Ioannis Fountoulis

Giannis Fountoulis
Fountoulis at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 36)
Chios, Greece[1]
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position Wing / Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Olympiacos
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2009
2009–2019
2019–2021
2021–
 Chios
Olympiacos
Ferencváros
Olympiacos
National team
Years Team
2006–
 Greece
Medal record
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest Team
FINA World League
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Huizhou
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tbilisi
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin

Ioannis Fountoulis (also Giannis, Greek: Γιάννης Φουντούλης; born 25 May 1988) is a Greek professional water polo player. He is currently the captain of Greece men's national water polo team, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 2016 World League, 2020 World League and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[3][4] He played for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos since 2009, and in 2018 he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League with the Greek giants, scoring 4 goals in the final game against Pro Recco in Genoa.[5][6][7] Is a very big scorer and leader is considered one of the top players in the world and it is typical how in 2016 and 2018 he was voted as the second top player in the world. Currently playing for the Greek club Olympiacos.

Fountoulis was the top scorer of the 2017 World Championship with 23 goals and the top scorer of the 2018 European Championship with 17 goals (along with Aleksandar Ivović).[8][9][10] He was voted in the All-Tournament Team of the 2015 World Championship[11] as well as the All-Tournament Team of the 2017 World Championship.[12] Fountoulis has been the top scorer of Greek Water Polo League six times (2012–2017, consecutive) playing for Olympiacos.[13] He has been voted MVP of the Greek Water Polo League τhree times in 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons[14][15][16][17] and three times Greek Cup MVP in 2011, 2013 and 2018.[18][19][20]

As of June 2018, Fountoulis has scored 148 goals in LEN Champions League, the most by any Greek player in the history of the top-tier European competition.[21]

Fountoulis was given the honour to carry the national flag of Greece at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[22] becoming the 28th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

  1. ^ Giannis Fountoulis. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Ioannis Fountoulis Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Giannis Fountoulis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Οι αγώνες της Εθνικής Πόλο Ανδρών στο Ρίο". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years. LEN official website. 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης ο Ολυμπιακός στο πόλο Archived 20 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. (in Greek)
  7. ^ Ανακοινώθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης[permanent dead link]. sport24.gr, 10/09/2009 (in Greek).
  8. ^ Πρώτος σκόρερ ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης σε δεύτερη συνεχόμενη μεγάλη διοργάνωση[permanent dead link]. waterpolonews.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
  9. ^ Γράφει ιστορία ο Φουντούλης. gavros.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
  10. ^ Πρώτος σκόρερ στην Ευρώπη ο Φουντούλης. gavros.gr. 29 July 2018. (in Greek).
  11. ^ Among other water players who were also presented with individual awards were Josip Pavic, Petar Muslim, Francesco Di Fulvio, Alexandr Axenov, Ioannis Fountoulis, Aaron Younger. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine kazan2015.com. 8 August 2015
  12. ^ Στην καλύτερη επτάδα και πρώτος σκόρερ ο Φουντούλης. aquafeed24.com. 29 July 2017. (in Greek).
  13. ^ Πρώτος σκόρερ και φέτος ο Φουντούλης[permanent dead link]. novasports.gr. 30 April 2014. (in Greek).
  14. ^ Ολυμπιακός: MVP πρωταθλήματος ο Φουντούλης. onsports.gr, 28 May 2013. (in Greek).
  15. ^ Πόλο: MVP του πρωταθλήματος ο Φουντούλης. Συγκέντρωσε συνολικά 132 βαθμούς και κατέλαβε τη πρώτη θέση, φτάνοντας για δεύτερη φορά σε αυτή τη διάκριση μετά το 2013. naftemporiki.gr, 4 June 2015. (in Greek).
  16. ^ Περίοδος 2016–17: Πολυτιμότερος παίκτης (MVP): Γιάννης Φουντούλης (Ολυμπιακός)[permanent dead link]. pisina.net, 30 June 2017. (in Greek).
  17. ^ Ioannis Fountoulis. nbcolympics.com
  18. ^ Ολυμπιακός-Πανιώνιος 10–8. MVP του τελικού αναδείχθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης. gazzetta.gr, 4 June 2011. (in Greek).
  19. ^ Βουλιαγμένη-Ολυμπιακός 5–6. Ο πολυτιμότερος παίκτης του Final Four, Γιάννης Φουντούλης πέτυχε ουσιαστικά το γκολ της νίκης δύο λεπτά και 22 δευτερόλεπτα πριν από το φινάλε. sport24.gr, 18 May 2013. (in Greek).
  20. ^ Ολυμπιακός-ΑΝΟ Γλυφάδας 14–8. MVP του 19ου Final-4 αναδείχθηκε ο Γιάννης Φουντούλης του Ολυμπιακού. aquafeed24.gr, 11 June 2018. (in Greek).
  21. ^ Με διαφορά πρώτος Έλληνας σκόρερ στο Τσάμπιονς Λιγκ ο Φουντούλης. aquafeed24.gr, 11 June 2018. (in Greek).
  22. ^ "List of flagbearers for the 205 NOCs and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2021.