Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national water polo team

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
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]

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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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Current squad

Players called up for Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016 on 23 September 2016. [8]

Head coach: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Slobodan Grahovac

No.NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2016 club
1 Stefan Milovanović GK1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)70 kg (154 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
2 Džan Lemeš CB1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb)16 January 1997 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Torpedo Sarajevo
3 Dino Džehović CB1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)75 kg (165 lb)7 February 1997 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Torpedo Sarajevo
4 Jasmin Mirvić D1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Mladost Sarajevo
5 Salko Pašić CF2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)78 kg (172 lb)1 January 1994 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Mladost Sarajevo
6 Stanko Đukić D1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
7 Nemanja Babić D1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
8 Stefan Šobić D1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (176 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
9 Nikola Poljak D1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)83 kg (183 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
10 Draško Vujković CF1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)85 kg (187 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
11 Dalibor Amidžić D1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)64 kg (141 lb)N/A Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
12 Milan Kecman D1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)69 kg (152 lb)1 January 1996 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Banja Luka
13 Eldar Ridžal GK1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)71 kg (157 lb)9 March 1995 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg VK Torpedo Sarajevo

Reserves

Head coaches

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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  3. ↑ ""Sarajevo Champions Challenge 2016." | Olimpijski bazen – Sarajevo". bazen.ba. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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  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.
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