Marko Bijač

Marko Bijač (born 12 January 1991) is a Croatian water polo player. He was part of the Croatian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics,^[1] where the team won the silver medal.

Marko Bijač
Marko Bijač is on the far left
Personal information
Born	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 34) Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position	Goalkeeper
Handedness	Right
Club information
Current team	VK Jadran Split
Number	1
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2012–2018	VK Jug
2018–2021	Pro Recco
2021–2024	Olympiacos
2024–	VK Jadran Split
National team
Years	Team
2012–	Croatia
Medal record Representing  Croatia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2024 Paris Team World Championship 2017 Budapest Team 2024 Doha Team 2015 Kazan Team 2013 Barcelona Team 2019 Gwanjgu Team European Championship 2022 Split 2024 Zagreb 2018 Barcelona FINA World League 2015 Bergamo 2019 Belgrade 2017 Ruza World Cup 2014 Kazakhstan Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Team

Honours

Club

Jug Dubrovnik

• LEN Champions League: 2015–16 ; runners-up: 2012–13, 2016–17
• Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• LEN Super Cup: 2016
• Croatian Championship: 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

Pro Recco

• LEN Champions League: 2020–21
• Serie A: 2018–19
• Coppa Italia: 2018–19 , 2020–21

Olympiacos

• Greek Championship: 2021–22, 2022–23
• Greek Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

Individual

• LEN "European Player of the Year": 2017
• Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo: 2022
• Croatian Water Polo Player of the Year (2): 2016,^[2] 2022
• Croatian Goalkeeper of the Year (4): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Adriatic League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2013–14
• LEN Champions League Goalkeeper of the Year (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2024–25
• LEN Champions League Final Six Best Goalkeeper: 2016
• LEN Champions League Final Eight Best Goalkeeper: 2021
• Best Goalkeeper of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
• Olympic Games 2016 Team of the Tournament
• World League Best Goalkeeper: 2019
• European Championship Goalkeeper of the Tournament (2): 2022, 2024

See also

• Croatia 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