Felipe Perrone Rocha (born 27 February 1986) is a water polo player. Born in Brazil, he competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his birth country in the 2016 Summer Olympics, as Brazil earned its first qualifying spot in 32 years as hosts. He helped Spanish water polo club CN Atlètic-Barceloneta win the LEN Champions League in 2013–14 season. His brother Ricardo Perrone also competed for Spain in water polo.
Personal life
While playing for Jug Dubrovnik, Perrone married the Croatian Marija Pecotić from Brna on the island of Korčula.
Honours
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Club
CN Barcelona
- LEN Euro Cup: 2003–04
- Spanish Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05
- Copa del Rey: 2002–03
CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
- LEN Champions League: 2013–14
- LEN Super Cup: 2014
- Spanish Championship: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supercopa de España: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019
- Copa de Cataluña: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Pro Recco
- LEN Champions League: 2011–12 ; runners-up: 2010–11
- LEN Super Cup: 2012
- Serie A1: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Coppa Italia: 2010–11
- Adriatic League: 2011–12
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League: 2015–16 ; runners-up: 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup: 2016
- Croatian Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Croatian Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
- Adriatic League: 2015–16, 2016–17
Awards
- FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2022
- Total-waterpolo magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2018
- Member of the Second World Team of the Year's 2010–20 by total-waterpolo
- Member of World Team 2018, 2023 by total-waterpolo
- Olympic Games 2008 Team of the Tournament
- Olympic Games 2012 Team of the Tournament
- World League MVP: 2012 Almaty
- Adriatic League MVP: 2015–16 with Jug Dubrovnik
- Adriatic League Top Scorer: 2015–16 with Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League Top Scorer (2): 2012–13 with Atlètic-Barceloneta, 2016–17 with Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions Final Six MVP (2): 2015 with Atlètic-Barceloneta, 2016 with Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League MVP: 2016–17
- LEN Champions League Left Driver of the Year (3): 2015–16 , 2016–17 with Jug Dubrovnik, 2022–23 with Atlètic-Barceloneta
- Spanish Championship MVP (4): 2005–06 2009–10, 2012–13, 2020–21 with Atlètic-Barceloneta
- World Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023
See also
- Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perrone and the second or maternal family name is Rocha.
References
- "XXXII JJOO Tokyo 2020 - Natación / Waterpolo: Hombres". COE.es (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Español. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Felipe Perrone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- Bauer, Dean (1 August 2021). "Legendarni hrvatski zet sada protiv Hrvatske: 'I supruga će navijati za mene, a ne za Hrvatsku!'" [Legendary Croatian son-in-law now against Croatia: 'Even my wife will root for me, and not Croatia!']. Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "The Total Player 2018 Award Results".
- "Maggie Steffens and Tibor Benedek are the Best Water Polo Players of the 21st Century".
- "The Total Player 2018 Award Results".
- "Champions League, Final Eight, Facts & Figures – LEN.eu | Ligue Européenne de Natation". Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- "Waterpolo.- Angel Andreo recibe el primer 'Trofeo Jesús Rollán'". Europa Press. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- Elcuervowp (29 May 2010). "El Cuervo Waterpolo Blog: El Barceloneta otra vez". El Cuervo Waterpolo Blog. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- LEVERADE. "Felipe Perrone, mejor jugador de la Liga". Real Federación Española de Natación (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- LEVERADE. "Premiaciones individuales de las Divisiones de Honor de Waterpolo". Real Federación Española de Natación (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
External links
- Felipe Perrone Rocha at World Aquatics
- Felipe Perrone Rocha at Olympics.com
- Felipe Perrone Rocha at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Felipe Perrone at Olympedia (archive)
- Felipe Perrone at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (archived) (in Portuguese)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male water polo players
- Spanish male water polo players
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- European Water Polo Championship medalists
- Olympic water polo players for Spain
- Olympic water polo players for Brazil
- Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in water polo
- Water polo players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Water polo players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
- Water polo players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Water polo players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Water polo players from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Naturalised sports competitors
- Expatriate water polo players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen