Georgia men's national water polo team
The Georgia men's national water polo team represents Georgia in international men's water polo competitions. The team participated at the 2014 European Championship.
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| FINA code | GEO |
|---|---|
| Association | Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Revaz Chomakhidze |
| Asst coach | Tamaz Kutivadze Gela Tukvadze |
| Captain | Zurab Rurua |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | 12th (2014) |
Results
World League
| Year[1] | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2015 | Did not compete | ||||||||
| 2016 | European Preliminay round | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 100 | −43 | |
| 2017 | European Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 60 | −22 | |
| 2018 | Did not compete | ||||||||
| Total | Participated: 2/15 Qualified for the Super Final: 0/2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 95 | 160 | −65 | |
European Championships
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 | Group stage | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 93 | −48 |
 | Group stage | 14th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 95 | −40 |
 | Group stage | 13th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 52 | −12 |
| Playoffs for QF | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 71 | −13 |
| Total | Qualified: 4/14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 198 | 311 | −113 | |
Europa Cup
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Preliminay round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | |
| Total | Qualified for the Super Final: 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Revaz Chomakhidze
| No | Name | Pos. | L/R | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikoloz Shubladze | GK | R | 27 December 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 68 | |
| 2 | Beka Kavtaradze | DF | R | 9 July 1990 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 78 | |
| 3 | Damir Tsrepulia | W | L | 16 January 1984 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 42 | |
| 4 | Revaz Imnaishvili | W | R | 9 August 1997 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 40 | |
| 5 | Andria Bitadze | CF | R | 17 May 1997 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 30 | |
| 6 | Marko Jelaca | DF | R | 15 December 1982 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 98 | |
| 7 | Khvicha Jakhaia | DF | R | 16 September 1996 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 78 | |
| 8 | Mikheil Baghaturia | W | R | 9 May 1987 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 120 | |
| 9 | Zurab Rurua (C) | FP | R | 8 June 1987 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 138 | |
| 10 | Giorgi Magrakvelidze | FP | R | 21 January 1998 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 63 | |
| 11 | Fabio Baraldi | CF | R | 21 March 1990 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | | |
| 12 | Boris Vapenski | W | L | 9 October 1990 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 1 | |
| 13 | Irakli Razmadze | GK | R | 4 April 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 59 | |
Notable players
- Givi Chikvanaia
- Mikhail Giorgadze
- Leri Gogoladze
- Nodar Gvakhariya
- Georgi Mshvenieradze
- Petre Mshvenieradze
- Revaz Tchomakhidze
Naturalized players
Damir Crepulja (now Tsrepulia) (MNE), Marko Elez (CRO), Marino Franičević (CRO), Marko Jelača (CRO), Ivan Strujić (CRO)
Statistics
| National team | Total | |||
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| Pld | W | D | L | |
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1 | 1 | ||
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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2 | 2 | ||
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3 | 2 | 1 | |
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1 | 1 | ||
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1 | 1 | ||
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1 | 1 | ||
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1 | 1 | ||
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4 | 4 | ||
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20 | 15 | 5 | |
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7 | 4 | 3 | |
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1 | 1 | ||
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3 | 3 | ||
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2 | 2 | ||
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1 | 1 | ||
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1 | 1 | ||
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4 | 2 | 2 | |
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1 | 1 | ||
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5 | 1 | 4 | |
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5 | 4 | 1 | |
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2 | 2 | ||
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10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | ||
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | ||
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3 | 3 | ||
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7 | 3 | 4 | |
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5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total (28) | 86 | 36 | 4 | 46 |
- *includes European B (or Level II) Championship
- **other official (usually announced in LEN calendar) senior tournaments (usually friendly fixtures) – list: Tbilisi Cup (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015), Nodar Gvakharia Cup (2015), Danube Cup (52nd/2014), Tatarstan Cup – Kazan (2015), Aleksei Barkalov Memorial – Kiev (2010), Ibrahim Sulu Memorial (2015)
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References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. p. 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 4. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "Georgia (GEO)". Lenresults.jumbograndieventi.it. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- "Georgian National Water Polo Team won 'Tbilisi Cup' – World Sport". Worldsport.ge. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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