Péter Bozsik (born 30 October 1961) is a football manager and son of the international player József Bozsik,[1] who was part of the Golden Team of the 1950s and managed the Hungarian team in 1974.

Péter Bozsik
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-10-30) 30 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Youth career
1977–1978 Vasas SC
1978–1980 Budapest Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1994 Pénzügyőr SE
Managerial career
1994–2000 Pénzügyőr SE
2001 Vasas SC
2001–2003 Zalaegerszegi TE
2003–2004 Szombathelyi Haladás
2006 Hungary
2013–2014 Tatabánya FC
2016– Komárom VSE
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After an unremarkable career as a football player, Péter Bozsik turned manager and was so far employed by Vasas SC, Zalaegerszegi TE and Szombathelyi Haladás. Bozsik achieved his first success a third position in the Hungarian Championship with Vasas SC. The team from Zalaegerszeg, where he was from 2001 to 2003, he led to its greatest success, their first Hungarian Championship in 2002. During the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, ZTE defeated Croatian champions NK Zagreb and caused an upset with their surprise 1–0 victory against Manchester United in the first leg of their qualifier. The decisive goal was scored by the 20-year-old substitute Koplárovics Béla who instantly became a celebrity and a household name with Hungarian football fans.

In May 2006 he became as successor to Lothar Matthäus manager of the Hungary national team.[2] However his tenure ended already in October the same year, after a defeat against Malta.[3] He was followed by Péter Várhidi.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "The not-so-Magnificent Magyars". TheGuardian.com. 18 October 2006.
  2. ^ "ESPNFC: Soccer Bozsik signs contract to be Hungary coach". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Bozsik resigns as coach of Hungary - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2022.