Dániel Varga

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]

The native form of this personal name is Varga Dániel Rudolf. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dániel Varga
Personal information
Full name Dániel Rudolf Varga
Born (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983
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 place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place2005 MontrealTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 MelbourneTeam
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 BelgradeTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 MalagaTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Eindhoven Team
Bronze medal – third place2016 BelgradeTeam
FINA World League
Silver medal – second place2005 BelgradeTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 BerlinTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 ChelyabinskTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 DubaiTeam
FINA World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 AlmatyTeam
Last updated: 2 August 2023

He is the older brother of Dénes Varga; they are currently teammates in the Hungarian national team.

Honours

National

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
  • 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
  • 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

References
  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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