Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)

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.

Zsolt Varga
Personal information
Born	9 March 1972 Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nationality	Hungarian, Italian
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Centre forward
Club information
Current team	FTC-Telekom (head coach)
Youth career
	KSI
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1989	KSI
1989–1990	Újpesti Dózsa
1990–1997	BVSC-Westel
1997–2001	Mladost-Croatia osiguranje
2001–2004	Savona
2004–2008	Bissolati Cremona
2007	→ Sirens (Summer League)
2008–2010	Posillipo
2010–2012	FTC-Fisher Klíma
National team
Years	Team	Apps
0000–2002	Hungary	295
Teams coached
0000–2014	Hungary U20 (assistant)
2012–	FTC-Telekom (youth)
2013–	FTC-Telekom
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition World Championships 2003 Barcelona Team competition FINA World Cup 1999 Sydney Team competition

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

European competetions:

• Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with Mladost)

Domestic competetions:

• 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)

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

Orders

• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)

See also

• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

1. Zsolt Varga. sports-reference.com

External links

• Zsolt Varga at International Olympic Committee
• Zsolt Varga at Olympic Channel
• Zsolt Varga at Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
• Zsolt Varga at Olympedia
• Zsolt Varga at Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)