Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
FINA codeBIH
AssociationWater Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (est. 2013)[1]
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachFaris Đugum
Home venueOlimpijski Bazen Otoka

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2013.[2]

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team's historic first game took place during Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[3][4]

The player roster is composed of players from clubs from BiH's only coastal city of Neum, and the two largest cities - Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Neum is the only city to be situated along Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20 km (12 mi) of coastline,[5] making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea and marking an ideal location for sport expansion.

Results

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Current squad

Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[8]

Head coach: Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Grahovac

No. Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Stefan Milovanović GK 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 70 kg (154 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
2 Džan Lemeš CB 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 16 January 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Torpedo Sarajevo
3 Dino Džehović CB 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 7 February 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Torpedo Sarajevo
4 Jasmin Mirvić D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Mladost Sarajevo
5 Salko Pašić CF 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 1 January 1994 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Mladost Sarajevo
6 Stanko Đukić D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 73 kg (161 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
7 Nemanja Babić D 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
8 Stefan Šobić D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 80 kg (176 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
9 Nikola Poljak D 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
10 Draško Vujković CF 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
11 Dalibor Amidžić D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 64 kg (141 lb) N/A Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
12 Milan Kecman D 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 1 January 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Banja Luka
13 Eldar Ridžal GK 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 9 March 1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina VK Torpedo Sarajevo

Reserves

  • Srđan Jolić (VK Banja Luka),
  • Kristian Njavro (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Mihael Crnčević (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Armin Mezit (Akademija B Sarajevo).

Head coaches

  • Ivica Bačić (2009)
  • Slobodan Grahovac (2016–present)

Bosnia and Herzegovina's three main courts for water polo are Olimpijski Bazen Otoka (Sarajevo), Gradski Olimpijski Bazen (Banja Luka), and a water polo court inside the Adriatic Sea water in Neum.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vaterpolo u BiH amaterski sport, i reprezentacija je takva". VijestiBa. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ "Održana osnivačka skupština VS BiH, Ivan Lakić izabran za predsjednika". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ^ ""Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. ^ "BiH će imati reprezentaciju u vaterpolu". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina - Neum, britannica.com, 2015-09-09
  6. ^ "USPJEŠNO ZAVRŠEN "SARAJEVO CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  7. ^ "PREDSTAVLJAMO: VK Torpedo i vaterpolo u BiH". Vaterpolo vesti. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. ^ Mustur, Bojan. "VATERPOLO KLUB TORPEDO PREDSTAVLJA REPREZENTATIVCE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Vktorpedo.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.