Circolo Nautico Posillipo is an Italian
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
club from
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
established in 1925. It is one of the most laureated Italian clubs, having won three
Euroleague,
List of champions, 1964-2006
in prowaterpolo.com one Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
and eleven Italian Championships between 1985 and 2005.
Titles
* Euroleague (3)
** 1997, 1998, 2005
* Euro Cup
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(1)
** 2015
* Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...
(2)
** 1988, 2003
* LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup.
From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
** 2005
* Serie A1 (11)
** 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004
* Coppa Italia
The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.
History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
(1)
** 1987
Famous players
* Tamás Kásás
Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player.
Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...
* Fabio Bencivenga
Fabio Bencivenga (born 20 January 1976 in Curti, Campania, Curti) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia, Mars, Sol). He was ...
* Fabrizio Buonocore
Fabrizio Buonocore (born 28 April 1977) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
This is a list of ...
* Fabio Galasso Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
* Andrea Scotti Galletta
* Fabio Galasso Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
* Valentino Gallo
Valentino Gallo (born 17 July 1985) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was part of the silver medal-winning team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently playing with AN Bre ...
* Luigi Di Costanzo
* Antracite Lignano
* Mino Marsili
* Domenico Mattiello
Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to:
People
* Domenico Alfani, Italian painter
* Domenico Allegri, Italian composer
* Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster
* Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter
* Domenico Auria, Italian archit ...
* Massimiliano Migliaccio
* Franco Pizzabiocca
* Francesco Postiglione
Francesco Postiglione (born 29 April 1972 in Naples) is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breas ...
* Alfredo Riccitiello
* Paride Saccola Paride is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Paride Grillo (born 1982), Italian cyclist
*Paride Milianti (born 1934), Italian alpine skier
*Paride Suzzara Verdi (1826–1879), Italian patriot, journalist and poli ...
* Carlo Silipo
Carlo Silipo (born September 10, 1971 in Naples) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain, he won bronze wit ...
* Dario Vasaturo
* Fabio Violetti Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
* Ratko Štritof
Ratko Štritof (born 14 January 1972) is a water polo player from Croatia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Rijeka. He coaches HAVK Mladost youth team ...
* 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 ...
* Nikola Janović
Nikola Janović ( sr-cyrl, Никола Јановић; born 22 March 1980, in Kotor) is a Montenegrin water polo player and the former Minister of Sports and Youth of Montenegro. He was one of the best water polo player in the wo ...
* Boris Zloković
Boris Zloković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Злоковић; born 16 March 1983) is a Montenegrin retired water polo player.
He was a member of the Montenegro national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team reached the semifinals, where ...
* Dušan Popović
* Milan Tadić
Milan Tadić (born 21 February 1970) is a Serbian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See also
* Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* List of men's Olympi ...
* 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 ...
* Angelos Vlachopoulos
Angelos Vlachopoulos ( el, Άγγελος Βλαχόπουλος; born 28 September 1991) is a Greek water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays for Serbian club VK ...
* Fabio Violetti Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
References
External links
Official website
Water polo clubs in Italy
Sport in Naples
Sports clubs established in 1925
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