Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)
Not to be confused with Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1978).
For the Hungarian canoeist, see Zsolt Varga (canoeist).
The native form of this personal name is Varga Zsolt. This article uses the Western name order.
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Zsolt Varga (born March 9, 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.
Club career
Clubs
- KSI SE (1980–1989)
- Újpesti Dózsa (1989–1990)
- BVSC-Westel (1990–1997)
- HAVK Mladost Zagreb (1997–2001)
- Savona (2001–2004)
- Bissolati Cremona (2004–2008)
- Posillipo (2008–2010)
- FTC-Fisher Klíma (2010–2012)
Honours
National
- Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000
- World Championships: Silver medal - 1998
- European Championship: Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal - 1993, 1995; Bronze medal - 2001
- Junior European Championship: (Bronze medal - 1988, 1990)
Club
- Hungarian Championship (OB I): 2x (1996, 1997 - with BVSC)
- Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 1x (1995 - with BVSC)
- Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (1999 - with Mladost)
- Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (1998, 1999 - with Mladost)
- Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with Mladost)
Awards
- Youth water polo player of the year: 1989
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1996
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)
References
- "Zsolt Varga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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