Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)

For the Hungarian canoeist, see Zsolt Varga (canoeist).

The native form of this personal name is Varga Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsolt Varga (born March 9, 1972, in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.

Zsolt Varga
Personal information
Born	(1972-03-09) 9 March 1972 Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian Italian
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Centre forward
Club information
Current team	Hungary (head coach)
Youth career
	KSI
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1989	KSI
1989–1990	Újpest
1990–1997	BVSC
1997–2001	HAVK Mladost
2001–2004	Savona
2004–2008	Bissolati Cremona
2007	→ Sirens (Summer League)
2008–2010	Posillipo
2010–2012	Ferencváros
National team
Years	Team	Apps
0000–2002	Hungary	295
Teams coached
0000–2014	Hungary U20 (assistant)
2012–	Ferencváros (youth)
2013–2023	Ferencváros
2022–present	Hungary
Medal record Men's water polo Representing Hungary Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Championships 1998 Perth FINA World Cup 1995 Atlanta 1999 Sydney 1993 Athens 1997 Athens European Championships 1997 Seville 1999 Florence 1993 Sheffield 1995 Vienna 2001 Budapest
Last updated: 2 August 2023

Honours

National

• Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000
• World Championships: Silver medal - 1998
• European Championship: Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal - 1993, 1995; Bronze medal - 2001
• Junior European Championship: (Bronze medal - 1988, 1990)

Club

European competitions:

• Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with Mladost)

Domestic competitions:

• Hungarian Championship (OB I): 2x (1996, 1997 - with BVSC)
• Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 1x (1995 - with BVSC)
• Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (1999 - with Mladost)
• Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (1998, 1999 - with Mladost)

Awards

• Youth water polo player of the year: 1989
• Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000
• Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1996

Orders

• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

External links

• Zsolt Varga at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
• Zsolt Varga at Olympics.com
• Zsolt Varga at Olympedia
• Zsolt Varga at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)