Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

Bosnia and Herzegovina

FINA code	BIH
Association	Water Polo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (est. 2013) [1]
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Faris Đugum
Home venue	Olimpijski Bazen Otoka

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]

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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Date	Competition	Round	Venue	Team 1	Result	Team 2
16 Jan. 2009	Unofficial friendly match	[7]	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12:16	Japan
23 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:31	VK Jadran Split
24 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3:23	VK Primorac Kotor
25 Sep. 2016	Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016	Group	Sarajevo, BiH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5:22	VK Crvena zvezda

Current squad

Players called up on 16 July 2023. ^[8]

Head coach: Dino Džehović

No.	Name	Pos.
1	Harun Beglerović	GK
2	Mato Lovrić	CB
3	Stefan Peter Rost Cvijić	CB
4	Emir Redžepagić	D
5	Isak Zrno	CF
6	Dominik Grbešić	D
7	Luka Glišić	D
8	Stefan Glavić	D
9	Marko Grgurević	D
10	Petar Kojčinović (c)	CF
11	Rijad Čarković	D
12	Matija Rajić	D
13	Milan Čikić	GK
14	Danis Bašić	CB
15	Hamza Pita	D
16	Matija Krupljanin	CF

Head coaches and Saff

Information updated as of 16 July 2023

Assistant Coach: Kristian Njavro

Team Doctor: Slobodan Grahovac

Secretary: Enis Džihanić

Manager: Ali Tanović

Head Coaches:

• Ivica Bačić (2009)

• Slobodan Grahovac (2016–2020)
• Dino Džehović (2021-Present)

Gallery

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

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  Water polo court in Neum in Herzegovina, home to HVK Jadran Neum
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  Water polo court in Neum

See also

• Yugoslavia men's national water polo team
• VK Bosna
• Swimming Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

External links

• Plivački savez Bosne i Hercegovine (official website)
• Water polo federation BiH
• BiH Water polo Association Facebook page
• Olympic pool Sarajevo