 Tbilisi
TotalParticipated: 11/13
Super Final: 8/12

European Championship
Year Position
2008 Malaga
2010 Zagreb5th
2012 Eindhoven
2014 Budapest4th
2016 Belgrade
2018 Barcelona6th
2020 Budapest
2022 SplitQualified
TotalQualified: 8/8

Mediterranean Games
Year Position
2009 Pescara5th
2013 MersinDid not participate
2018 Tarragona
TotalParticipated: 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 Pays d'Aix [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 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 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 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 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 Pays d'Aix [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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. "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.
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  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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