Spain men's national water polo team

Spain

Association	Real Federación Española de Natación
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Gabi Hernández
Asst coach	David Dantin
Captain	Guillermo Molina Rios
FINA code	ESP
Olympic Games
Appearances	17 (first in 1920)
Best result	(1996)
World Championships
Appearances	15 (first in 1973)
Best result	(1998, 2001)
World League
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2002, 2006, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1981)
Best result	(1985, 1991, 1999, 2006, 2010)
European Championship
Appearances	26 (first in 1927)
Best result	(1991)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	15 (first in 1951)
Best result	(1951, 2001, 2005)

Spain men's national water polo team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Team
	1992 Barcelona	Team
World Championship
	1998 Perth	Team
	2001 Fukuoka	Team
	1991 Perth	Team
	1994 Rome	Team
	2009 Rome	Team
	2007 Melbourne	Team
World Cup
	1985 Duisburg
	1991 Barcelona
	1999 Perth
	2006 Budapest
	2010 Oradea
World League
	2002 Patras
	2006 Athens
	2012 Almaty
European Championship
	1991 Athens
	1983 Rome
	1993 Sheffield
	2006 Belgrade

The Spain men's national water polo team represents Spain in men's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.

The Spanish men's water polo team has won one gold Olympic medal and two World Championships, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They also have won 2 Olympic, 6 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 3 World League and 4 European Championships medals.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1920 — 9th place
• 1924 — 8th place
• 1928 — 1/8 finals
• 1948 — 8th place
• 1952 — 8th place
• 1968 — 9th place
• 1972 — 10th place
• 1980 — 4th place
• 1984 — 4th place
• 1988 — 6th place
• 1992 — Silver medal
• 1996 — Gold medal
• 2000 — 4th place
• 2004 — 6th place
• 2008 — 5th place
• 2012 — 6th place
• 2016 — Qualified

World Championship

• 1973 — 10th place
• 1975 — 10th place
• 1978 — 11th place
• 1982 — 8th place
• 1986 — 5th place
• 1991 — Silver medal
• 1994 — Silver medal
• 1998 — Gold medal
• 2001 — Gold medal
• 2003 — 5th place
• 2005 — 5th place
• 2007 — Bronze medal
• 2009 — Silver medal
• 2011 — 5th place
• 2013 — Gold medal

World Cup

• 1981 — 5th place
• 1983 — 5th place
• 1985 — Bronze medal
• 1987 — 6th place
• 1989 — 4th place
• 1991 — Bronze medal
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1997 — 6th place
• 1999 — Bronze medal
• 2002 — 6th place
• 2006 — Bronze medal
• 2010 — Bronze medal

World League

• 2002 — Silver medal
• 2004 — 5th place
• 2005 — Semifinal round
• 2006 — Silver medal
• 2007 — Semifinal round
• 2008 — 5th place
• 2009 — Semifinal round
• 2010 — 6th place
• 2011 — Semifinal round
• 2012 — Silver medal
• 2013 — Semifinal round
• 2015 — Preliminary round

European Championship

• 1991 — Silver medal
• 1993 — Bronze medal
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1997 — 5th place
• 1999 — 6th place
• 2001 — 6th place
• 2003 — 5th place
• 2006 — Bronze medal
• 2008 — 7th place
• 2010 — 8th place
• 2012 — 7th place
• 2014 — 7th place
• 2016 — 5th place

Mediterranean Games

• 1951 — Gold medal
• 1955 — Bronze medal
• 1967 — Bronze medal
• 1971 — Bronze medal
• 1975 — Bronze medal
• 1979 — Bronze medal
• 1983 — Silver medal
• 1987 — Silver medal
• 1991 — Fifth place
• 1993 — Fourth place
• 1997 — Bronze medal
• 2001 — Gold medal
• 2005 — Gold medal
• 2009 — Silver medal
• 2013 — Silver medal

Youth teams

U-20

• FINA World Junior Water Polo Championships

• Winner: 1983, 1987, 1991
• Runner-up: 1993, 2011
• Third place: 2005

U-18

• FINA World Youth Water Polo Championships

• Runner-up: 2014

Current squad

Squad for the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	L/R	Height	Weight	Club
1	Aguilar, IñakiIñaki Aguilar	9 September 1983	Goalkeeper	R	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	Terrassa
2	Munarriz, AlbertoAlberto Munarriz	19 May 1994	Centre Forward	R	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	Barceloneta
3	Lopez Escribano, GonzaloGonzalo Lopez Escribano	21 March 1989	Driver	R	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Sabadell
4	Roca, MarcMarc Roca	21 January 1988	Centre Forward	R	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	Barceloneta
5	Molina Rios, GuillermoGuillermo Molina Rios (c)	16 March 1984	Driver	R	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	AN Brescia
6	Minguell, MarcMarc Minguell	14 January 1985	Driver	R	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	Barceloneta
7	Szirányi, BalázsBalázs Szirányi	10 January 1983	Centre Forward	R	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	Barceloneta
8	Español, AlbertAlbert Español	29 October 1985	Driver	R	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	Barceloneta
9	Tahull, RogerRoger Tahull	11 May 1997	Centre Forward	R	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	Barceloneta
10	Fernández, FranciscoFrancisco Fernández	21 June 1986	Wing	R	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	Barceloneta
11	Mallarach, BlaiBlai Mallarach	21 August 1987	Wing	L	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	Olympiacos
12	Echenique, GonzaloGonzalo Echenique	27 April 1990	Wing	L	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	Primorje
13	López Pinedo, DanielDaniel López Pinedo	16 July 1980	Goalkeeper	R	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	Barceloneta
Head coach: Gabriel Hernández

See also

• Royal Spanish Swimming Federation

References

External links

• Official website