Water Polo - BIRO Attila

Date of Birth: 9 May 1966

Gender: Male

Function : Head Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #05 ROC ROC 10 HUN Hungary 10	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #11 HUN Hungary 10 USA United States 9	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #15 JPN Japan 13 HUN Hungary 17	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group B #17 HUN Hungary 9 CHN China 11	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Quarterfinal #23 NED Netherlands 11 HUN Hungary 14	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Semifinal #27 ESP Spain 8 HUN Hungary 6	Finished
	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre	Women's Bronze Medal Match #31 HUN Hungary 11 ROC ROC 9	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He played professional water polo for 16 years in the driver position, and was capped 35 times for the Hungarian national team. He played for clubs in Hungary, Italy, Turkey, Greece and Switzerland. (collegiatewaterpolo.org, 12 Jul 2016; waterpoloworld.com, 07 Nov 2012)

He coached the Hungarian women's team to victory at the 2016 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (total-waterpolo.com, 17 Dec 2020; collegiatewaterpolo.org, 12 Jul 2016)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He coached the New Zealand women's team between 2012 and 2015. At club level he has coached the Ferencvaros and OSC men's teams in the Hungarian league.

General Interest

General
WINEMAKER
He has been involved in winemaking through his father since the 1980s, and has a winemaking facility at his home in Eger, Hungary. During his three-year stint as manager of the New Zealand women's team he was offered access to the winemaking facility of Kumeu River in Kumeu, New Zealand. "I have always been interested in winemaking and I have diplomas in English of various [winemaking] courses I've completed." (waterpolo.hu, 15 Nov 2015)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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