Sintez is a Russian professional
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
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
, Russia. The club was formed in 1974 and plays in Russia's highest division since 1993. Former Russian centar forward
Andrey Belofastov is head coach.
Accomplishments
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Russian Water Polo Championship
The premier division of Russian water polo organized by the FVPR (''Federacijaa Vodnogo Polo Rossij'' / Russian Water Polo Federation). First held in 1992-93, it is currently contested by twelve teams. Spartak Volgograd is the most successful club ...
** (4) — 2006-07, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22;
** (8) — 2005-06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17;
** (4) — 2004-05, 2009-09, 2010–11, 2017-18;
* Russian Cup
** (4) — 2005, 2010, 2021, 2022;
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LEN 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 competit ...
** (1) — 2006-07;
** (2) — 2005-06, 2015-16;
Prominent players
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Andrey Belofastov — 2004–09;
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Irek Zinnourov
Irek Khaydarovich Zinnurov (russian: Ирек Хайдарович Зиннуров; born 11 January 1969) is a Russian water polo player of Tatar origin who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad a ...
— 2004–09;
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Marat Zakirov
Marat Sagitovich Zakirov (russian: Марат Сагитович Закиров, born November 8, 1973 in Nizhnekamsk, Tatar ASSR) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze med ...
— 2005–10;
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Nikolay Maksimov — 2005–11;
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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 ...
— 2005–10;
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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 ...
— 2006–08.
External links
Official site
Water polo clubs in Russia
Sport in Kazan
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