Dániel Varga
Hungarian water polo player
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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]
Fullname
Dániel Rudolf Varga
Nickname
Dani
Nationality
Hungarian
| Dániel Varga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Dániel Rudolf Varga | ||
| Born |
25 September 1983 | ||
| 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 | ||
–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 | |||
| 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
National
- Olympic Games:
gold medal – 2008 - World Championships:
gold medal – 2013; 
silver medal – 2005, 2007 - European Championship:
silver medal – 2006, 2014; 
bronze medal – 2008, 2012, 2016 - FINA World League:
silver medal – 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 - FINA World Cup: silver medal – 2014
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
- Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (2002 – with Vasas)
- LEN Euro Cup Winners (2): (2017, 2018 – with FTC)
- Adriatic League: 2x (2013, 2014 – with Primorje)
- 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
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