Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)

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 Hungary (head coach)
Youth career
KSI
Senior clubs
Years Team
–1989
KSI
1989–1990
Újpest
1990–1997
BVSC
1997–2001
HAVK Mladost
2001–2004
Savona
2004–2008
Bissolati Cremona
2007
Sirens (Summer League)
2008–2010
Posillipo
2010–2012
Ferencváros
National team
Years Team Apps
–2002
Hungary 295
Teams coached
–2014
Hungary U20 (assistant)
2012–
Ferencváros (youth)
2013–2023
Ferencváros
2022–present
Hungary
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
World Championships
1998 Perth
FINA World Cup
1995 Atlanta
1999 Sydney
1993 Athens
1997 Athens


European Championships
1997 Seville
1999 Florence
1993 Sheffield
1995 Vienna
2001 Budapest
Last updated: 2 August 2023

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.

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