A.S.D. Pro Recco (Official name: Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Pro Recco) is an Italian

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club from

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. It currently plays in Serie A1. Pro Recco is the most successful club in men's water polo. In men's domestic water polo, the club has won a record 50 trophies: a record 34 Serie A1 titles, a record 16

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. In men's

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European competitions, Pro Recco have won a record 18 trophies:

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titles, a record 8

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 ...

s. The club has also won 1

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title. In women's water polo, the women's team won 1 women's Serie A1 titles, 1

LEN Euro League Women The LEN Champions League Women, formerly known as LEN European Cup (from 1987 to 1999), LEN Champions Cup (from 1999 to 2013) and LEN Euroleague Women (2014 to 2022), is the premier competition for women's water polo clubs of Europe and takes plac ...

title, 1

Women's LEN Super Cup The Women's LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by the LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the Euro League and the LEN Trophy. Title holders * 2006: Honvéd * 2007: Fiorentina * ...

, making Pro Recco the first sports club in history to have been crowned European Champions with both its men's and women's teams.

History

Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria. It has played in the A1 league, the Italian top division, since 1935. The club is owned by Genovese businessman

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, who also owns football club

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, competing in

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, the first tier of Italian football leagues. It has won a total of 33 national titles, the first in 1959 and the latest in 2022; and the

in 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. They have won the

in 1964, 1983, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021 and 2022; the

in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021 and 2022. Pro Recco has had a women's team since the 2011–12 season.

Honours

Domestic competitions

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Champions (34): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,

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, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 * Coccarda Coppa Italia

Winners (16): 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

European competitions

LEN competitions

(Champions Cup) :Winners (10): 1965, 1984, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022 * Supercoppa europea pallanuoto

:Winners (8): 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021, 2022

Other competitions

:Winners (1): 2012

Current team

First team

Head coach:

Sandro Sukno Sandro Sukno (born 30 June 1990) is a Croatian former professional water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia national team in the men's event winning the gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Sum ...

Players: *

Matteo Aicardi Matteo Aicardi (born 19 April 1986) is an Italian water polo center forward. He won the world title in 2011 and two medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he was awarded the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee.< ...

* Marco Del Lungo ( GK) *

Francesco Di Fulvio Francesco Di Fulvio (born 15 August 1993) is a professional water polo player from Italy. He was part of the Italian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the bronze medal. Honours Pro Recco *LEN Champions League: 2014–15, 2020 ...

* Matteo Iocchi Gratta *

Luka Lončar Luka Lončar (born 26 June 1987) is a Croatian professional water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the silver medal. Honours Club ;AN Brescia *Coppa Italia: 2011–12 ;Jug Dubrovnik * ...

Gonzalo Echenique Gonzalo Óscar Echenique Saglietti (born 27 April 1990) is an Argentina born Italian professional water polo player. He was part of the Spanish team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in seventh place. He became World champion ...

Pietro Figlioli Pietro Figlioli (born 29 May 1984) is an Italian water polo player. He competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and for Italy in 2012 and 2016 and won two medals for Italy. He also won the world title in 2011. In 2012 he received the ...

Ben Hallock Ben Hallock (born November 22, 1997) is an American water polo player. He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America ...

* Aleksandar Ivović ( C) *

Aaron Younger Aaron Younger (born 25 September 1991) is an Australian water polo player. He was born in Attadale, Western Australia and is tall. He made his debut for the Australian national team in 2009, that year, he was also part of the Australian Univ ...

Gergő Zalánki Gergő Zalánki (born 26 February 1995) is a Hungarian water polo player. He was part of the national team of Hungary at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Honours Club Eger * Hungarian Championship: 2013–14 * Hungarian Cup: 2015–16 Szolnok ...

* Tommaso Negri (GK) * Nicholas Presciutti * Alessandro Velotto *

Andrea Fondelli Andrea Fondelli (born 27 February 1994) is a water polo player from Italy. He was part of the Italian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the bronze medal. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water po ...

Famous players

Italian players

* Simona Abbate * Marco Del Lungo *

* Alberto Angelini *

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 ...

