Josip Vrlić
| Josip Vrlić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vrlić representing Brazil at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
25 April 1986 Rijeka, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current team | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006–2010 | Primorje Rijeka | ||
2010–2013 | Atlètic-Barceloneta | ||
2013–2014 | Botafogo | ||
2014–2015 | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
2015–2017 | Jug Dubrovnik | ||
2017–2019 | Atlètic-Barceloneta | ||
2019–2021 | Mladost | ||
2021– | Radnički Kragujevac | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Croatia | |||
Medal record | |||
Josip Vrlić (born 25 April 1986) is a Croatian professional water polo player.[1] He was part of the Brazilian team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[2]
His younger brother Mislav is also water polo player, playing for VK Primorje from Rijeka. He is the heaviest water polo player and cited as "one of the strongest water polo players in the world."
As of July 2019, it is revealed Vrlić has transferred to HAVK Mladost from Barceloneta, water polo club from Zagreb for which he will be playing in upcoming months.[3]
Honours
Club
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League:2015–16 ;runners-up: 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup: 2016
- Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17
Atlètic-Barceloneta
- Spanish Championship: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Copa del Rey: 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019
- Supercopa de España: 2018, 2019
Botafogo
- Brazilian Championship: 2013–14
Mladost
- Croatian Championship: 2020–21
- Croatian Cup: 2020–21
Radnički Kragujevac
- Serbian Cup: 2014–15, 2021–22
Awards
- Member of the World Team 2019, 2022 by total-waterpolo
- LEN Champions League Center Forward of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19
See also
References
- ^ "Josip Vrlić – VK Jug CO". Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM CROATIA / MEN
- ^ JOSIP VRLIĆ NOVO POJAČANJE MLADOSTI
External links
- Josip Vrlić at World Aquatics
- Josip Vrlić at Olympics.com
- Josip Vrlić at Olympedia
- Josip Vrlić at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
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