Georgia men's national water polo team

Georgia
Association Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Jovan Popović
Captain Zurab Rurua
FINA code GEO
European Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 2014)
Best result 12th place (2014)

The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.

Results

European Championships

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1992–2012 Did not qualify
Hungary 2014 Group Stage 12th70074593−48
Serbia 2016 Group Stage 14th71065595–40
Total Qualified: 2/12141013100188−88

World League

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2002–2015 Did not compete
2016 European Preliminay Round 6 0 0 6 57 100 –43
TotalQualified for the Super Final: 0/1 6 0 0 6 57 100 –43

Team

Current squad

Team for 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

No. Name Date of birth Position L/R Height Weight Club
1Shubladze, NikolozNikoloz Shubladze27 December 1993GoalkeeperR198 cm (6 ft 6 in)91 kg (201 lb)
2Kavtaradze, BekaBeka Kavtaradze9 July 1990DriverR189 cm (6 ft 2 in)102 kg (225 lb)Georgia (country) Lokomotiv Tbilisi
3Tsrepulia, DamirDamir Tsrepulia16 January 1984WingL190 cm (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)
4Elez, MarkoMarko Elez9 September 1980 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (200 lb)Italy Trieste
5Bitadze, AndriaAndria Bitadze17 May 1997Centre ForwardR202 cm (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)
6Jelača, MarkoMarko Jelača15 December 1982PointR204 cm (6 ft 8 in)99 kg (218 lb)Italy Sport Management
7Khvedeliani, GeorgeGeorge Khvedeliani14 April 1988PointR191 cm (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb)Georgia (country) Lokomotiv Tbilisi
8Baghaturia, MikheilMikheil Baghaturia9 May 1987WingR183 cm (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)Georgia (country) Lokomotiv Tbilisi
9Rurua, ZurabZurab Rurua (c)8 June 1987WingR187 cm (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb)Georgia (country) Lokomotiv Tbilisi
10Gegelashvili, KonstantineKonstantine Gegelashvili7 May 1983Centre ForwardR185 cm (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)Georgia (country) Lokomotiv Tbilisi
11Jakhaia, KhvichaKhvicha Jakhaia16 September 1996PointR196 cm (6 ft 5 in)102 kg (225 lb)
12Imnaishvili, RevazRevaz Imnaishvili9 August 1997DriverR185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)
13Strujić, IvanIvan Strujić13 October 1981GoalkeeperR204 cm (6 ft 8 in)101 kg (223 lb)
Head coach: Montenegro Jovan Popović

Notable players

Naturalized players

Statistics

National team Total
W D L
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1
Belarus Belarus 3 1 1
China China 2
Croatia Croatia 1
Czech Republic Czech Republic 1
Finland Finland 1
France France 1
Germany Germany 1
United Kingdom Great Britain 4
Greece Greece 5
Hungary Hungary 3
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1
Israel Israel 2
Italy Italy 2
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1
Lithuania Lithuania 1
Malta Malta 2 2
Montenegro Montenegro 1
Netherlands Netherlands 1 4
Poland Poland 4 1
Portugal Portugal 2
Romania Romania 1 1 8
Russia Russia 4
Slovakia Slovakia 1 1 3
Spain Spain 1
Switzerland Switzerland 3
Turkey Turkey 3 4
Ukraine Ukraine 4 1
Total (28) 36 4 46

References

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