Nikola Rađen

Nikola Rađen
Nikola Rađen
	Rađen in 2017
Personal information
Born	29 January 1985 (age 39); 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
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
FINA World League
Mediterranean Games
Universiade

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).

National career

2012 Eindhoven

On 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

Club

VK 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

On 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

He joined the Serbian Progressive Party in November 2023.^[9]

References

^ 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

Nikola Raden at World Aquatics
Nikola Raden at Olympics.com
Nikola Rađen at Olympedia (archive)
Nikola Rađen at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)

[1] 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.

[2] "Serbia 2012 European champions". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.

[3] Παναθηναϊκός-Ολυμπιακός 10-18. sport24.gr. 9 May 2015. (in Greek).

[4] N., V. (18 May 2015). "FINA još ćuti, Rađen čeka kaznu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[5] "ADAS: FINA suspendovala Rađena". b92.net (in Serbian). Antidoping Agencija Srbije. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[6] "VSS: Rađen privremeno suspendovan". b92.net (in Serbian). 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[7] "Olimpijakos otpustio Rađena". b92.net (in Serbian). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

[8] "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.

[9] ""ZAJEDNO U NOVE POBEDE, SRBIJA NE SME DA STANE": Nikola Rađen postao novi član SNS porodice (FOTO)". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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