Dénes Varga

Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros.

The native form of this personal name is Varga Dénes. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dénes Andor Varga
Varga at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname Dumi
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position Wing, Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team FTC-Telekom
Number 10
Youth career
 Újpest
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2004
 UTE-Taxi2000
2005–2010
 TEVA-VasasPlaket
2010–2014
 Primorje Erste banka
2014–2017
 Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP
2017–
 FTC-Telekom
National team
Years Team Apps
2004–
  Hungary 246
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam competition
World Championships
2013 BarcelonaTeam competition
2007 MelbourneTeam competition
2017 BudapestTeam competition
European Championship
2020 BudapestTeam competition
2006 BelgradeTeam competition
2014 BudapestTeam competition
2008 MálagaTeam competition
2012 EindhovenTeam competition
2016 BelgradeTeam competition
FINA World League
2007 BerlinTeam competition
2013 ChelyabinskTeam competition
2014 DubaiTeam competition
FINA World Cup
2014 AlmatyTeam competition

He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older brother Dániel.[1]

Honours

National
  • Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2008
  • World Championships: Gold medal - 2013; Silver medal - 2007, 2017
  • European Championship: Gold medal - 2020, Silver medal - 2006, 2014; Bronze medal - 2008, 2012, 2016
  • FINA World League: Silver medal - 2007, 2013, 2014
  • FINA World Cup: Silver medal - 2014
  • Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 2007; Silver medal - 2003)
  • Junior European Championship: (Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 2004)
  • Youth European Championship: (Silver medal - 2003)

Club

Vasas (TEVA-VasasPlaket)

Primorje Rijeka (Primorje Erste banka)

Szolnok (Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP)

Ferencváros (FTC PQS Waterpolo, FTC-Telekom)

Awards
  • Szalay Iván-díj (2004)
  • Faragó Tamás-díj (Best junior player of year): (2007, 2008)
  • Junior World Championship Top Scorer: 2007
  • Junior World Championship MVP: 2007[3]
  • All-Star Team of the Junior World Championship: 2007
  • Junior Príma díj (2008)
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013
  • Vasas
  • Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
  • World Championship MVP (1): 2013 Barcelona[3]
  • LEN magazine's man water polo "Athlete of the Year" award: 2013
  • FINA magazine's man water polo "Athlete of the Year" award: 2013
  • European Championship MVP (2): 2014 Budapest,[3] 2020 Budapest
  • Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2014[3]
  • MVP in National Championship of Hungary (1): 2015
Orders
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See also

References
  1. Dénes Varga. sports-reference.com
  2. Dénes Varga Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Dénes Varga Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Filip Filipović		 Most Valuable Player of
Water Polo World Championship
2013		 Succeeded by
Duško Pijetlović
Preceded by
Josip Pavić		 FINA Water Polo Player of the Year
2013		 Succeeded by
Filip Filipović
Preceded by
Mlađan Janović
 Most Valuable Player of
European Water Polo Championship
2014
2020		 Succeeded by
Andrija Prlainović
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