Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian

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 ...

coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning

Hungary men's national water polo team The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. It is considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having wo ...

at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

. He is the older brother of

Dénes Varga Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older ...

; they are currently teammates in the Hungarian national team.

Honours

National

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gold medal –

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gold medal –

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silver medal – 2005, 2007 * European Championship: Silver medal europe

silver medal – 2006, 2014; Bronze medal europe

bronze medal – 2008, 2012, 2016 * FINA World League: Silver medal blank

silver medal – 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 * FINA World Cup: Silver medal blank

silver medal – 2014 278 present in the national team of Hungary. * Junior World Championships: (silver medal – 2003) * Junior European Championship: (silver medal – 2002) * Youth European Championship: (gold medal – 2001; bronze medal – 1999)

Club

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Winners (1): (2002 – with Vasas) *

LEN Euro Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competitio ...

Winners (2): (2017, 2018 – with FTC) *

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: 2x (2013, 2014 – with Primorje) * Hungarian Championship ( OB I): 7x (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – with Vasas; 2015, 2016 – with Szolnok; 2018 – with Ferencváros) * Hungarian Cup (

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

): 5x (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 – with Vasas; 2014 – with Szolnok) * Croatian Championship ( Prva HVL): 1x (2014 – with Primorje) * Croatian Cup ( Kup Hrvatske): 2x (2012, 2013 – with Primorje)

Awards

* Szalay Iván-díj (2000) * Faragó Tamás-díj (Best junior player of year): (2001) *

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of the Youth European Championship: 2001 *

of the Junior European Championship: 2002 * Vasas * All-Star Team of the

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* Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007, 2013 * All-Star Team of the

* Junior Príma díj (2008) * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013 * Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012) ;Orders * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2008)

References

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