György Bognár (born 5 November 1961) is a Hungarian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Paks.[1]
 Bognár with Paks in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Baja, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 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. Kerület | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editHe had two successful periods. The first was with MTK Budapest FC and his second period was with Budapesti VSC.
International career
editHe 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
editPaks
editIn 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.
MTK Budapest
editOn 16 May 2022, he was appointed as the sports director of MTK Budapest FC.[3] On 23 October 2022, he was sacked.[4]
Paks
editOn 14 February 2023, Bognár returned to Paks.[5]
On 10 April 2024, he renewed his contract with Paks.[6]
On 15 May 2024, he won the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final with Paks by beating Ferencváros 2–0 at the Puskás Aréna.[7][8] In an interview, published in Nemzeti Sport, he said that the main aim of Paks would be to avoid relegation even if the club were really successful in the 2023-24 season.[9]
In the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season Paks were competing with Ferencváros for the title, however, in the last couple of matches Paks could not keep up with the financially more stable Budapest-based club and, finally, Paks finished second.[10]
Personal life
editHe is the father of István Bognár. In 2021 he and his son were transported to hospital due to COVID-19.[11]
Controversies
editDuting his spell in Sopron, he was reported to take out 10 million Hungarian Forints from the club's account and he spent the amount in casionos, hence his nickname ' kaszinós Gyuri' (in English: Casino Gyuri).[12] However, no legal case was taken and his visits to local gambling services remains an urban legend.
In 2019, he said, as the manager of Budaörsi SC, that "it is a mistake to downgrade a second division match centrally" (in Hungarian: „egy felnőtt férfi NB II-es mérkőzést hiba központilag lebutítani”). He made a clear reference to the gender of the referee, Katalin Kulcsár.[13]
During the UEFA Euro 2020, he was an expert on television. However, his insensitive comment caused outrage among tv spectators when Danish Christian Eriksen collapsed in a match against Finland.[14] Shortly after the incident, he was banned from tv broadcasts. A couple of days later, he apologized for his comments.[15]
References
edit- ^ "György Bognár". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Hungary - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
- ^ László, Szily (16 May 2022). "Bognár György lett az MTK szakmai igazgatója". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "ELFOGYOTT A TÜRELEM AZ MTK-NÁL, MENESZTETTÉK BOGNÁR GYÖRGYÖT". www.eurosport.hu. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Bognár György az új vezetőedző!" [György Bognár is the new head coach!] (in Hungarian). Paks. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Bognár György meghosszabbította szerződését Pakson". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 10 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". www.fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Sári, Roland (15 May 2024). "„FŐ CÉLUNK A KÖVETKEZŐ IDÉNYBEN IS A BENNMARADÁS LESZ..." – BOGNÁR GYÖRGY AZ MK-GYŐZELEM UTÁN".
- ^ "A Paks két tizenegyest is kihagyott, mégis nyert a Kisvárda ellen, és ezüstérmes!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ A, Z. (29 March 2021). "NB I: koronavírus-fertőzés miatt kórházban kezelik Bognár Györgyöt". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ út 129, Üllői (17 December 2020). "Ezért „Kaszinós Gyuri" Bognár beceneve". Üllői út 129. (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Szexista primitívséget nyilatkozott az edző, beidézte a fegyelmi bizottság" (in Hungarian). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Zoltán, Haszán (18 June 2021). "Bognár György már nem fog több meccset elemezni az Európa-bajnokságon a köztévében". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Á, H. (13 June 2021). "Eb 2020: Szeretnék elnézést kérni mindenkitől – Bognár György". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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