HAVK Mladost
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| Mladost | |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Full Name | Hrvatski Akademski Vaterpolo Klub Mladost |
| President | Tomislav Družak |
| Head Coach | Emil Nikolić |
| Website | www.havk-mladost.hr |
HAVK Mladost is a Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
club from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. It is part of the Mladost sports society
Mladost (sports society)
HAŠK Mladost is an academic sports society from Zagreb, Croatia, sponsored by the University of Zagreb.Clubs named Mladost exist in athletics, field hockey, judo, basketball, bowling on ice and asphalt, fencing, volleyball, swimming, rugby, synchronised swimming, skiing, ice-hockey, ice skating,...
. The club was formed in 1946 and is currently coached by Veselin Đuho.
It was voted as the world's best water-polo club of the 20th century.
Famous players
- Ozren BonačićOzren BonacicOzren Bonačić is a former Croatian water polo player and Olympic medalist with the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team....
- Perica BukićPerica BukicPerica Bukić is a Croatian water polo player and politician. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where the team won the golden medal....
- Ronald Lopatny
- Zlatko MatešaZlatko MatešaZlatko Mateša was the Prime Minister of Croatia from late 1995 until 31 January 2000. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union....
- Igor MilanovićIgor MilanovicIgor Milanović is a retired Serbian water polo player.With a pro career spanning twenty years he is considered by many to be the best water polo player of all-time. In his illustrious career he played 349 games for the Yugoslav national team, scoring 540 goals...
- Dubravko ŠimencDubravko ŠimencDubravko Šimenc is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics playing for Yugoslavia, and also a professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology. Šimenc's...
- Zlatko Šimenc
- Vanja UdovičićVanja UdovicicVanja Udovičić , is a professional Serbian water polo player.-Career:...
Accomplishments
- National Championship of CroatiaCroatian First League of Water PoloThe Croatian First League of Water Polo is the top water polo league in Croatia.The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League of Water Polo and its first season started in 1992...
: 10- 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008
- National Cup of CroatiaCroatian Water Polo CupThe Croatian Water Polo Cup is a national cup of water polo in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.- Results :- Results by club :...
: 6- 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2011
- National Championship of Yugoslavia: 6
- 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1989, 1990
- National Cup of Yugoslavia: 1
- 1989
- European ChampionshipLEN EuroleagueThe LEN Euroleague and the Women's Champions' Cup are the premier European water polo club competitions run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
: 7- 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1990, 1991, 1996
- European Supercup: 3
- 1976, 1989, 1996
- LEN CupLEN CupThe LEN Cup is a second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Euroleague. The cup was inaugurated in 1992...
: 1- 2001
- LEN Cup Winners' CupLEN Cup Winners' CupThe LEN Cup Winners' Cup was a European water polo club competition organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. National cup winners qualified for the tournament...
: 2- 1976, 1999
- Mediterranean championship: 2
- 1988, 1991