János Szathmári

János Szathmári
Personal information
Full name János Szathmári
Born (1969-03-25) 25 March 1969 (age 55)
Nádudvar, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Balatonfüredi KSE
Number 16
Senior clubs
Years Team
Nádudvari SE
Debreceni Dózsa
1995–2001
KC Veszprém
2001–2003
Dunaferr SE
2003–2005
Tatabánya-Carbonex KC
2005–2006
BM Valladolid
2006
Dunaferr SE
2007
PLER KC
2007–2013
Balatonfüredi KSE
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988-2007
Hungary 303 (2)

János Szathmári (born 25 March 1969 in Nádudvar)[1] is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper, who plays for Balatonfüredi KSE.

Career

[edit]

Szathmári started his career by his hometown club Nádudvari SE. Later, he played for Debreceni Dózsa, before moving to KC Veszprém, where he achieved his best results of his career with five Hungarian Championship and five Hungarian Cup titles.[2] He also tried his hands in Spain, but just after one season he moved back to Hungary. He currently plays for Balatonfüredi KSE.

He is former Hungarian international, who has been capped 303 times.[2] He participated on five World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)[3] and on four European Championships (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004). He was present at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian national team placed seventh, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where the team placed fourth.[1]

He was picked for the World Selection together with his fellow countryman, István Pásztor in 2005 against Russia. The team of international stars, coached by the Sead HasanefendićPéter Kovács duo have won the match 37–33.[4]

He helped the national team as a goalkeeping coach during the preparations for the 2010 European Championship.[5]

Individual awards

[edit]

Personal

[edit]

He has a daughter, Anna (b. 1993), who follows his father's path and plays as a handball goalkeeper.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "János Szathmári". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "János Szathmári Player Profile" (in Hungarian). Balatonfüredi KSE Official Website. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Pásztor négy gólt dobott a világválogatottban" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 28 December 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Férfi kézilabda Eb: Szathmári János kapusedzőként segíti a munkát" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.