2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
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The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
was the 27-th edition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation
. The event took place in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre
in Belgrade
, Serbia
from September 1 to September 10, 2006.
There were three qualification tournaments
ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Kranj
, Slovenia
(with France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta competing) in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Greece, Netherlands, Poland and Moldova) and in Imperia, Italy
(Belarus, Italy, Romania and Turkey).
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
September 8, 2006
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...
was the 27-th edition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation
Ligue Européenne de Natation
Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....
. The event took place in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre
Tašmajdan Sports Centre
Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center is a sporting and recreational complex situated in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, which was founded by the Assembly of the City of Belgrade in 1958. In recent years, the stadium has shown very visible signs of aging. This led to many public personalities in...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
from September 1 to September 10, 2006.
There were three qualification tournaments
2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier
The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier was split into three tournaments to determine the last six competing teams for the 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship, held from September 1 to September 10, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia....
ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Kranj
Kranj
' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
(with France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta competing) in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Greece, Netherlands, Poland and Moldova) and in Imperia, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Belarus, Italy, Romania and Turkey).
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 34 | |
| 2. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 54 | |
| 3. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 48 | |
| 4. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 53 | |
| 5. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 58 | |
| 6. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 62 | |
September 1, 2006
| 10:00 | 8 – 11 | (2-4, 2-4, 2-1, 2-2) | ||
| 13:00 | 11 – 11 | (4-3, 2-3, 3-3, 2-2) | ||
| 20:15 | 13 – 6 | (5-1, 3-1, 3-2, 2-2) |
September 2, 2006
| 11:30 | 13 – 8 | (3-3, 3-2, 4-0, 3-3) | ||
| 13:00 | 13 – 10 | (2-3, 4-1, 4-3, 3-3) | ||
| 20:15 | 17 – 10 | (6-4, 3-1, 4-3, 4-2) |
September 3, 2006
| 11:30 | 8 – 8 | (4-2, 2-4, 1-1, 1-1) | ||
| 13:00 | 10 – 13 | (1-5, 5-1, 3-5, 1-2) | ||
| 20:15 | 19 – 2 | (4-1, 5-0, 6-1, 4-0) |
September 4, 2006
| 10:00 | 11 – 5 | (3-0, 2-2, 4-0, 2-3) | ||
| 11:30 | 7 – 6 | (1-2, 4-2, 1-1, 1-1) | ||
| 20:15 | 16 – 11 | (3-1, 5-3, 3-3, 5-4) |
September 5, 2006
| 11:30 | 9 – 12 | (2-2, 2-4, 1-3, 4-3) | ||
| 13:00 | 12 – 11 | (4-2, 3-4, 4-2, 1-3) | ||
| 20:15 | 13 – 4 | (4-2, 2-1, 4-1, 3-1) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41 | |
| 2. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 50 | |
| 3. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 48 | |
| 4. | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 54 | |
| 5. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 52 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 95 | |
September 1, 2006
| 11:30 | 23 – 6 | (5-1, 8-0, 4-2, 6-3) | ||
| 17:15 | 11 – 8 | (1-1, 4-1, 3-4, 3-2) | ||
| 18:45 | 8 – 9 | (2-2, 0-2, 4-3, 2-2) |
September 2, 2006
| 10:00 | 6 – 19 | (2-5, 1-4, 2-3, 1-7) | ||
| 17:15 | 8 – 11 | (1-4, 2-2, 1-2, 4-3) | ||
| 18:45 | 11 – 16 | (3-4, 4-3, 1-5, 3-4) |
September 3, 2006
| 10:00 | 14 – 6 | (2-2, 5-0, 2-3, 5-1) | ||
| 17:15 | 10 – 10 | (2-2, 1-1, 4-4, 3-3) | ||
| 18:45 | 13 – 6 | (3-2, 6-2, 2-1, 2-1) |
September 4, 2006
| 13:00 | 20 – 7 | (7-1, 3-1, 4-2, 6-3) | ||
| 17:15 | 10 – 8 | (3-2, 3-2, 1-2, 3-2) | ||
| 18:45 | 9 – 9 | (3-2, 3-1, 2-2, 1-4) |
September 5, 2006
| 10:00 | 8 – 19 | (2-7, 3-5, 2-4, 1-3) | ||
| 17:15 | 10 – 20 | (1-7, 4-4, 5-3, 0-6) | ||
| 18:45 | 11 – 14 | (2-2, 3-3, 2-4, 4-5) |
Places 7/12
September 7, 2006| 10:00 | 12 – 8 | (3-1, 0-2, 1-5, 4-4) | ||
| 11:30 | 6 – 12 | (3-4, 0-1, 3-5, 0-2) |
September 8, 2006
| 11:30 | 10 – 7 | (2-1, 4-1, 1-2, 3-3) | ||
| 13:00 | 6 – 12 | (3-3, 1-3, 1-2, 1-4) |
Places 11 / 12
September 8, 2006| 10:00 | 9 – 10 | (2-4, 1-3, 5-2, 1-1) |
Places 9 / 10
September 9, 2006| 10:00 | 15 – 10 | (5-3, 3-3, 5-0, 2-4) |
Places 7 / 8
September 9, 2006| 11:30 | 11 – 7 | (2-1, 4-3, 2-1, 3-2) |
Quarterfinals
September 7, 2006| 18:45 | 12 – 10 | (3-2, 3-3, 2-3, 4-2) | ||
| 20:15 | 10 – 9 | (4-4, 2-5, 1-0, 3-0) |
Semifinals
September 8, 2006| 18:45 | 6 – 13 | (0-4, 1-2, 2-3, 3-6) | ||
| 20:15 | 10 – 16 | (3-5, 2-3, 1-4, 4-4) |
Places 5 / 6
September 9, 2006| 13:00 | 10 – 11 | (1-2, 1-0, 3-3, 3-3, 1-2, 1-1) |
Bronze Medal
September 10, 2006| 18:45 | 4 – 10 | (1-2, 2-2, 0-3, 1-3) |
Gold Medal
September 10, 2006| 21:00 | 9 – 8 | (2-4, 4-1, 2-3, 1-0) |
