Spain men's national water polo team

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

Spain

FINA code	ESP
Nickname(s)	La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Association	Royal Spanish Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	David Martín
Asst coach	António Aparício Svilen Piralkov
Captain	Felipe Perrone
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	19 (first in 1920)
Best result	(1996)
World Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1973)
Best result	(1998, 2001, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1981)
Best result	(2023)
World League
Appearances	17 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2002, 2006, 2012)
European Championship
Appearances	30 (first in 1927)
Best result	(2024)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances	17 (first in 1951)
Best result	(1951, 2001, 2005)
Media
Website	rfen.es
Medal record Men's water polo Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 1992 Barcelona Team World Championship 1998 Perth Team 2001 Fukuoka Team 2022 Budapest Team 1991 Perth Team 1994 Rome Team 2009 Rome Team 2019 Gwangju Team 2007 Melbourne Team 2023 Fukuoka Team 2024 Doha Team World Cup 2023 Los Angeles 1985 Duisburg 1991 Barcelona 1999 Perth 2006 Budapest 2010 Oradea World League 2002 Patras 2006 Athens 2012 Almaty 2018 Budapest 2022 Strasbourg European Championship 2024 Zagreb 1991 Athens 2018 Barcelona 2020 Budapest 1983 Rome 1993 Sheffield 2006 Belgrade 2022 Split Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Team 2005 Almeria Team 1983 Casablanca Team 1987 Latakia Team 2009 Pescara Team 2013 Mersin Team 1955 Barcelona Team 1967 Tunis Team 1971 Izmir Team 1975 Algiers Team 1979 Split Team 1997 Bari Team 2022 Oran Team

Spain got the «Triple Crown», they are Olympic (1996), World (1998, 2001, 2022) and European (2024) champions. They also have won medals in the main international competitions: two Olympic, ten World Championships, eight European Championships, six World Cup and five World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world.

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Year[1]	Position
1920	7th
1924	10th
1928	9th
1948	8th
1952	8th
1968	9th
1972	10th
1980	4th
1984	4th
1988	6th
1992
1996
2000	4th
2004	6th
2008	5th
2012	6th
2016	7th
2020	4th
2024	6th
Total	19/28

World Championship Year Position 1973 10th 1975 10th 1978 11th 1982 8th 1986 5th 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 5th 2005 5th 2007 2009 2011 5th 2013 5th 2015 DNQ 2017 9th 2019 2022 2023 2024 Total 20/21

European Championship Year Position 1927 10th 1934 7th 1954 7th 1958 12th 1966 12th 1970 8th 1974 7th 1977 8th 1981 5th 1983 1985 6th 1987 6th 1989 6th 1991 1993 1995 5th 1997 5th 1999 6th 2001 6th 2003 5th 2006 2008 7th 2010 8th 2012 7th 2014 7th 2016 5th 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Qualified Total 30/36

World Cup Year[1] Position 1979 DNQ 1981 5th 1983 5th 1985 1987 6th 1989 4th 1991 1993 DNQ 1995 5th 1997 6th 1999 2002 6th 2006 2010 2014 DNQ 2018 2023 Total 13/17

World League Year[1] Position 2002 2003 DNQ 2004 5th 2005 8th 2006 2007 Preliminary round 2008 5th 2009 10th 2010 6th 2011 11th 2012 2013 Preliminary round 2014 DNQ 2015 Preliminary round 2016 Preliminary round 2017 DNQ 2018 2019 4th 2020 Preliminary round 2022 Total 17/20

Mediterranean Games

Year	Position
1951
1955
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1987
1991	5th
1993	4th
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2018	4th
2022
Total	17/19

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.^[2]

Head coach: David Martín^[3]

• 1 Unai Aguirre GK
• 2 Alberto Munárriz D
• 3 Álvaro Granados D
• 4 Bernat Sanahuja D
• 5 Miguel de Toro CF
• 6 Marc Larumbe D
• 7 Martin Faměra CB
• 8 Sergi Cabanas CB
• 9 Roger Tahull CF
• 10 Felipe Perrone (c) D
• 11 Unai Biel D
• 12 Alejandro Bustos CB
• 13 Eduardo Lorrio GK

Youth teams

U-20 World Aquatics Junior Water Polo Championships Winner: 1983, 1987, 1991 Runner-up: 1993, 2011 Third place: 2005 U-18 World Aquatics Youth Water Polo Championships Runner-up: 2014, 2018 Third place: 2022 U-16 World Aquatics Cadet Water Polo Championships Winner: 2024[4]

U-19 European Aquatics Junior Water Polo Championship Winner: 1980 Runner-up: 1970, 1971, 1975, 1992, 2008, 2022 Third place: 1973, 1976, 1984, 1994, 2006, 2016, 2018 U-17 European Aquatics Youth Water Polo Championship Runner-up: 2015, 2017, 2019 Third place: 2011, 2023 U-15 European Aquatics Cadet Water Polo Championship Runner-up: 2021

See also

• Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Spain women's national water polo team
• Royal Spanish Swimming Federation
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of world champions in men's water polo

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "Convocatoria oficial de la selección masculina de waterpolo para los JJOO de París". rfen.es. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "World Aquatics Men's U16 Water Polo Championships 2024". worldaquatics.com.

External links

• Official website