Miho Bošković (born 11 January 1983)[1] is a Croatian professional water polo player. He was part of the Croatia national team, that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at the 2007 World Championship and 2010 European Championship, and bronze medals at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships.
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| Full name | Miho Bošković | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 January 1983 Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Jadran Split | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2010 | Jug Dubrovnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Vasas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Jug Dubrovnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Primorje Rijeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bošković plays for Vasas SC in the Hungarian Championship, at the position of the offensive player.[1] He has played 108 matches for the national team.,[1] playing his first match in Montreal, at the 2005 World Championship.[1]
With Jug, he won the 2005–06 LEN Champions League, LEN Super Cup, several national championships and cups.[1] He was named the best European water polo player in 2007 and 2012, by LEN.[2][3]
Scoring 369 goals, he has been the all-time top goalscorer for the senior Croatia national team.
Honours
editClub
editJug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League: 2005–06 ;runners-up: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
- LEN Super Cup: 2006
- Adriatic League: 2008–09
- Croatian Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Croatian Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Vasas
Awards
edit- LEN "European Player of the Year" award: 2007, 2012
- Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2007 [4] with Jug Dubrovnik
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Miho Bošković". crowaterpolo.com (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "SwimNews.com - Craig Lord: Manaudou And Magnini Top Europeans". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Boskovic and Espar named European Water Polo Players of the Year". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". www.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
edit- Miho Bošković at World Aquatics
- Miho Bošković at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Miho Bošković at Olympics.com
- Miho Bošković at Olympedia
- Miho Bošković at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)
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