Denis Šefik

Denis Šefik (Serbian Cyrillic: Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is a Serbian water polo player who played for VK Radnički. He represented the Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006, Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, represents the Montenegrin national team.

Denis Šefik
Personal information
Born	(1976-09-20) 20 September 1976 (age 48) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1992–1995	Partizan
1995–1999	Bečej
1999–2000	Partizan
2000–2004	Jadran Herceg Novi
2004–2005	Partizan
2005–2006	Jadran Herceg Novi
2006–2007	Ethnikos Piraeus
2007–2011	Budva
2011–2012	Civitavecchia
2012–2015	Crvena Zvezda
2015–2016	Radnički Kragujevac
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia Olympic Games 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing World Championship 2005 Montreal 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona European Championship 2001 Budapest 2003 Kranj 2006 Belgrade 2008 Málaga FINA World League 2005 Belgrade 2006 Athens 2008 Genova 2004 Long Beach FINA World Cup 2002 Belgrade 2006 Budapest

National team career

He was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Athens Olympics where they won the silver medal and the Serbian team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where they won bronze.^[1] He competed for the Montenegrin team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Serbia by one point.^[2]

Honours

Club

Crvena Zvezda

• LEN Champions League: 2012–13
• LEN Super Cup: 2013
• Serbian Championship: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Serbian Cup: 2012–13, 2013–14

Budva

• Montenegrin Championship: 2010–11
• Montenegrin Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11

Jadran Hergec Novi

• Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
• Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06

Bečej

• Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
• Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

Partizan

• Serbia & Montenegro Championship: 1994–95
• Serbia & Montenegro Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95

Awards

• Serbian and Montenegrin Olympic Committee "Athlete of the Year": 2004
• Best Goalkeeper of 2003 European Championship
• Best Goalkeeper of 2006 European Championship
• Best Goalkeeper of 2008 European Championship
• Best Goalkeeper of 2003 World Championship
• Best Goalkeeper of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens

See also

• Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo