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Croatia men's national water polo team

The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. Overall Croatia won 31 medals at competitions.

Croatia
FINA codeCRO
Nickname(s)Barakude
(The Barracudas)
AssociationCroatian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachIvica Tucak
Asst coachJure Marelja
Renco Posinković
Most capsIgor Hinić (417)
Top scorer(s)Miho Bošković (369)
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current5 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2012, 2013)
Lowest6 (2008)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
5-time Olympian(s)Igor Hinić (1996–2012)
Most medalsPerica Bukić (3 medals, 2 gold and 1 silver)
Top scorer(s)Sandro Sukno (31 goals, 2012–2016)
Most savesFrano Vićan (123 saves, 2000–2012)
Top sprinter(s)Maro Joković (25 sprints won, 2008–2016)
Flag bearer(s)Perica Bukić (1996)
Dubravko Šimenc (2004)
Josip Pavić (2016)
World Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2007, 2017, 2024)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2010)
World League
Appearances9 (first in 2002)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2012)
European Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2010, 2022)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2013)
Media
Websitehvs.hr (in Croatian)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championship 3 1 4
World Cup 0 1 1
World League 1 3 3
European Championship 2 3 1
Europa Cup 1 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 1 1
Total 9 12 10
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Oradea
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty
World League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty
Silver medal – second place 2009 Podgorica
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bergamo
Silver medal – second place 2019 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Niš
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Florence
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ruza
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Zagreb
Gold medal – first place 2022 Split
Silver medal – second place 1999 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2003 Kranj
Silver medal – second place 2024 Dubrovnik/Zagreb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barcelona
Europa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rijeka
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin
Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari

It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the Olympics or World Games, the World and European Championships.

Croatia played their 800th game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022 and they won their 517th victory.[1]

History

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After the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place.

Croatia has since become Olympic champion (2012), triple World champion (2007, 2017), 2024) and European champion (2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi-finals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won World League (2012) and Mediterranean Games (2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010.

The team has been awarded with Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 1996. So far two International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team – Perica Bukić as a player and Ratko Rudić as a coach.

Croatia played their 800 game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022. and they won their 517 victory which makes 64,62% of victories.[1]

Results

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Medals

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Updated after 2024 World Championships

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s)  2nd place, silver medalist(s)  3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Total
Olympic Games 1 2 0 3
World Championship 3 1 4 8
World Cup 0 1 1 2
World League 1 3 3 7
European Championship 2 3 1 6
Europa Cup 1 1 0 2
Summer Universuade 0 1 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 1 3
Total 9 13 10 32

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Summer Olympics

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Main article: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[2] Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Spain  1992 Couldn't participate in qualification
United States  1996 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  8 5 0 3 71 58 +13
Australia  2000 Quarterfinal 7th 8 5 1 2 68 56 +12
Greece  2004 Preliminary Round 10th 6 2 0 4 47 42 +5
China  2008 Quarterfinal 6th 7 4 0 3 71 49 +22
United Kingdom  2012 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)  8 8 0 0 73 42 +31
Brazil  2016 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  8 5 0 3 66 62 +4
Japan  2020 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 0 3 99 82 +17
France  2024 Qualified
Total Qualified: 8/8 57 37 1 19 553 419 +124

Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics

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National team Pld W D L PF PA PD
Australia  Australia 2 2 0 1 29 25 +4
China  China 1 1 0 0 16 4 +12
Egypt  Egypt 1 1 0 0 12 1 +11
Germany  Germany 1 1 0 0 13 5 +8
Greece  Greece 3 3 0 0 25 16 +9
Hungary  Hungary 2 1 0 1 16 17 −1
Italy  Italy 5 4 0 1 45 35 +10
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 40 15 +25
Montenegro  Montenegro 3 1 0 1 26 20 +6
Netherlands  Netherlands 1 1 0 0 11 7 +4
Romania  Romania 1 1 0 0 11 6 +5
Russia  Russia 1 0 0 1 8 9 −1
Serbia  Serbia 3 2 0 1 32 31 +1
Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 1 1 20 21 −1
Spain  Spain 4 1 0 3 30 34 −4
Ukraine  Ukraine 1 1 0 0 16 8 +8
United States  United States 6 2 0 4 45 42 +3
Total 17 teams

World Championships

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World Cup

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World League

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Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.
* marks instances of not qualifying for the super final due to "host rule".

