György Bognár

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György Bognár
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-11-05) 5 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Baja, Hungary
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Paks (manager)
Youth career
1974–1979 Bajai SK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1988 MTK Budapest 141 (16)
1988–1991 Toulon 61 (8)
1991 Standard Liège 18 (0)
1992–1996 BVSC 110 (38)
Total 330 (62)
International career
1985–1994 Hungary 50 (8)
Managerial career
1997–1998 BVSC
1998–2001 MTK Budapest (youth)
2001–2002 MTK Budapest
2002 Sopron
2004 Rákospalota
2004 Budapest Honvéd
2008 Felcsút
2008–2009 Puskás Akadémia (U-19)
2009 III. Kerületi
2010–2012 Baja
2012–2014 Csákvár
2014–2016 Csákvár (director of football)
2016 Puskás Akadémia (director of football)
2016 Budaörs (director of football)
2017 Budaörs
2017–2020 Budaörs (director of football)
2020–2022 Paks
2022 MTK Budapest
2023- Paks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

György Bognár (born 5 November 1961) is a Hungarian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Paks.[1]

Club career[edit]

He had two successful periods. The first was with MTK Budapest FC and his second period was with Budapesti VSC.

International career[edit]

He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1985, and got 50 caps and 8 goals until 1994.[2] He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.

Managerial career[edit]

In 2020 he was appointed as the manager of Paks. He was managing his son, István Bognár and his elder son works as the assistant coach.

On 14 February 2023, Bognár returned to Paks.[3]

Personal life[edit]

He is the father of István Bognár.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "György Bognár". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Hungary - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Bognár György az új vezetőedző!" [György Bognár is the new head coach!] (in Hungarian). Paks. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.