VK Solaris
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| Full name | Vaterpolski klub Solaris |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015; 5 years ago |
| League | Croatian League Regional League A1 |
| Team history | VK Solaris (2015–present) |
| Based in | Šibenik, Croatia |
| Arena | Bazen Crnica (Capacity: 400)[1] |
| Colours | Blue and Orange |
| President | Slaven Bogut[2] |
| Head coach | Jure Marelja |
| Website | vksolaris |
Vaterpolski klub Solaris (English: Solaris Water Polo Club), commonly referred to as VK Solaris or simply Solaris, is a men's professional water polo club based in Šibenik, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, it competes in the Croatian First League and Regional League A1.
History
[edit | edit source]The club was founded in the summer 2015 by merging former clubs VK Šibenik and VK Adriatic for the need to become a strong water polo club in Šibenik. After some problems, the merge finally came in August 2015, and the newly formed VK Solaris takes over Adriatic's place and organization, and relies on the Šibenik's tradition.[3][4][5][6]
In May 2019, the club came fifth in the Croatian First League championship, defeating POŠK by a scoreline of 20–14 on aggregate (14–5, 6–9). Winning the fifth place, Solaris secured its place in the following season of LEN Europa Cup.[7][8][9][10]
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]Season 2020/21
| № | Nat. | Player | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | Marin Šparada | GK, C |
| 2 | Croatia | Ivan Malenica | |
| 3 | Croatia | Vice Erak | |
| 4 | Croatia | Nikola Štrkalj | |
| 5 | Croatia | Domagoj Bulat | |
| 6 | Croatia | Branimir Herceg | |
| 8 | Croatia | Roko Pelicarić | |
| 9 | Croatia | Nino Mudražija | |
| 11 | Croatia | Eugen Koprčina | |
| 13 | Croatia | Ivan Jukić | |
| — | Croatia | Toni Šparada | |
| — | Croatia | Mateo Sabioni | |
| — | Croatia | Roko Golubović | |
| — | Croatia | Lucian Štrkalj | |
| — | Croatia | Paško Brajković | |
| — | Croatia | Ante Ljubičić | |
| — | Croatia | Ivan Ibrahimpašić |
Personnel
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| Staff | Job title |
|---|---|
| Croatia Slaven Bogut | President |
| Croatia Tomislav Ninić | Executive vice president |
| Croatia Tomislav Perak | Vice president |
| Croatia Tomislav Jukić | Vice president |
| Croatia Katarina Šupe | Secretary |
| Croatia Jakša Knežević | Director |
| Croatia Jure Marelja | Head coach |
| Croatia Edi Brkić | Assistant coach |
| Croatia Denis Šupe | Coordinator for children |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic
[edit | edit source]- Croatian First League fifth place: 2018–19
- Croatian First League fourth place: 2019–20
Regional
[edit | edit source]- Regional League A2 runner-up: 2018–19, 2019–20 (Promotion to Regional League)
Notable players
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