Daniele Bettini Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian tennis player * ...

Roberta Bianconi Roberta Bianconi (born 8 July 1989) is an Italian water polo player. She was part of the Italian team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships. Bianconi was named 2015 and 2016

Michaël Bodegas Michaël Alexandre Bodegas (born 3 May 1987) is a water polo player from Italy. He was part of the Italian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won the bronze medal. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of ...

Maurizio Felugo Maurizio Felugo (born 4 March 1981) is an Italian male water polo player. He was a member of the Italy men's national water polo team, playing as a driver. Biography Born at Rapallo, he currently plays for Pro Recco and the Italia ...

Deni Fiorentini Deni Fiorentini (born 5 June 1984 in Split, Croatia) is a Croatian-Italian water polo player. Until 2006 he was part of Croatia men's national water polo team. He has dual Italian and Croatian citizenship. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he compet ...

Goran Fiorentini Goran Fiorentini (born 21 November 1981) is a Croatian-Italian former water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the elder brother of Deni Fiorentini and son of Yugoslavia player Branko Jovanović. Like his brother he ...

* Federico Lapenna *

Stefano Luongo Stefano Luongo (born 5 January 1990) is an Italian water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tok ...

* Alessandro Calcaterra *

Alessandro Caliogna Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco ...

* Luigi Castagnola * Aleksandra Cotti *

Marco D'Altrui Marco D'Altrui (born 25 April 1964 in Naples) is an Italian water polo player. He competed at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics. His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960. See also * ...

* Arnaldo Deserti * Luigi Di Costanzo *

* Francesco Ferrari *

Massimiliano Ferretti Massimiliano Ferretti (born 22 June 1966) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympi ...

Niccolò Figari Niccolò Figari (born 24 January 1988) is an Italian water polo player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in T ...

Teresa Frassinetti Teresa Frassinetti (born 24 December 1985) is an Italian former water polo player, who is currently deputy president of the Federazione Italiana Nuoto. She was part of the Italian team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Champi ...

Alberto Ghibellini Alberto Marco Giovanni Ghibellini (born 12 June 1973) is an Italian water polo player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the team won bronze, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the team placed 5th. Ghibellini was born in Genoa. ...

* Massimo Giacoppo *

Elena Gigli Elena Gigli (born 9 July 1985 in Empoli) is a female water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was the top goalkeeper at the 2012 Olympics, with 56 ...

Alex Giorgetti Alex Giorgetti (born 24 December 1987) is an Italian water polo forward. He won the world title in 2011 and an Olympic silver medal in 2012. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of world champions in men's water polo * ...

* Niccolò Gitto *

Luca Giustolisi Luca Giustolisi (born 13 March 1970) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program si ...

* Luca Gualco * Giancarlo Guerrini * Franco Lavoratori * Gianni Lonzi * Daniele Magalotti *

Mario Majoni Mario Majoni (27 May 1910His name is often spelt ''Maioni'', but the most Italian sources spell his name with ''j''. – 16 August 1985) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian tea ...

* Andrea Mangiante * Federico Mistrangelo * Tommaso Negri * Paolo Oliva *

Giacomo Pastorino Giacomo Pastorino (born 7 June 1980) is an Italian water polo goalkeeper. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Italy men's national water polo team in the men's event, winning the silver medal. He is 6 ft 3 inches tall. ...

Paolo Petronelli Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

Eraldo Pizzo Eraldo Pizzo (born 21 April 1938) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born in Rivarolo Ligure, Gen ...

* Danijel Premuš *

Christian Presciutti Christian Presciutti (born 27 November 1982) is an Italian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Italy men's national water polo team in the men's event, where Italy won the silver medal. See also * List of Olympi ...

* Nicholas Presciutti *

Elisa Queirolo Elisa Queirolo (born 6 March 1991) is an Italian water polo player. She was part of the Italian team winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where she played in the centre back position. She was part of the Italian ...

* Paolo Ragosa * Giulia Rambaldi * Olexandr Sadovyy *

Roldano Simeoni Roldano Simeoni (born 21 December 1948 in Civitavecchia) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1972. Simeoni was a member of the Men's National Team, th ...

