Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)

{{short description|Hungarian water polo player}}

{{For|the Hungarian canoeist|Zsolt Varga (canoeist)}}

{{eastern name order|Varga Zsolt}}

{{Infobox water polo biography

| name = Zsolt Varga

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| nationality = Hungarian
Italian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417104552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/zsolt-varga-1.html Zsolt Varga]. sports-reference.com

| height = 1.86 m

| weight =

| position = Centre forward

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| currentclub = Hungary (head coach)

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = KSI

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1989

| clubs1 = KSI

| years2 = 1989–1990

| clubs2 = Újpest

| years3 = 1990–1997

| clubs3 = BVSC

| years4 = 1997–2001

| clubs4 = HAVK Mladost

| years5 = 2001–2004

| clubs5 = Savona

| years6 = 2004–2008

| clubs6 = Bissolati Cremona

| years7 = 2007

| clubs7 = → Sirens (Summer League)

| years8 = 2008–2010

| clubs8 = Posillipo

| years9 = 2010–2012

| clubs9 = Ferencváros

| nationalyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| nationalteam1 = Hungary

| nationalcaps1 = 295

| nationalgoals1 =

| coachyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| coachclubs1 = Hungary U20 (assistant)

| coachyears2 = 2012–

| coachclubs2 = Ferencváros (youth)

| coachyears3 = 2013–2023

| coachclubs3 = Ferencváros

| coachyears4 = 2022–present

| coachclubs4 = Hungary

| show-medals = no

| updated = 2 August 2023

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sydney | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1998 Perth|}}

{{MedalCompetition | FINA World Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 1995 Atlanta |}}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Sydney |}}

{{MedalSilver | 1993 Athens |}}

{{MedalBronze | 1997 Athens |}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold|1997 Seville|}}

{{MedalGold|1999 Florence|}}

{{MedalSilver|1993 Sheffield|}}

{{MedalSilver|1995 Vienna|}}

{{MedalBronze|2001 Budapest|}}

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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.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

Honours

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European competitions:

Domestic competitions:

  • Hungarian Championship (OB I): 2x (1996, 1997 - with BVSC)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 1x (1995 - with BVSC)
  • 15px Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (1999 - with Mladost)
  • 15px 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

See also

References

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