Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian
water polo
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coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning
Hungary men's national water polo team at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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.
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
The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 app ...
.
Honours
National
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Olympic Games
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:

gold medal –
2008
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World Championships
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:

gold medal –
2013
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;

silver medal – 2005, 2007
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European Championship:

silver medal – 2006, 2014;

bronze medal – 2008, 2012, 2016
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FINA World League:

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

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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Cup Winners' Cup
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Winners (1): (2002 – with Vasas)
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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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Adriatic League
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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
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): 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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MVP of the Youth European Championship: 2001
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MVP of the Junior European Championship: 2002
* Vasas
* All-Star Team of the
World Championship
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:
2007
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* Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007, 2013
* All-Star Team of the
Olympic Games
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:
2008
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* Junior Príma díj (2008)
* Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013
* Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
;Orders
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Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2008)
See also
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Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ...
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List of world champions in men's water polo
This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973.
Abbreviations
History
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aqua ...
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Water polo players from Budapest
Hungarian male water polo players
Water polo drivers
Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Hungarian water polo coaches
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people