Konstantinos Kakaris

Konstantinos Kakaris
Personal information
Born	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)
Nationality	Greek
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Position	Center Forward
Club information
Current team	Pro Recco
Medal record Representing  Greece World Championships 2023 Fukuoka Team competition 2022 Budapest Team competition

Konstantinos Kakaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κάκκαρης, born 2 July 1999) is a Greek water polo player, who is a member of Greece men's national water polo team. He was part of Greece national team that played at the 2024 World Water Polo Championship in Doha.[1][2]

He plays for the Italian team Pro Recco, the European champion in water polo.[3] He is considered as one of the best forward centers in water polo.[4][5]

Awards

• LEN Champions League Center Forward of the Year: 2023–24
• 2022 World Water Polo Championship All Star Team of the Tournament[6]
• 2024 World Water Polo Championship All Star Team of the Tournament[7]

References

1. "Konstantinos KAKARIS". World Aquatics. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
2. "Water Polo player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
3. Curcic, Ivan (13 June 2023). "Konstantinos Kakaris to Pro Recco". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. Ντζάνης, Δημήτρης (14 June 2023). "O Κώστας Κάκκαρης υποψήφιος για κορυφαίος παίκτης στον κόσμο για το 2022". Gazzetta (in Greek). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
5. Press, TW (3 November 2023). "Total Player 2023 by Aquafeed24". Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
6. "Spain a three-time champion in gripping sudden-death penalty shootout". World Aquatics. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
7. https://www.worldaquatics.com/news/3897989/croatia-clinches-third-world-crown-in-penalty-shootout-thriller

• Konstantinos Kakaris at World Aquatics