Daniel López Pinedo (born 16 July 1980 in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
) is a Spanish
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 ...
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
who competed for the
Spain men's national water polo team in two Summer Olympics (
2012 London and
2016 Rio. He helped Spanish water polo club
CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta (CNAB) is a Spanish water polo club from Barcelona, established in 1913.
The club is the result of the merge of Club Natació Atlètic, founded in 1913, and Barceloneta Amateur Club, founded in 1929 and renamed ...
win the
LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
in
2013–14 season. He is 6 ft 3 inches tall.
Honours
Club
Atlètic-Barceloneta
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LEN Champions League
The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.
The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...
:
2013–14
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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 ...
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2014
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Spanish Championship: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
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Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
*Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
*Copa de Cataluña: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Awards
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All-Tournament Team of the 2019 World Championship
*Second Top European Player in the World by
LEN
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*Le ...
: 2018, 2019
*Member of the World Team 2018 by ''total-waterpolo''
*Best Goalkeeper of 2009–10,
2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Spanish Championship with Atlètic-Barceloneta
*Best Goalkeeper of
2018 European Championship
*Best Goalkeeper of
2020 European Championship
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*Best Goalkeeper of
2019 World Championship
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All-Tournament Team of the 2019 World Championship
See also
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Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Spain men's national water polo team has participated in 18 of 27 official men's water polo tourname ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
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References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Water polo players from Catalonia
Spanish male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Spain
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Spanish people
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