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December 16, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Zoe Arancini

The Australian Stingers are led by captain Zoe Arancini.  An extremely experienced player with nearly 300 appearances for Australia, Arancini was always destined to reach the […]
December 16, 2022

Total Player 2022 by David Martin

Spain has achieved great results under David Martin’s guidance. In 2018, the Spaniards clinched the silver at the European Championships. They played in the final of […]
December 15, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Szilárd Jansik

Szilard Jansik has won two medals at the European Championships playing for Hungary. Both medals have unique places in his treasury. The first one – gold […]
December 15, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Stefanos Leandros

Stefanos Leandros took over as head coach of Ethnikos at the beginning of this season.  Leandros is an incredibly experienced Greek coach, with spells at Triton […]
December 15, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Tal Grodman

In the past several years, Israel didn’t have many successes at the main water polo stage, but the situation changed. Both teams of Israel have developed. […]
December 14, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Valeria Palmieri

Valeira Palmieri is the captain of the Italian Setterosa and Italy’s reigning champions, Ekipe Orizzonte.  Palmieri is a powerful and gifted centre-forward, and has made over […]
December 13, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Pod Kapicom

The following Total Player Award votes come from Pod Kapicom, a Serbian podcast devoted to water polo.  Currently, Pavle Zivkovic and Alexandra Radivojevic are hosting Sportklub’s […]
December 13, 2022

Total Player 2022 by David Paradelo

David Paradelo is currently serving as the head coach of the Canadian women’s national team.  The Canadians’ 37-year-old coach is one of the younger coaches on […]
December 13, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Karsten Seehafer

The next coach to choose his Top 5 for the Total Player Male Award is Karsten Seehafer, the head coach of WASPO 98 Hannover. Seehafer has […]
December 12, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Margarita Plevritou

Margarita Plevritou is the captain of one of Europe’s most successful clubs, Olympiacos, and the Greek national team. The 28 year old has led Olympiacos to […]
December 12, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Academy Waterpolo

Academy Waterpolo is an Australian outlet, which was founded by former high performance coach, Simon Daley. Academy Waterpolo’s mission is to spread the passion for water […]
December 11, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Alessandro Bovo

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Brescia has been one of the best European teams.  The first golden era was between 2002 and 2006, when […]
December 11, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Carlo Silipo

Carlo Silipo is the head coach of the Italian women’s national team.  Silipo, a three-time Olympian from 1992, 1996, and 2004 (winning gold in 1992 in […]
December 11, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Ugo Crousillat

The French water polo has made several big steps towards the European top, both in the national teams’ and clubs’ competitions. Ugo Crousillat is the leader […]
December 10, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Attila Biro

Attila Biro has been the head coach of the Hungarian Women’s National Team since 2015.  During that time, he has achieved great things with the team, […]
December 10, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Ioannis Fountoulis

Ioannis Fountoulis, the captain of Greece, has been one of the power engines of the national team that has achieved great results in the last few […]
December 8, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Attila Mihok

Attila Mihok is currently the head coach of Dunaujvaros, one of the top female water polo clubs in Europe.  Mihok’s team won the Women’s LEN Trophy […]
December 8, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Alessandro Campagna

It’s hard to imagine the Italian national team without Alessandro Campagna. He has guided the “Settebello” for more than 15 years. The crown of his successful […]
December 8, 2022

PODCAST: “I’m not going to be the next Jesus Rollan, I’m going be the next Unai Aguirre”

We were thrilled to have Unai Aguirre, the goalkeeper for Barceloneta and the Spanish national team, on this week’s episode of the Total Water Polo Podcast. […]
December 8, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Ivica Tucak

A long water polo summer of 2022 ended in Split with the European Championships. Many didn’t believe that the host could win a medal. But Croatia […]
December 8, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Aljosa Kunac

Coach Aljosa Kunac leads the Croatian women’s national team and Jadran Split. A former player for Mladost, POSK, Kotor, and Szeged, as well as a 2007 […]
December 7, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Aquafeed24

The next votes for the Total Player Award come from Aquafeed24, Greece’s leading aquatic sports portal. Although it covers a wide variety of water sports, the […]
December 7, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Dejan Stanojević

The Georgian national team has made significant progress in the last few years. The summer of 2022 was the Georgians’ most successful season so far. They […]
December 7, 2022

Total Player 2022 by Delaine Mentoor

Delaine Mentoor is the current head coach of the South African women’s team.  At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she was the first female head coach […]