Year[2] Round Position Pld W D L
Greece  2002 did not qualify for the Super Final 12 2 0 10
United States  2003 did not compete
United States  2004
Serbia and Montenegro  2005 Group Round 4th 14 8 0 6
Greece  2006 * did not qualify for the Super Final 11 7 0 4
Germany  2007 8 3 0 5
Italy  2008 * 6 3 0 3
Montenegro  2009 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  12 9 0 3
Serbia  2010 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  12 8 0 4
Italy  2011 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  11 10 0 1
Kazakhstan  2012 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)  10 10 0 0
Russia  2013 * did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2
United Arab Emirates  2014 4 1 0 3
Italy  2015 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  14 12 0 2
China  2016 did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2
Russia  2017 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  12 10 0 2
Hungary  2018 Quarterfinal 5th 10 7 0 3
Serbia  2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  13 9 0 4
Georgia (country)  2020 did not qualify for the Super Final 5 2 0 3
France  2022 5 3 0 2
Total Participated: 18/20
Qualified for the Super Final: 9/18		 170 112 0 59

European Championships

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Europa Cup

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Year Round Position Pld W D L
Croatia  2018 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)  8 7 0 1
Croatia  2019 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  7 5 0 2
Total Participated: 2/2
Qualified for the Super Final: 2/2		 15 12 0 3

Mediterranean Games

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Year Round Position Pld W D L
France  1993 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 
Italy  1997 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 
Tunisia  2001 Preliminary Round 5th
Spain  2005 Semi-final 4th 5 2 0 3
Italy  2009 Semi-final 4th 5 3 0 2
Turkey  2013 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)  4 4 0 0
Spain  2018 did not participate
Algeria  2022
Total Participated: 6/8 14 9 0 5

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 World Championships.[4]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

Player statistics

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Most appearances
Player Matches Position Active
on Nat'l Team?
Igor Hinić 417 C No
Tomislav Paškvalin 285 C No
Samir Barać 176 PP No
Andro Bušlje 167 HG No
Faris Okanovic 161 No
Teo Đogaš 148 PP No
Frano Vićan 129 GK No
Elvis Fatović 128 PP No
Josip Pavić 120 GK No
Damir Burić 117 HG No
Miho Bošković 108 PP, HG No
Sandro Sukno 97 PP No
Petar Muslim 90 PP, SC No
Maro Joković 89 PP No
Nikša Dobud 83 C No
Vjekoslav Kobešćak 86 PP No
Ratko Štritof 80 HG No
Ivan Buljubašić 79 HG No
Paulo Obradović 68 PP, HG No
Zdeslav Vrdoljak 58 PP No
Anđelo Šetka 57 PP No
Dubravko Šimenc 52 PP No
Goran Volarević 52 GK No
Frano Karač 37 PP No
Tihomil Vranješ 35 PP No
Pavo Marković 33 PP No
Perica Bukić 30 PP No
Antonio Petković 22 PP No
Luka Lončar 20 C Yes
Top scorers
Name Goals Average Position
Miho Bošković 369 3.42 PP, HG
Paulo Obradović 197 PP, HG
Maro Joković 158 PP
Samir Barać 135 0.77 PP
Faris Okanovic 26 0.85 PP
Igor Hinić 113 0.27 C
Petar Muslim 100 PP, SC
Nikša Dobud 86 1.02 C

Head coaches

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Notable players

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Naturalized players

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Andrey Belofastov (Ukraine), Xavier García (Spain)[5] Faris Okanovic (Sweden) Konstantin Kharkov (Russia)

Statistics

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Record against other teams

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As of 11 September 2022

NO FRIENDLY fixtures.

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)

Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.

National team Total Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L
Australia  Australia 21 16 0 5 3 2 0 2 7 6 0 1 2 1 0 1 8 7 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Austria  Austria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Belarus  Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Brazil  Brazil 8 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Canada  Canada 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
China  China 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Egypt  Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
France  France 11 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Georgia (country)  Georgia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Germany  Germany 27 21 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2 2 0 0
United Kingdom  Great Britain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Greece  Greece 40 24 6 10 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 14 9 0 5 12 8 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary  Hungary 38 10 2 26 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 3 3 0 0 3 11 3 0 8 13 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
Iran  Iran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Italy  Italy 43 24 2 17 6 5 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 14 8 0 6 12 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0
Japan  Japan 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 11 11 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
North Macedonia  Macedonia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta  Malta 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moldova  Moldova 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Montenegro  Montenegro 28 19 0 9 7 6 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 0 6 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Netherlands  Netherlands 14 14 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
New Zealand  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Poland  Poland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Puerto Rico  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 0 0
Romania  Romania 17 14 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 — — — — 3 3 0 0
Russia  Russia 35 23 1 11 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 18 13 0 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0 0 1
Serbia  Serbia * 46 16 4 26 7 4 1 2 7 3 1 3 7 2 1 4 11 2 0 9 9 2 1 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Slovakia  Slovakia 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Slovenia  Slovenia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
South Africa  South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Spain  Spain 39 17 2 20 6 1 0 5 4 0 0 4 5 0 1 4 11 6 0 5 7 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Turkey  Turkey 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Switzerland  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 1 1 0 0
Ukraine  Ukraine 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0
United States  United States 36 25 0 11 8 4 0 4 8 7 0 1 7 5 0 2 13 9 0 4 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0
Total (36) 489 325 19 145

