Marko Bijač
| Marko Bijač | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Bijač (on far left) at 2015 World Aquatics Championships | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
12 January 1991 | ||
| 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 | |||
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] and the 2024 Summer Olympics,[2] winning a silver medal each year. Bijač also competed for Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in fifth place.
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,[3] 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
References
- ^ "Marko BIJAC – Olympic – Croatia". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "BIJAC Marko". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Dočekao priznanje: Joković u 33. godini osvojio Sikiricu! Zapjevala i Rozga". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
- Marko Bijač at World Aquatics
- Marko Bijač at Olympics.com
- Marko Bijač at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Marko Bijač at Olympedia
- Marko Bijač at InterSportStats