Romania men's national water polo team

Romania
FINA code	ROU
Association	Romanian Water Polo Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Bogdan Rath
Asst coach	George Dracu
Captain	Marius Țic
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	17 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	10 (2012)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	10 (first in 1952 )
Best result	4th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1973 )
Best result	5th place (1975)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1979 )
Best result	5th place (2010)
World League
Appearances	14 (first in 2005 )
Best result	6th place (2007)
European Championship
Appearances	25 (first in 1954 )
Best result	4th place (1993, 2006)
Media
Website	frpolo.ro

Last updated August 06, 2025

Logo of the Romanian Water Polo Federation

The Romania men's national water polo team is the representative for Romania in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

1952 – 17th place^[1]
1956 – 8th place
1960 – 5th place
1964 – 5th place
1972 – 8th place
1976 – 4th place
1980 – 9th place
1996 – 11th place
2012 – 10th place
2024 – 12th place

World Championship

1973 – 7th place^[1]
1975 – 5th place
1978 – 6th place
1991 – 9th place
1994 – 13th place
2003 – 12th place
2005 – 6th place
2007 – 11th place
2009 – 7th place
2011 – 12th place
2013 – 13th place
2024 – 10th place
2025 – 10th place

World Cup

1979 – 7th place^[1]
1991 – 6th place
2006 – 6th place
2010 – 5th place
2023 – 6th place

World League

2005 – 12th place^[1]
2006 – 11th place
2007 – 6th place
2008 – 17th place
2009 – 16th place
2010 – 14th place
2011 – 9th place
2012 – 10th place
2013 – Preliminary round
2014 – Preliminary round
2015 – Preliminary round
2016 – Preliminary round
2017 – Preliminary round
2018 – Preliminary round

European Championship

1954 – 10th place
1962 – 5th place
1966 – 6th place
1970 – 6th place
1974 – 6th place
1977 – 7th place
1981 – 7th place
1983 – 8th place
1987 – 7th place
1989 – 5th place
1991 – 8th place
1993 – 4th place
1995 – 11th place
1999 – 9th place
2001 – 11th place
2003 – 10th place
2006 – 4th place
2008 – 9th place
2010 – 7th place
2012 – 8th place
2014 – 8th place
2016 – 10th place
2018 – 11th place
2020 – 11th place
2022 – 10th place
2024 – 8th place
2026 – Qualified

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Championships.^[2]^[3]

Head coach: Bogdan Rath

1 Marius-Florin Tic GK
2 Francesco Iudean FP
3 Matei-Ioan Lutescu FP
4 Tudor-Andrei Fulea FP
5 Andrei Neamtu FP
6 Andrei Prioteasa FP
7 Andrei Tepelus FP
8 Nicolae Olanta FP
9 Alexandru Gheorghe FP
10 Vlad-Luca Georgescu FP
11 Sebastian Oltean FP
12 Levente Vancsik FP
13 Eduard-Mihai Dragusin GK
14 David Belenyesi FP
15 David-Joan Bota FP

Notable players

References

1 2 3 4 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
↑ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ROU" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
↑ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ROU (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

External links

Official website

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] 1 2 3 4 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ROU" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[3] "Men's Water Polo Team Roster ROU (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

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