Nikola Rađen (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Рађен, pronounced [nǐkola râdʑen]; 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.[1] 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rađen in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 January 1985 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 | ||
2021–2022 | Crvena zvezda | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2005–2006 |
 Serbia and Montenegro | ||
2006–2014 |
 Serbia | ||
Medal record | |||
National career
edit2012 Eindhoven
editOn 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.[2] This was his first gold medal at the European Championships.
Honours
editClub
editVK 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[3]
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
editOn 15 May 2015, Serbian media published that Rađen was tested positive for cocaine after the World League game between Serbia and Spain, held on 17 February 2015.[4] The penalty for such doping violation is 4 years of not participating in any kind of sport events. On 18 May 2015, he was officially temporary suspended by FINA due to continued investigation into his positive doping results to cocaine metabolites.[5][6] Furthermore, two days later, Olympiacos, the club with whom he was under the contract, terminated the contract for violating the terms of it.[7] On 24 August 2015, he was officially suspended on a 4-year period by FINA for positive doping results; from tests taking place on 17 February, and nearly two months later, on 15 April.[8]
Personal life
editHe joined the Serbian Progressive Party in November 2023.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikola Rađen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Serbia 2012 European champions". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Παναθηναϊκός-Ολυμπιακός 10-18. sport24.gr. 9 May 2015. (in Greek).
- ^ N., V. (18 May 2015). "FINA još ćuti, Rađen čeka kaznu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "ADAS: FINA suspendovala Rađena". b92.net (in Serbian). Antidoping Agencija Srbije. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "VSS: Rađen privremeno suspendovan". b92.net (in Serbian). 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Olimpijakos otpustio Rađena". b92.net (in Serbian). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Nikola Radjen, Serbian Water Polo Player And Olympic Medalist, Suspended For Four Years By FINA Doping Panel". swimmingworldmagazine.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ ""ZAJEDNO U NOVE POBEDE, SRBIJA NE SME DA STANE": Nikola Rađen postao novi član SNS porodice (FOTO)". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- "Juegos Mediterraneos". juegosmediterraneos.ual.es. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012.
External links
edit- Nikola Raden at World Aquatics
- Nikola Raden at Olympics.com
- Nikola Rađen at Olympedia
- Nikola Rađen at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
