Zsolt Balogh (born 29 March 1989) is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.[1][2]
Zsolt Balogh | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Orosháza, Hungary | 29 March 1989||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
–2005 | Orosházi FKSE | ||
2005–2010 | PLER KC | ||
2010–2011 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2011–2012 | Gyöngyösi KK | ||
2012–2019 | SC Pick Szeged | ||
2019–2022 | Tatabánya KC | ||
2022– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008– | Hungary | 70 | (221) |
He represented Hungary at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[3][4]
Career
editHe began his career in his hometown, Orosháza. He first played for PLER KC for five years and then played handball for the 2010–2011 season in the German Bundesliga, SC Magdeburg. He only played here for 1 season,[5] after that he returned home to Hungary, to the Gyöngyösi KK. Following the Gyöngyös detour, he was certified in SC Pick Szeged in 2012. In 2014, he was a member of the EHF Cup winning team, which won the cup against the French Montpellier Handball in the Berlin final. In the spring of 2018, he won a Hungarian championship after several silver medals with his team, defeating the biggest rival Telekom Veszprém. Over the years, he has become the most successful player in the history of the Szeged club, 300. He scored the EHF Champions League goal on October 14, 2018, in the winning match against the German champion SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In February 2019, it became official that he would continue his career in the Grundfos Tatabánya KC team from next season. In his last year in Szeged he won the Hungarian Cup with his team.
Individual awards
edit- Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2008[6]
References
edit- ^ "Zsolt Balogh Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "valogatott jatekosok rangsora". kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
- ^ "Fókuszban az olimpia". keziszovetseg.hu. 8 January 2019.
- ^ "SCM und Zsolt Balogh lösen Vertrag auf".
- ^ "Hornyák Dóra az év legjobbja!".
External links
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