Pro Recco
Encyclopedia
A.S.D. Pro Recco are an Italian water polo club from Recco
in Liguria
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Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria. It plays in the A1 series, the Italian top division, from 1935.
The club is owned by Genovese businessman Gabriele Volpi who also owns football club Spezia Calcio that competes in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third tier of Italian football pyramid.
It won a total of 25 national titles, the first in 1959 and the last in 2011. They won the LEN Euroleague
in 1964, 1983, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010, the LEN Supercup in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010, as well as the Italian cup in 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Coach: Giuseppe Porzio
Recco
Recco is a comune in the province of Genoa, region of Liguria, Italy. It is known for its focaccia al formaggio which is made with Crescenza. The consortium that dictates the official recipe of the focaccia, supposedly the result of a Saracen attack in the 1200s, is seeking the European Union PGI...
in Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
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Pro Recco was founded in 1913 as Rari Nantes Enotria. It plays in the A1 series, the Italian top division, from 1935.
The club is owned by Genovese businessman Gabriele Volpi who also owns football club Spezia Calcio that competes in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third tier of Italian football pyramid.
It won a total of 25 national titles, the first in 1959 and the last in 2011. They won the LEN Euroleague
LEN Euroleague
The LEN Euroleague and the Women's Champions' Cup are the premier European water polo club competitions run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
in 1964, 1983, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010, the LEN Supercup in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010, as well as the Italian cup in 1974, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Current team
- Stefano Tempesti
- Dario Gennaro
- Andrea Mangiante
- Damir Burić
- Maurizio Felugo
- Guillermo Molina
- Tibor BenedekTibor BenedekTibor Benedek is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...
- Luigi Di Costanzo
- Filip FilipovićFilip Filipovic (water polo)David Perovic , is a Serbian water polo player. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics....
- Norbert MadarasNorbert MadarasNorbert Madaras is a water polo player from Hungary, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. Madaras won the Euro League 2007 with Pro Recco.-...
- Alex Giorgetti
- Tamás KásásTamas KasasTamás Kásás is a Hungarian water polo player, with a height of 200 cm and a weight of 90 kg....
- Pietro FiglioliPietro FiglioliPietro Figlioli is an Italian water polo player. Figlioli was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the Australian squad that finished 10th at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne and won the bronze medal at the 2007 FINA Water...
- Niccolò Figari
- Alessandro CalcaterraAlessandro CalcaterraAlessandro Calcaterra is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
- Slobodan Nikić
- Danijel Premuš
Coach: Giuseppe Porzio
Famous players
- Franco LavoratoriFranco LavoratoriFranco Lavoratori was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
- Georgy Mshveniyeradze
- Tomislav Paškvalin
- Marco D'AltruiMarco D'AltruiMarco D'Altrui is an Italian water polo player.His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960.-External links:*...
- Jesús Rollán
- Stefano Tempesti
- Tibor BenedekTibor BenedekTibor Benedek is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...
- Norbert MadarasNorbert MadarasNorbert Madaras is a water polo player from Hungary, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. Madaras won the Euro League 2007 with Pro Recco.-...