* Leonardo Sottani * Stefano Tempesti * Alessandro Velotto *

Goran Volarević Goran Volarević (born 2 April 1977) is a Croatian and Italian male water polo player. He was a member of the Croatia men's national water polo team, playing as a goalkeeper. He was a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level ...

* Christopher Washburn

Foreign players

Joe Kayes Joseph Henry Kayes is a professional water polo player. He was born on 3 January 1991 in New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent through his mother, as both his maternal grandparents were born in Samoa. Kayes played for the NZ Senior Men's Water P ...

Felipe Perrone Felipe Perrone Rocha (born 27 February 1986 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Spanish-Brazilian water polo player. He competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his ...

* Marko Bijač *

* Damir Burić *

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 ...

Nikša Dobud Nikša Dobud (born 5 August 1985) is a Croatian water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Croatia men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6'7" (200 cm) tall and weighs 276 lbs (125 kg) ...

Maro Joković Maro Joković (born 1 October 1987) is a Croatian water polo player. He is left-handed and plays in the right wing position. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a gold medal in 2012 and a silver in 2016. He held the world tit ...

* Tomislav Paškvalin *

Guillermo Molina Guillermo Molina Ríos (born 16 March 1984 in Ceuta) is a Spanish water polo player who competed for the Spain men's national water polo team in four consecutive Summer Olympics ( 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio. He was t ...

Jesús Rollán Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelon ...

Giorgi Mshvenieradze Georgi Mshvenieradze (born 12 August 1960, in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Soviet water polo player. His father, Petre, was the captain of the USSR team throughout the 1950s and appeared at three Olympic Games. Georgy and his brother Nugzari ...

* Revaz Chomakhidze *

Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 ...

György Horkai György Horkai (born 1 July 1954) is a Hungarian former water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. See also * Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic ...

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, ...

Norbert Madaras Norbert Madaras (born 1 December 1979 in Eger) is a Hungarian water polo player, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the ...

Tamás Märcz Tamás Märcz (born 17 July 1974) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was the head coach of Hungary men's national water polo team between 1 January 2017 and 18 July 2022. He has p ...

* István Szívós *

Márton Szívós Márton Szivós (born 19 August 1981) is a Hungarian water polo player. He is part of the national team since 2003 and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He is a son of István Szívós, Jr. and a grandson of István Szívós, both of who ...

* Aleksandar Ivović *

Mlađan Janović Mlađan Janović ( sr-cyrl, Млађан Јановић; born 12 June 1984 in Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin water polo player. He currently plays for AN Brescia and he is a long-standing member of the Montenegrin national wa ...

Predrag Jokić Predrag Jokić ( sr-cyrl, Предраг Јокић; born 3 February 1983 in Kotor) is a Montenegrin 1.88 m tall water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 201 ...

Mirko Vičević Mirko Vičević (30 June 1968) is a Montenegrin retired water polo player. He achieved 1057 goals in his career. He is a member of the World House of Fame. He was part of the Yugoslavia team which won the gold medal in water polo in the 1986 Worl ...

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 Damjanović * Filip Filipović *

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 ...

Dušan Mandić Dušan Mandić ( sr-cyr, Душан Мандић; born 16 June 1994) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Novi Beograd. He was a part of the Montenegrin junior water polo team before opting to play for Serbia. With Serbian junior na ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nikola Rađen Nikola Rađen ( sr-cyr, Никола Рађен, ) (born 29 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Serbian club Crvena zvezda. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 career ...

Famous coaches

Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić (born 7 June 1948 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 38 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach in ...

Giuseppe Porzio Giuseppe "Pino" Porzio (born Naples; February 26, 1967) is a coach and a former Italian water polo player. He is one of the most titled European coaches of all time, and, as his list of prizes demonstrates, is one of the most winning sportsmen a ...

Igor Milanović Igor Milanović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Милановић; born 18 December 1965) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He is considered one of the best water polo players of all time. Milanović had an illustrious profe ...

References

External links

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