Gábor Babos (Hungarian: [ˈɡaːbor ˈbɒboʃ]; born 24 October 1974) is a Hungarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the goalkeeper coach of NAC Breda.

Gábor Babos
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-24) 24 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Sopron, Hungary
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Soproni LC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Soproni LC 27 (0)
1995–2000 MTK 141 (1)
2000–2004 NAC Breda 126 (0)
2004–2006 Feyenoord 24 (0)
2005–2006NEC (loan) 29 (0)
2006–2013 NEC 198 (0)
2013–2015 NAC Breda 0 (0)
2022 NAC Breda 0 (0)
Total 545 (1)
International career
1997–2009 Hungary 27 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2018 BSC Roosendaal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Babos played for MTK Hungária, NAC Breda, Feyenoord and NEC. He was also a member of the Hungary national team for twelve years.

On 16 December 2022, he was named for the squad for NAC, although he had retired five years previously.[1]

Coaching career

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After his career, Babos started working as a goalkeeper coach for the youth teams of NAC Breda. In November 2015, he became manager of the Roosendaal amateur club BSC, where his son, Dani, played.[2] Though his new manager job, he still continued as a youth goalkeeper coach at NAC.

In March 2018, Babos joined NEC, replacing Wilfried Brookhuis, who was hit by an Intracerebral hemorrhage.[3]

On 16 December 2022, Babos was registered to the NAC Breda squad as an emergency backup due to the illness of their three starting goalkeepers.[4][5]

Honours

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MTK Hungária

Individual

References

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  1. ^ nemzetisport.hu (16 December 2022). "Légiósok: a 48 éves Babos bekerült a NAC meccskeretébe! - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Gabor Babos nieuwe trainer van BSC Roosendaal, bndestem.nl, 24 November 2015
  3. ^ NAC Breda moet op zoek naar nieuwe keeperstrainer: Gábor Babos vertrekt per direct naar NEC, omroepbrabant.nl, 19 March 2019
  4. ^ "Zeer opmerkelijk: 48-jarige Babos reservekeeper bij NAC Breda". Voetbal International. 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Keeperstrainer Gabor Babos op de bank als reservedoelman bij NAC Breda". Sportnieuws. 16 December 2022.
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