Nickname(s) | Barakude (The Barracudas) |
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Association | Croatian Water Polo Federation |
Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
Head coach | Ivica Tucak |
Asst coach | Ivan Asić Pero Kuterovac |
Captain | Sandro Sukno |
FINA code | CRO |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) |
Best result | 2012) | (
World Championships | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1994) |
Best result | 2007) | (
World League | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 2002) |
Best result | 2012) | (
European Championship | |
Appearances | 12 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 2010) | (
Mediterranean Games | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 2013) | (
The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Water Polo Federation.
First Croatian national team that won gold medal at Olympic or World Games, World and European Championships.
Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national water polo team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.
Croatia men's national water polo team has been placed 4th at international competitions on 12 occasions, the most being achieved at European Championships, but none at the Olympics. Despite this fact, the team has also managed to win 26 medals at international competitions shown in the tables below.
* incorporated in the 1st European Games
The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Ivica Tucak
bold - not retired from national team
Andrey Belofastov (Ukraine), Xavier García (Spain)
As of 25 Jan 2017
Wins/Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins/defeats.
double digit goal difference