It has now become a reality. Olympiacos has put one of the best players in the world, Hungarian Gergo Zalanky, in its team and now aims only to win the Men’s Polo Champions League in the club’s centenary year.
The “bomb” exploded. Gergo Zalanky He is also an official player of Olympiacos, where the “Reds and Whites” are the icing on the cake of the transfers.
On Thursday afternoon (15/08), Piraeus FC fans gave their fans the best gift of August 15, announcing the signing of the Hungarian international left-hander.
Olympiacos has added one of the best players in the world to its roster and now the goal is only one, to win the Polo Champions League during the 100th year of the club’s foundation.
Olympiacos announcement in detail
OLYMPIC SFP announces the start of its cooperation with Gergo Zalanki.
The Hungarian international left-footed winger (born 26 February 1995, 1.92 m) has signed his new contract and joined the club’s men’s polo squad. The great Gergo Zalanky is going down in legend as one of the world’s leading pole vaulters, at the age of 29 and in the best phase of his career! In 2023, he was voted the best pole vaulter worldwide, but also in Europe, as well as the best player in the LEN Champions League!
He is one of the biggest names in the world of water polo, with a “golden” CV and a huge career full of individual titles and awards. A key member of the Hungarian national team, he has won five medals in the most important competitions, the latest of which was the gold medal at the Fukuoka World Championships in 2023.
In 2020, he was crowned European champion with Hungary, while he won two silver medals, at the 2017 World Championship and the 2022 European Championship, as well as a bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won the bronze medal. Fourth place.
As of 2021, Gergo Zalanki competes in Pro Reco, where he has won two consecutive LEN Champions League titles (2021-22, 2022-23), three LEN Super Cups (2021, 2022, 2023), three Italian Championships and two Cups!
He started his career at Eger, where he played until 2016. He won the Hungarian Championship and Cup, while with Szolnok, in the 2017-2019 seasons, he won the Championship and the Super Cup. He then played for Ferencváros, with whom he reached the LEN Champions League final in 2021, while winning the LEN Super Cup (2019) and two Hungarian Cups. In the 2016-2017 season, he wore the hat of fellow Hungarian club OSC-Újbuda.
Individual differences:
Best Pole Vaulter in the World: 2023
Best Pole Player in Europe: 2023
UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 2022-23
LEN Champions League Final – 8 Best Player: 2023
LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2021-22
Best Right Winger in the Champions League LEN: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
World Championship MVP: 2023
Member of the Best World Championship Team: 2019, 2023, 2024
Serie A Player of the Year: 2022-23, 2023-24
Best Right Winger in Serie A: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Best Right Winger in the Hungarian League: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21
Gergo Zalanki’s statement: “I can’t wait! I’ve heard so many good things about the Greeks and the team. Greece is a very beautiful country and I’m happy to live there. Olympiacos is a very famous club in all sports and their fans are amazing. My goal is to win everything! I’m coming to win as many titles as possible.”
Previous teams: 2021-24 Pro Recco (Italy) 2019-21 Ferencvaros (Hungary) 2017-19 Szolnok (Hungary) 2016-17 OSC-Újbuda (Hungary) -2016 Eger (Hungary)”.
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