Ioannis Fountoulis

Ioannis Fountoulis (also Giannis, born 25 May 1988) is a Greek water polo player. He is currently the captain of Greece men's national water polo team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2016 World League and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[3][4] He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos since 2009, and in 2018 he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with the Greek giants, scoring 4 goals in the final game against Pro Recco in Genoa.[5][6][7]

Giannis Fountoulis
Fountoulis at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born	25 May 1988 Chios, Greece[1]
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Position	Wing / Centre Back
Handedness	Right
Club information
Current team	Ferencváros
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2005–2009 2009–2019 2019–	Chios Olympiacos Ferencváros
National team
Years	Team
	Greece
Medal record Representing  Greece World Championships 2015 Kazan Team FINA World League 2016 Huizhou Team Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona Team 2013 Mersin Team
Last updated: 2 August 2018

A prolific shooter and goalscorer, Fountoulis was the top scorer of the 2017 World Championship with 23 goals and the top scorer of the 2018 European Championship with 17 goals (along with Aleksandar Ivović).[8][9][10] He was voted in the All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship[11][12] as well as the All-Tournament Team of the 2017 World Championship.[13] Fountoulis has been the top scorer of Greek Water Polo League six times (2012–2017, consecutive) playing for Olympiacos.[14] He has been voted MVP of the Greek Water Polo League τhree times in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons[15][16][17][18] and three times Greek Cup MVP in 2011, 2013 and 2018.[19][20][21]

As of June 2018, Fountoulis has scored 148 goals in LEN Champions League, the most by any Greek player in the history of the top-tier European competition.[22]

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• LEN Champions League (1): 2017–18
• Greek Championship (9): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Greek Cup (8): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Greek Super Cup (1):2018

National team

• Bronze Medal in 2015 World Championship, Kazan
• Bronze Medal in 2016 World League, Huizhou
• Silver Medal in 2018 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona
• 6th place in 2016 Olympic Games, Rio

Individual

• Top Scorer of the 2017 World Championship: 23 goals
• Top Scorer of the 2018 European Championship: 17 goals
• All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship
• All-Tournament Team of the 2017 World Championship
• Top Scorer of the Greek Water Polo League: 6 times: 2012–2017 with Olympiacos
• All-time Greek top scorer in the LEN Champions League: 148 goals with Olympiacos
• Greek Water Polo League MVP: 3 times: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17 with Olympiacos
• Greek Cup MVP: 3 times: 2011, 2013, 2018 with Olympiacos

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

1. Giannis Fountoulis. sports-reference.com
2. Ioannis Fountoulis Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
3. "Giannis Fountoulis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
4. "Οι αγώνες της Εθνικής Πόλο Ανδρών στο Ρίο". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
5. Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
6. Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 20 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
7. Ανακοινώθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης. sport24.gr, 10/09/2009 (in Greek).
8. Πρώτος σκόρερ ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης σε δεύτερη συνεχόμενη μεγάλη διοργάνωση. waterpolonews.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
9. Γράφει ιστορία ο Φουντούλης. gavros.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
10. Πρώτος σκόρερ στην Ευρώπη ο Φουντούλης. gavros.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
11. Among other water players who were also presented with individual awards were Josip Pavic, Petar Muslim, Francesco Di Fulvio, Alexandr Axenov, Ioannis Fountoulis, Aaron Younger. kazan2015.com. 8 August 2015
12. Στην καλύτερη 7άδα του πόλο δύο «ερυθρόλευκοι». reader.gr. 9 August 2015. (in Greek).
13. Στην καλύτερη επτάδα και πρώτος σκόρερ ο Φουντούλης. aquafeed24.com. 29 July 2017. (in Greek).
14. Πρώτος σκόρερ και φέτος ο Φουντούλης. novasports.gr. 30 April 2014. (in Greek).
15. Ολυμπιακός: MVP πρωταθλήματος ο Φουντούλης. onsports.gr, 28 May 2013. (in Greek).
16. Πόλο: MVP του πρωταθλήματος ο Φουντούλης. Συγκέντρωσε συνολικά 132 βαθμούς και κατέλαβε τη πρώτη θέση, φτάνοντας για δεύτερη φορά σε αυτή τη διάκριση μετά το 2013. naftemporiki.gr, 4 June 2015. (in Greek).
17. Περίοδος 2016–17: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης (MVP): Γιάννης Φουντούλης (Ολυμπιακός). pisina.net, 30 June 2017. (in Greek).
18. Ioannis Fountoulis. nbcolympics.com
19. Ολυμπιακός-Πανιώνιος 10–8. MVP του τελικού αναδείχθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης. gazzetta.gr, 4 June 2011. (in Greek).
20. Βουλιαγμένη-Ολυμπιακός 5–6. Ο πολυτιμότερος παίκτης του Final Four, Γιάννης Φουντούλης πέτυχε ουσιαστικά το γκολ της νίκης δύο λεπτά και 22 δευτερόλεπτα πριν από το φινάλε. sport24.gr, 18 May 2013. (in Greek).
21. Ολυμπιακός-ΑΝΟ Γλυφάδας 14–8. MVP του 19ου Final-4 αναδείχθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης του Ολυμπιακού. aquafeed24.gr, 11 June 2018. (in Greek).
22. Με διαφορά πρώτος Έλληνας σκόρερ στο Τσάμπιονς Λιγκ ο Φουντούλης. aquafeed24.gr, 11 June 2018. (in Greek).

External links

• Ioannis Fountoulis at International Olympic Committee
• Ioannis Fountoulis at Olympic Channel
• Ioannis Fountoulis at Olympedia
• Ioannis Fountoulis at FINA
• Ioannis Fountoulis at Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)