Dénes Varga Retires
Dénes Varga will not continue his career in Hungary at club level, at least this was revealed at the press conference of FTC-Telekom from a notice; Hopefully, we can still see him play in Paris, but after that he probably won't at home.
For weeks, even months, there have been speculations about whether this summer will be the last , when we can see Dénes Varga in the pool as a professional water polo player. On June 11, it was revealed that one of the best players of all time will end his career in Hungary after the five-ring games in Paris. His club, FTC-Telekom, announced the farewell of Dénes Varga in an official statement on Tuesday morning, which we will announce without any changes:
"Dénes Varga decided together with the club's management to end his active career after winning the BL trophy career, as far as club water polo is concerned. Dumi wants to be there at the Paris Olympics in the summer, as he also wants to finish at the top with the national team. Our class remains in the club's bonds and a farewell match is also planned, where the fans can also say goodbye to one of the best water polo players in the world, who during the seven seasons he spent in Fradi lifted 16 trophies, including the 2019 and 2024 Champions League cups. "
The 37-year-old classic has won everything there is to do in this sport: in 2008, he won the Olympic title in Beijing, in 2021, he won a bronze medal in Tokyo. In 2013, in Barcelona, then in 2023 was the leader of the world champion team in Fukuoka, and became European champion in Budapest in 2020.
At club level, he reached the top of the Champions League three times: in 2017 with Szolnok, then in 2019 and a few days ago with Ferencváros At the end of May, Fradival won his 12th Hungarian championship, joining Mihály Bozsi at the top of the all-time list. between 2014 and 2017, he supported Rijeka in Croatia, Szolnok between 2014 and 2017, and Ferencváros since 2017.
However, national team captain Zsolt Varga has not yet announced his final team for the Paris Olympics, of course he is there in the general squad. We wish you to end your fantastic career with as bright a medal as possible!
Thank you for everything, Dumi!
