his third season in 2006, he scored 63 goals with a 2.62 average per game. Azevedo rejoined the rest of the US men's national team at the 2007 Melbourne World Championships. Azevedo scored 5 goals of an 8–4 win by the US National Team over host country China in the opening games of the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary. Azevedo played for VK Jug from Dubrovnik for two seasons from 2008 until 2010. Since summer 2010 he's been playing for VK Primorac from Kotor. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Azevedo was named the captain of the United States men's national water polo team. Near the end of the contest against Romania on July 31, 2012, he was called for a misconduct foul and was given a red card. The USA team defeated Romania 10–8. In 2010s he played for Croatian water polo squad Jug from Dubrovnik. Podcast In 2020, he began co-hosting The Tony Azevedo Podcast with El Segundo, California stand-up comic Dave Williamson. Personal life The Azevedo family is a water polo dynasty. His father, Ricardo Azevedo, played on the Brazilian national water polo team and coached his son throughout his age group and high school career. Azevedo senior was Head Water Polo Coach both of the U.S. National Team and Long Beach State University. Tony's sister Cassie is a two-time All-American water polo player at Long Beach State. Cassie also plays professionally in Italy after adjusting to a congenital health condition that temporarily sidetracked her water polo career. See also List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers References External links Azevedo's official Stanford athletics biography Tony Azevedo biography on Mikasa Sports Tony Azevedo Podcast website 1981 births Living people Water polo players from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian emigrants to the United States American sportspeople of Brazilian descent American male water polo players Water polo drivers Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic