Denis Šefik ( sr-cyr, Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is a Serbian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

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.

National team career

He was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

where they won the silver medal and the Serbian team at the

2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

where they won bronze. He competed for the Montenegrin team at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Serbia by one point.

Honours

Club

; Crvena Zvezda *

LEN Champions League The European Aquatics Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A ...

: 2012–13 *

LEN Super Cup The European Aquatics Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by European Aquatics and contested by the reigning champions of the two most important European club competitions, the European Aquatics Champions League and the European A ...

: 2013 * Serbian Championship: 2012–13, 2013–14 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

: 2012–13, 2013–14 ; Budva * Montenegrin Championship: 2010–11 *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

: 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

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