Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2013.[2]

Bosnia and Herzegovina
FINA codeBIH
AssociationWater Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (est. 2013)[1]
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachFaris Đugum
Home venueOlimpijski Bazen Otoka

The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team's historic first game took place during Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[3][4]

The player roster is composed of players from clubs from BiH's only coastal city of Neum, and the two largest cities - Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Neum is the only city to be situated along Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20 km (12 mi) of coastline,[5] making it the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea and marking an ideal location for sport expansion.

Results

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Current squad

Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016.[8]

Head coach: Slobodan Grahovac

№ Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1Stefan MilovanovićGK1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (154 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
2Džan LemešCB1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb)16 January 1997 VK Torpedo Sarajevo
3Dino DžehovićCB1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb)7 February 1997 VK Torpedo Sarajevo
4Jasmin MirvićD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)N/A VK Mladost Sarajevo
5Salko PašićCF2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)78 kg (172 lb)1 January 1994 VK Mladost Sarajevo
6Stanko ĐukićD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
7Nemanja BabićD1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
8Stefan ŠobićD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (176 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
9Nikola PoljakD1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)83 kg (183 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
10Draško VujkovićCF1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
11Dalibor AmidžićD1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)N/A VK Banja Luka
12Milan KecmanD1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)69 kg (152 lb)1 January 1996 VK Banja Luka
13Eldar RidžalGK1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb)9 March 1995 VK Torpedo Sarajevo

Reserves
  • Srđan Jolić (VK Banja Luka),
  • Kristian Njavro (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Mihael Crnčević (HVK Jadran Neum),
  • Armin Mezit (Akademija B Sarajevo).

Head coaches
  • Ivica Bačić (2009)
  • Slobodan Grahovac (2016-present)

Bosnia and Herzegovina's three main courts for water polo are Olimpijski Bazen Otoka (Sarajevo), Gradski Olimpijski Bazen (Banja Luka), and an water polo court inside the Adriatic Sea water in Neum.

See also

References
  1. "Vaterpolo u BiH amaterski sport, i reprezentacija je takva". VijestiBa. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  2. "Održana osnivačka skupština VS BiH, Ivan Lakić izabran za predsjednika". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. "„Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  4. "BiH će imati reprezentaciju u vaterpolu". SportSport.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Neum, britannica.com, 2015-09-09
  6. "USPJEŠNO ZAVRŠEN "SARAJEVO CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  7. "PREDSTAVLJAMO: VK Torpedo i vaterpolo u BiH". Vaterpolo vesti. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  8. Mustur, Bojan. "VATERPOLO KLUB TORPEDO PREDSTAVLJA REPREZENTATIVCE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE". Vktorpedo.ba. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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