The
2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship' was the 27th exhibition 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, Serb ...
' was the 27th exhibition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the
Ligue Européenne de Natation
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. The event took place in the
Tašmajdan Sports Centre in
Belgrade
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There were three
qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from 7 to 9 April 2006 in
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(with France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta competing), in
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Qualification
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Preliminary round
Group A
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
Group B
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
Final round
Places 7/12
September 7, 2006
September 8, 2006
Places 11 / 12
September 8, 2006
Places 9 / 10
September 9, 2006
Places 7 / 8
September 9, 2006
Quarterfinals
September 7, 2006
Semifinals
September 8, 2006
Finals
Places 5 / 6
September 9, 2006
Bronze medal
September 10, 2006
Gold medal
September 10, 2006
Final ranking
;Team roster:
Denis Šefik
Denis Šefik ( sr-cyr, Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Radnički. He represented the Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006, Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, r ...
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Petar Trbojević
Petar Trbojević (born 9 September 1973 in Niš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired 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 ...
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Živko Gocić
Živko Gocić ( sr-cyrl, Живко Гоцић; born 22 August 1982) is a former Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbian teams that won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and a gold medal in 2016. He also held the worl ...
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Vanja Udovičić
Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is a ...
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Dejan Savić
Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the Serbia men's national water polo team and Crvena zvezda.
During his playing ...
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Danilo Ikodinović
Danilo “Dača” Ikodinović ( sr-cyrl, Данило Дача Икодиновић, born 4 October 1976) is a Serbian former professional water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics (with Yugoslavia) and t ...
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Slobodan Nikić
Slobodan Nikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Никић; born 25 January 1983) is a Serbian professional water polo player. He is currently free agent and he is a long-standing member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His most n ...
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Filip Filipović,
Aleksandar Ćirić
Aleksandar Ćirić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Ћирић, born 30 December 1977 in Belgrade) is a Serbian retired water polo player and current head coach of European powerhouse Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team, who played for two Olympic ...
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Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...
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Vladimir Vujasinović
Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd.
During his playing caree ...
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Branko Peković
Branko Peković (born 7 May 1979) is a Serbian water polo player now representing Kazakhstan. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team which won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Club
VK Beč ...
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Slobodan Soro
Slobodan Soro (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Соро; born December 23, 1978) is a Serbian-born Brazilian water polo goalkeeper.
As a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olym ...
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Duško Pijetlović
Duško Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Душко Пијетловић; 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020 ...
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Andrija Prlainović
Andrija Prlainović ( sr-Cyrl, Андрија Прлаиновић; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian water polo player widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won br ...
Head coach:
Dejan Udovičić
Dejan Udovičić ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Удовичић; born 26 July 1970) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach. He was named head coach for Serbia in June 2006, after the dissolution of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. As a ...
Individual awards
* Most Valuable Player
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* Best Goalkeeper
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* Topscorer
** — 33 goals
Medalists
Top scorers
References
LEN website
{{European Water Polo Championship
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Men's European Water Polo Championship
International water polo competitions hosted by Serbia
European Championship
Water polo
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International sports competitions in Belgrade
2000s in Belgrade
September 2006 sports events in Europe