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2018 LEN Super Cup
The 2018 LEN Super Cup was the 37th edition of the LEN Super Cup, an annual water polo match organised by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the top-tier LEN Champions League and the second-tier LEN Euro Cup. The match was played between European champions Olympiacos, the winners of the 2017–18 LEN Champions League, and Ferencváros, the winners of the 2017–18 LEN Euro Cup. It was played at the Császár-Komjádi Swimming Stadium in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ..., on 30 November 2018. Teams Squads Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos Head coach: Zsolt Varga Match References External links LEN Super Cupat microplustiming.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 LEN Super Cup LEN Super Cup 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiacos Water Polo Club
Olympiacos Men's Waterpolo ( el, Ολυμπιακός, ), commonly referred to as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos CFP, is the men's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Greece. The department was founded in 1925, one of the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation, and their home ground is the Papastrateio Pool in Piraeus. Olympiacos is one of the most successful teams in Europe and a traditional powerhouse of continental water polo, having won 2 LEN Champions Leagues ( 2001–02, 2017–18), 1 LEN Super Cup (2002) and 2 Triple Crowns (2002, 2018), the only Greek club to have been crowned European Champions. They have also been six times runners-up (counting nine European finals overall), three in the LEN Champions League ( 2000–01, 2015–16, 2018–19), two in the LEN Cup Winners' Cup (1997–98, 1998–99) and one more in the LEN Super Cup (2018). In 2001–02, Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (water Polo)
In water polo, the goalkeeper occupies a position as the last line of defense between the opponent's offence and their own team's goal, which is . The goalkeeper position is unique; they possess certain privileges and are subject to different restrictions than those of field players. Accordingly , they possess different skills than those of the field players. Goalkeepers often have longer playing careers than field players because they need mental power rather than physical power. In water polo, the goalkeeper is commonly known as the ''goalie'' or ''keeper'' and may also be known as ''the man/woman in the cage''. Burckett, p. 3 History The position of the goalkeeper has existed since the game of water polo originated. At that time, the object of the game was to touch the ball on the opponent's end of the pool. Wilson, pp. 4–5 The goalkeeper would wait at the end of the pool until an opposing player approached the goal, when the goalkeeper would try to stop that player, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thodoris Vlachos
Theodoros "Thodoris" Vlachos ( el, Θοδωρής Βλάχος; born 9 July 1969, in Volos) is a retired Greek water polo player and the current coach of the Greece men's national water polo team. As a player, Vlachos played for Olympiacos from 1989 to 1998, winning numerous titles. He was also a member of the Greece men's national water polo team. After his retirement, he became assistant coach of Olympiacos under coaches Dragan Matutinović, Zoltán Kásás and Veselin Đuho. He became Olympiacos head coach in 2011, following a successful stint as head coach in Palaio Faliro. Under his guidance, Olympiacos won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa, after a 9–7 win against home team Pro Recco in the final and completed a Triple Crown, winning the season's all available titles. Besides the LEN Champions League and the Triple Crown, he has also coached Olympiacos to 10 consecutive Greek League titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) 9 Greek C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Galanopoulos
Stefanos Galanopoulos (born 22 February 1993) is a water polo player of Greece. He was part of the Greek team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place. He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa. See also * Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ... References External links * 1993 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Greek male water polo players Water polo goalkeep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Obradović
Paulo Obradović (born 9 March 1986) is a Croatian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia men's national water polo team in the men's event, where they won the gold medal. He is 6 ft 3 inches tall. At club level, he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League. He went on loan for the summer 2018 with San Giljan A.S.C. He now plays for Jug AO. Honours Jug Dubrovnik *LEN Champions League: 2005–06, 2015–16 ; ''runners-up'': 2006–07, 2007–08, 2016–17 *LEN Super Cup: 2006, 2016 *Adriatic League: 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Croatian Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20 *Croatian Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17 Primorje Rijeka * LEN Champions League ''runners-up'': 2011–12 * Croatian Championship: 2013–14 * Adriatic League: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stylianos Argyropoulos
Stylianos "Stelios" Argyropoulos-Kanakakis (born 2 August 1996) is a Greek water polo player, who is a member of Greece men's national water polo team. He is part of Greece national team that competes at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. He started his career in Ethnikos, a club with great tradition in water polo. He was named best rookie of the Greek championship in 2015 and 2016. He then played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League, 2 Greek Championships and 1 Greek Cup. He is currently a player of VK Jug. Honours Club Olympiacos * LEN Champions League: 2017–18 ;''runners-up'': 2018–19 *Greek Championship: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 * Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 *Greek Super Cup : 2018, 2019, 2020 Jug Dubrovnik * Croatian Championship: 2021–22 Awards *Greek Championship Rookie of the Year 2014–15, 2015–16 with Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandros Gounas
Alexandros Evgenios Gounas (born 3 October 1989) is a Greek water polo player. He is member of the Greece men's national water polo team since 2008 and won a bronze medal at the 16th FINA World Championships and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League in Genoa. . nbcolympics.com Moreover in his collection are 6 Greek Championships and 6 Greek Cups in which four times voted Most Valuable Player. (2011-2012 |
Konstantinos Mourikis
Konstantinos Mourikis (born 11 July 1988, Marousi) is a Greek water polo player. He was part of the Greek team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championship and the bronze medal at the 2016 World League and 2020 World League At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Greece men's national water polo team in the men's event. He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place. He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League. . |
Andro Bušlje
Andro Bušlje (born 4 January 1986) is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the Croatian team that won the gold medal. He is right-handed and plays the center defender position. From 2016 to 2019 he played for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League. He started playing water polo at the age of 12, and he made his national team debut in 2005. Bušlje is one of the top defenders in the world. Bušlje is currently the captain of the Croatia national team, with whom he has become Olympic gold medalist, 2 times World Champion and European Champion. He is the only water polo player in the world to have won 7 FINA World Championship medals (2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze), an all-time record as of 2017 Bušlje was given the honour to carry the national flag of Croatia at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Dervisis
Georgios Dervisis ( el, Γιώργος Δερβίσης, born 30 October 1994) is a water polo player of Greece. He was part of the Greek team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place. He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League. . . (in Greek) See also * |
Dimitrios Nikolaidis
Dimitrios "Dimitris" Nikolaidis (born 10 June 1999) is a Greek water polo player, who is a member of Greece men's national water polo team. He is part of Greece national team that competes at the 2018 European Water Polo Championship in Barcelona. He plays for Italian team Brescia, Nikolaidis won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with Olympiacos in Genoa . Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
The Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση AE, Ellinik ...
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Ioannis Fountoulis
Ioannis Fountoulis (also Giannis, el, Γιάννης Φουντούλης; born 25 May 1988) is a Greek people, Greek water polo player. He is currently the captain of Greece men's national water polo team, with whom he won a Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament, bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, 2015 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2016 World League , 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, 2020 World League and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics. He played for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos Water Polo Club, Olympiacos since 2009, and in 2018 he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with the Greek giants, scoring 4 goals in the final game against Pro Recco in Genoa. Is a very big scorer and leader is considered one of the top players in the world and it is typical how in 2016 and 2018 he was voted as the second top player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