* includes games against   Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia

Biggest wins

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double digit goal difference

Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications
  • +12 vs. China (16–4) 2008
  • +11 vs. Egypt (12–1) 2004
  • +34 vs. New Zealand (35–1) 1994
  • +19 vs. South Africa (19–0) 2013
  • +17 vs. New Zealand (21–4) 2013
  • +16 vs. New Zealand (19–3) 1998
  • +15 vs. Canada (19–4) 2005
  • +15 vs. Kazakhstan (19–4) 1998
  • +11 vs. Brasil (17–6) 1998
  • +11 vs. Japan (18–7) 2011
  • +10 vs. Canada (13–3) 2003
  • +10 vs. China (15–5) 2009
  • +10 vs. Japan (16–6) 2017
  • +10 vs. Russia (13–3) 2007
  • +23 vs. South Africa (25–2) 2018
  • +21 vs. Iran (23–2) 2010
  • +13 vs. South Africa (16–3) 2018
  • +10 vs. China (14–4) 2010
  • +21 vs. South Africa (22–1) 2010
  • +19 vs. Turkey (20–1) 2013
  • +17 vs. Brasil (20–3) 2012
  • +16 vs. Kazakhstan (20–4) 2019
  • +16 vs. Kazakhstan (19–3) 2017
  • +14 vs. Turkey (17–3) 2013
  • +13 vs. Spain (19–6) 2006
  • +13 vs. Turkey (19–6) 2016
  • +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2016
  • +11 vs. Netherlands (18–7) 2017
  • +10 vs. Brasil (17–7) 2005
  • +10 vs. China (15–5) 2011
  • +10 vs. China (14–4) 2015
  • +10 vs. France (16–6) 2017
  • +10 vs. Kazakhstan (15–5) 2018
  • +10 vs. Netherlands (17–7) 2017
  • +10 vs. Russia (14–4) 2018
  • +10 vs. Turkey (13–3) 2015
  • +24 vs. Austria (26–2) 1995
  • +21 vs. Turkey (23–2) 2018
  • +20 vs. Malta (22–2) 2016
  • +15 vs. France (20–5) 2016
  • +13 vs. Turkey (16–3) 2010
  • +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2012
  • +11 vs. Slovenia (19–8) 2006
  • +10 vs. Slovakia (15–5) 2008
  • +15 vs. France (20–5) 2018
  • +12 vs. Netherlands (16–4) 2018
  • +11 vs. Malta (16–5) 2018
  • +13 vs. Turkey (17–4) 2013
  • +11 vs. Greece (14–3) 2009
  • +20 vs. Georgia (23–3) 1999
  • +17 vs. Puerto Rico (18–1) 2004
  • +12 vs. Romania (12–0) 2004

Biggest losses

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Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games
  • -4 vs. Serbia (7–11) 2016
  • -4 vs. Italy (7–11) 2004
  • -7 vs. Serbia (4–11) 2015
  • -6 vs. Hungary (4–10) 2005
  • -5 vs. Spain (6–11) 1994
  • -6 vs. Serbia (7–13) 2010
  • -5 vs. Hungary (6–11) 1997
  • -5 vs. Russia (5–10) 1997
  • -5 vs. Spain (2–7) 1995
  • -9 vs. Hungary (6–15) 2007
  • -8 vs. Greece (5–13) 2008
  • -7 vs. Brasil (10–17) 2015
  • -7 vs. Serbia (6–13) 2016
  • -6 vs. Hungary (5–11) 1995
  • -5 vs. Hungary (11–16) 2006
  • -9 vs. Italy (5–14) 2005
  • -6 vs. Serbia (8–14) 2009

Non-senior competitions

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Awards

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ FINA Water Polo Player of the Year in 1982, 1984 and 1985. Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for water polo game (final score: Yugoslavia 62–0 Guatemala). First water polo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pobjeda u jubilarnoj 800. utakmici Barakuda: Hrvatska trijumfom nad Francuzima otvorila turnir u Beogradu". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
  3. ^ Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.
  4. ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CRO" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Stigla potvrda iz MOO-a: Javier Garcia s Hrvatskom na Olimpijskim igrama u Riju".
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