Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]

Dániel Varga
Personal information
Full name Dániel Rudolf Varga
Born (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41)
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname Dani
Nationality Hungarian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team OSC-Újbuda (head coach)
Youth career
Újpest
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2001
Újpest
2001–2010
Vasas
2010–2014
Primorje Rijeka
2014–2016
Szolnok
2016–2018
Ferencváros
National team
Years Team Apps
2004–2016
 Hungary 278
Teams coached
2018–2020
Ferencváros U19
2020–present
OSC-Újbuda
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Malaga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Eindhoven Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Belgrade Team
FINA World League
Silver medal – second place 2005 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chelyabinsk Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dubai Team
FINA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty Team
Last updated: 2 August 2023

He is the older brother of Dénes Varga, they were teammates on the Hungarian national team from 2004-2016.

Honours

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National

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278 present in the national team of Hungary.

  • Junior World Championships: (silver medal – 2003)
  • Junior European Championship: (silver medal – 2002)
  • Youth European Championship: (gold medal – 2001; bronze medal – 1999)

Club

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  • Hungarian Championship (OB I): 7x (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – with Vasas; 2015, 2016 – with Szolnok; 2018 – with Ferencváros)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 5x (2002, 2004, 2005, 2009 – with Vasas; 2014 – with Szolnok)
  • Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (2014 – with Primorje)
  • Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (2012, 2013 – with Primorje)

Awards

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  • Szalay Iván-díj (2000)
  • Faragó Tamás-díj (Best junior player of year): (2001)
  • MVP of the Youth European Championship: 2001
  • MVP of the Junior European Championship: 2002
  • Vasas
  • All-Star Team of the World Championship: 2007
  • Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007, 2013
  • All-Star Team of the Olympic Games: 2008
  • Junior Príma díj (2008)
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2008, 2013
  • Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
Orders

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dániel Varga. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Dániel Varga Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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