Roland Freund

Roland friend ( born June 17, 1955 in Timişoara, Romania ) is a former German water polo player and later as team doctor of the German water polo national team.

After Roland friend had already participated in the Romanian youth team, the German -born water polo in 1974 came to Krefeld, where he played at Aegir Uerdingen. In 1978 he moved to Berlin and played nine years for the water Spandau Spandau 04 With the attack player won nine German championship title; 1982, 1984 and 1985 won the team in the European Cup of Champions.

Roland friend made ​​his debut in 1975 in the German national team, finishing with the German team to sixth place in the World Cup in Cali. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games in Montreal, reaching as in the 1975 World Cup in sixth place. After a repeated sixth place at the European Championships in 1977 and seventh place at the 1978 World Cup followed in 1981 the European title in 1982 and bronze at the World Cup. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the German water polo players were among the favorites. By winning the bronze medal behind the Yugoslavs and the American hosts, they succeeded in the only Olympic medal win after 1945. 1985 ended his career friend in the national team, in 1987 he heard at the water friends.

He received his medical degree from, doctorate and opened his own practice in orthopedics Reinickendorf. His former teammate Peter Röhle as coach of the water Spandau and national coach Hagen tribe persuaded friend to a return to water polo. Friend took over the position of the team doctor at his former club and the German national team.

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