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Nikola Rađen (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Рађен, pronounced [nǐkɔla râd͡ʑɛn]) (born 29 January 1985) is a Serbian water polo player who plays for Serbian club Crvena zvezda. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won with Serbia the 2009 World Championship as well as the 2012 Eindhoven European Championship. Rađen has also won 2 LEN Euroleagues with his former clubs Partizan Raiffeisen (2011) and VK Crvena zvezda (2013).

Nikola Rađen
Nikola Rađen, 31.05.2017.
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-29) 29 January 1985 (age 37) Sombor, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	121 kg (267 lb)
Position	Defender
Handedness	Right
Club information
Current team	Crvena zvezda (men's water polo)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2000–2002	Vojvodina
2002–2011	Partizan Raiffeisen
2011–2012	NC Chios
2012–2014	Crvena zvezda
2014–2015	Olympiacos
2017	CSM Digi Oradea
2017–2019	WPC Dynamo Moscow
2019–2020	Crvena zvezda
2020–2021	AEK Athens
2021–	Crvena zvezda
National team
Years	Team
2005–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
2006–2015	Serbia
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 2012 London World Championship 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai European Championship 2012 Eindhoven 2014 Budapest 2008 Málaga 2010 Zagreb FINA World League 2008 Genova 2010 Niš 2011 Firenze 2013 Chelyabinsk 2014 Dubai 2009 Podgorica Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 2005 Almeria Universiade 2005 İzmir

National career

2012 Eindhoven

On 16 January, at the European Championship Rađen scored in the first game two goals in an 8–5 win against Spain. After next two games without goals, on 21 January in the fourth match, Rađen scored his third goal of the tournament for his national team in a routine victory against Romania 14–5. Nikola Rađen won the 2012 European Championship on 29 January. He scored a goal in the final against Montenegro which his national team won by 9–8.[1] This was his first gold medal at the European Championships.

Honours

Club

VK Partizan

• LEN Champions League (1): 2010–11
• National Championship of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
• National Cup of Serbia (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
• Eurointer League (2): 2010, 2011

VK Crvena Zvezda

• LEN Champions League (1): 2012–13
• LEN Super Cup (1): 2013
• National Championship of Serbia (1): 2012–13
• National Cup of Serbia (1): 2012–13
• Eurointer League (1): 2013

Olympiacos

• National Championship of Greece (1): 2014–15
• National Cup of Greece (1): 2014–15[2]

CSM Digi Oradea

• National Championship of Rumania (1) : 2016–17

Dynamo Moscow

• National Championship of Russia (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

• National Cup of Russia (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

Failed drug test

On May 15, 2015, Serbian media published that Rađen was tested positive for cocaine after the World League game between Serbia and Spain, held on February 17, 2015.[3] The penalty for such doping violation is 4 years of not participating in any kind of sport events. On May 18, 2015, he was officially temporary suspended by FINA due to continued investigation into his positive doping results to cocaine metabolites.[4][5] Furthermore, two days later, Olympiacos, the club with whom he was under the contract, terminated the contract for violating the terms of it.[6] On August 24, 2015, he was officially suspended on a 4-year period by FINA for positive doping results; from tests taking place on February 17, and nearly two months later, on April 15.[7]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

• juegosmediterraneos

External links

• Nikola Rađen at Olympics.com
• Nikola Rađen at Olympedia
• Nikola Rađen at the Olympic Committee of Serbia (archived) (in Serbian)

На других языках

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[de] Nikola Rađen

Nikola Rađen (serbisch-kyrillisch Никола Рађен; * 29. Januar 1985 in Sombor) ist ein serbischer Wasserballspieler. Er wurde als Nationalspieler unter anderem einmal Weltmeister und zweimal Europameister und nahm 2008 und 2012 an den Olympischen Spielen teil. 2015 wurde er wegen Kokainmissbrauchs für vier Jahre gesperrt.

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- [en] Nikola Rađen

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[fr] Nikola Rađen

Nikola Rađen (né le 29 janvier 1985 à Novi Sad) est un joueur de water-polo serbe, attaquant de l'Olympiakos du Pirée.

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[it] Nikola Rađen

Nikola Rađen (in serbo: Никола Рађен?; Novi Sad, 29 gennaio 1985) è un pallanuotista serbo.

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[ru] Раджен, Никола

Ни́кола Ра́джен (серб. Никола Рађен, 29 января 1985 (1985-01-29), Сомбор, Сербия) — сербский ватерполист, член сборной Сербии, обладатель бронзовых медалей Олимпийских игр 2008 в Пекине и 2012 в Лондоне.

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