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer— 33 goals
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
1. Denis Šefik Denis Šefik / / Denis Šefik is Serbian-Montenegrin water polo player who played for Serbia and Montenegro national team, then for Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, for Montenegrin national team... GK 2. Petar Trbojević Petar Trbojevic Petar Trbojević is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Currently he plays for Barceloneta, champion of Spain.-References:*... 3. Živko Gocić Živko Gocic Živko Gocić born is a Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-References:... 4. Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovicic Vanja Udovičić , is a professional Serbian water polo player.-Career:... 5. Dejan Savić Dejan Savic Dejan Savić is former Serbian water polo player from who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Savić is playing at VK Crvena Zvezda. He is team captain... 6. Danilo Ikodinović Danilo Ikodinovic Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He received a golden badge, award for the best athlete in Serbia and Montenegro.He spent the 2005/06 season playing for... 7. Slobodan Nikić 8. Filip Filipović Filip Filipovic (water polo) David Perovic , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... 9. Aleksandar Ćirić Aleksandar Ciric / Aleksandar Ćirić is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- Clubs honours :* 1999-00 LEN Euroleague - Champion, with VK Bečej Naftagas-References:*... 10. Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapic Aleksandar "Aca" Šapić , is a Serbian politician and a retired water polo player.... 11. Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinovic Vladimir Vujasinović is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and numerous other titles... 12. Branko Peković Branko Pekovic Branko Peković is an Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :... 13. Slobodan Soro Slobodan Soro Slobodan Soro , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... GK 14. Duško Pijetlović Duško Pijetlovic Duško Pijetlović , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... 15. Andrija Prlainović Andrija Prlainovic Andrija Prlainović , is a Serbian water polo player. He is a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.... Head CoachDejan Udovičić |
1. Zoltán Szécsi Zoltan Szecsi Zoltán Szécsi is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He made his international debut for the men's national team in 1998.He is currently living in Eger.-External links:* *... 2. Dániel Varga Dániel Varga Dániel Varga is a Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :... 3. Norbert Madaras Norbert Madaras Norbert Madaras is a water polo player from Hungary, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. Madaras won the Euro League 2007 with Pro Recco.-... 4. Adam Steinmetz 5. Tamás Kásás Tamas Kasas Tamás Kásás is a Hungarian water polo player, with a height of 200 cm and a weight of 90 kg.... 6. Marton Szivos 7. Gergely Kiss Gergely Kiss Gergely Kiss is a Hungarian water polo player. Kiss stands two meters tall and weighs 110 kg. He plays on the right side, but moves to 2-meters on offense sometimes... 8. Norbert Hosnyánszky Norbert Hosnyánszky Norbert Hosnyánszky is a Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the Gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :... 9. Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Rajmi, and made his debut for the national team in 1993... 10. Dénes Varga Dénes Varga Dénes Andor Varga is a Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :... 11. Gábor Kis Gábor Kis Gábor Kis is a Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the Gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- References :... 12. Tamás Molnár Tamas Molnar Tamás Molnár is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Olympics. He was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1998, and made his debut for the national team in 1997.He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer... 13. Péter Biros Peter Biros Péter Biros is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of few water polo players who have three olympic gold medals... 14. Miklos Gor-Nagy 15. Gabor Jaszberenyi Head CoachDénes Kemény Dénes Kemény Dénes Kemény is a former Hungarian water polo player and present trainer and president of the Hungarian National Men Water Polo Team since 1997.... |
1. Inaki Aguilar 2. Mario Garcia Mario Garcia Mario R. García is an American newspaper and magazine designer and media consultant.-Career:He has collaborated with more than 573 publications over the past 40 years... 3. David Martin 4. Ricardo Perrone 5. Guillermo Molina 6. Sergio Mora Sergio Mora Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender.... 7. Oscar Rey 8. Jose Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez José Rodríguez or Jose Rodriguez may refer to:*José Alfredo Rodríguez, an undefeated Mexican Boxer and current WBA Light Flyweight Champion.*Jose Rodriguez , a Canal Zone-born peace activist*José Rodríguez , Argentine Olympic fencer... 9. Xavier Valles 10. Felipe Perrone 11. Iván Pérez Iván Pérez Iván Ernesto Pérez Vargas is a water polo player from Spain. He was born in Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen... 12. Xavier García 13. Angel Andreu 14. Marc Minguel 15. Blai Mallarach Head CoachRafael Aguilar |
Top scorers
| Pl. | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 33 | |
| 2. | 21 | |
| 3. | 20 | |
| 4. | 18 | |
| 18 |