Felipe Perrone

{{Infobox water polo biography

| name = Felipe Perrone

| image = Perrone-2.jpg

| caption =

| full_name = Felipe Perrone Rocha

| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 88 kg

| L/R = Right

| position = Left driv/ Left wing

| currentclub = CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

| currentnumber = 10

| years1 = 2002–2005

| clubs1 = CN Barcelona

| years2 = 2005–2007

| clubs2 = CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Savona

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs4 = CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

| years5 = 2010–2012

| clubs5 = Pro Recco

| years6 = 2012–2015

| clubs6 = CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

| years7 = 2015–2017

| clubs7 = VK Jug

| years8 = 2017–

| clubs8 = CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2004 | nationalyears2 = 2005–2013 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2016 | nationalyears4 = 2018–

| nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalteam2 = Spain | nationalteam3 = Brazil | nationalteam4 = Spain

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{ESP}} }}

{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}

}}

Felipe Perrone Rocha{{family name footnote|Perrone|Rocha|lang=Spanish}}{{Cite web |url=https://web.coe.es/COE/bd_event.nsf/(2012prueba-jctd)/BB5DD7AC24D7B5E8C125872B001FC297?opendocument |title=XXXII JJOO Tokyo 2020 - Natación / Waterpolo: Hombres |website=COE.es |language=es |publisher=Comité Olímpico Español |access-date=18 October 2024}} (born 27 February 1986) is a water polo player. Born in Brazil, he competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his birth country in the 2016 Summer Olympics, as Brazil earned its first qualifying spot in 32 years as hosts.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/felipe-perrone-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/felipe-perrone-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |access-date=24 June 2012}} He helped Spanish water polo club CN Atlètic-Barceloneta win the LEN Champions League in 2013–14 season. His brother Ricardo Perrone also competed for Spain in water polo.

Personal life

While playing for Jug Dubrovnik, Perrone married the Croatian Marija Pecotić from Brna on the island of Korčula.{{Cite web |last=Bauer |first=Dean |date=1 August 2021 |title=Legendarni hrvatski zet sada protiv Hrvatske: 'I supruga će navijati za mene, a ne za Hrvatsku!' |trans-title=Legendary Croatian son-in-law now against Croatia: 'Even my wife will root for me, and not Croatia!' |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/sport-mix/vaterpolo/legendarni-hrvatski-zet-sada-protiv-hrvatske-i-supruga-ce-navijati-za-mene-a-ne-za-hrvatsku-15092119 |access-date=1 August 2021 |website=Sportske novosti |language=hr-hr}}

Honours

=Club=

CN Barcelona

LEN Euro Cup: 2003–04
Spanish Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05
Copa del Rey: 2002–03

CN Atlètic-Barceloneta

LEN Champions League: 2013–14
LEN Super Cup: 2014
Spanish Championship: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Copa del Rey: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Supercopa de España: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019
Copa de Cataluña: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15

Pro Recco

LEN Champions League: 2011–12 ; runners-up: 2010–11
LEN Super Cup: 2012
Serie A1: 2010–11, 2011–12
Coppa Italia: 2010–11
Adriatic League: 2011–12

Jug Dubrovnik

LEN Champions League: 2015–16 ; runners-up: 2016–17
LEN Super Cup: 2016
Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17
Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17

Awards

FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2022
Total-waterpolo magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2018{{Cite web |title=The Total Player 2018 Award Results |url=https://total-waterpolo.com/total-player-2018/the-total-player-2018-award-results/}}
Member of the Second World Team of the Year's 2010–20 by total-waterpolo{{Cite web |title=Maggie Steffens and Tibor Benedek are the Best Water Polo Players of the 21st Century |url=https://total-waterpolo.com/total-player-2020/}}
Member of World Team 2018,{{Cite web |title=The Total Player 2018 Award Results |url=https://total-waterpolo.com/total-player-2018/the-total-player-2018-award-results/}} 2023 by total-waterpolo
Olympic Games 2008 Team of the Tournament
Olympic Games 2012 Team of the Tournament
World League MVP: 2012 Almaty
Adriatic League MVP: 2015–16 with Jug Dubrovnik
Adriatic League Top Scorer: 2015–16 with Jug Dubrovnik
LEN Champions League Top Scorer (2): 2012–13 with Atlètic-Barceloneta, 2016–17{{Cite web |title=Champions League, Final Eight, Facts & Figures – LEN.eu {{!}} Ligue Européenne de Natation |url=http://www.len.eu/?p=14987 |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=en-US}} with Jug Dubrovnik
LEN Champions Final Six MVP (2): 2015 with Atlètic-Barceloneta, 2016 with Jug Dubrovnik
LEN Champions League MVP: 2016–17
LEN Champions League Left Driver of the Year (3): 2015–16 , 2016–17 with Jug Dubrovnik, 2022–23 with Atlètic-Barceloneta
Spanish Championship MVP (4): 2005–06{{Cite web |date=17 May 2006 |title=Waterpolo.- Angel Andreo recibe el primer 'Trofeo Jesús Rollán' |url=https://www.europapress.es/deportes/noticia-waterpolo-angel-andreo-recibe-primer-trofeo-jesus-rollan-20060517155223.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |publisher=Europa Press}} 2009–10,{{Cite web |last=Elcuervowp |date=29 May 2010 |title=El Cuervo Waterpolo Blog: El Barceloneta otra vez |url=http://elcuervowaterpolo.blogspot.com/2010/05/el-barceloneta-otra-vez.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=El Cuervo Waterpolo Blog}} 2012–13,{{Cite web |last=LEVERADE |title=Felipe Perrone, mejor jugador de la Liga |url=https://rfen.es/fr/posts/news/228787 |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=Real Federación Española de Natación |language=fr}} 2020–21{{Cite web |last=LEVERADE |title=Premiaciones individuales de las Divisiones de Honor de Waterpolo |url=https://rfen.es/es/posts/news/327847 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Real Federación Española de Natación |language=es}} with Atlètic-Barceloneta
World Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023

Notes

References

External links

{{World Aquatics|name=Felipe Perrone Rocha}}
{{Olympics.com profile|name=Felipe Perrone Rocha}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/felipe-perrone-rocha_1954896 Felipe Perrone Rocha] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Olympedia|name=Felipe Perrone}}
{{BOC profile|felipe-rocha-perrone|Felipe Perrone|archive=20210430182021}}

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