Konstantinos Genidounias (born 3 May 1993) is a Greek water polo player. He was part of the Greek team that one the bronze medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. Genidounias is considered one of the top scorers in the world. His top personal distinction is when he became the top scorer of the Champions League 2018–19 season as he scored 42 goals while in the same year he emerged ninth top player in the world.

He was a member of the team that competed for Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They finished in 6th place.

Konstantinos Genidounias

Graduated with a degree of communications from the University of Southern California where he attended from 2011 to 2014 and was a member of the Men's Water Polo Team winning three consecutive NCAA championships with the USC Trojans under head coach Jovan Vavic.

Konstantinos Genidounias

He plays for Greek powerhouse Olympiacos, with whom he won the 2017–18 LEN Champions League.

Konstantinos Genidounias

Honours

National team

Silver Medal in 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo

Silver Medal in 2023 World Championship, Fuonka

Silver Medal in 2018 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona

Bronze Medal in 2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin

Bronze Medal in 2015 World Championship, Kazan

Bronze Medal in 2022 World Championship, Budapest

Bronze Medal in 2016 World League, Huizhou

Bronze Medal in 2020 World League, Tbilisi

4th place in 2016 European Championship, Belgrade

4th place in 2017 World Championship, Budapest

6th place in 2016 Olympic Games, Rio

Club

Olympiacos

LEN Champions League: 2017–18 ;runners-up: 2015–16, 2018–19

Greek Championship: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22,2022–23 Greek Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Greek Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2020

Trojans

NCCA Championship: 2012, 2013, 2014

Awards

Youth European Championship MVP: 2010 Stuttgart

Peter J. Cutino Award: 2015

LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2018–19 with Olympiacos

Greek Championship MVP: 2020–21

Greek Championship Left Driver of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

See also

Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

References

External links

Greek male water polo players

Olympiacos Water Polo Club players

Living people

1993 births

World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic water polo players for Greece

Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo

Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece

Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games

Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

USC Trojans men's water polo players

Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for Greece

Olympic medalists in water polo

Water polo players from Athens