Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)
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| Founded | 1950 |
| League | OB I |
| Based in | Budapest, Hungary |
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Kőér Street Swimming Pool Capacity: 700 |
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| President | Lajos Fodor |
| Head coach | Lajos Vad |
| Championships | 6 |
| Website | honved-vizilabda.hu |
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| Football | Handball | Basketball |
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| Water Polo | Athletics | Swimming |
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| Canoe/kayak | Boxing | Fencing |
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| Gymnastic | Judo | Modern pentathlon |
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Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian water polo club, that is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles.[1]
In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the LEN Euroleague, and later triumphed over LEN Cup winners CN Barcelona with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup.[2]
Since 1 July 2010 the club is officially known as Groupama Honvéd, following the club has agreed on a sponsorship deal with international insurance company Groupama.[3]
Honours
European competitions
- LEN Champions League
- Winners (1): 2003-04
- Runners-up (3): 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05
- LEN Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2004
Domestic competitions
- Hungarian League
- Hungarian Cup
- Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2009-10
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2013–14 season
| colspan="1" text-align:center" | Νο. | Player | Position | |
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| 1 |  István Gergely | Goalkeeper | |
| 2 | Tamás Demeter | Guard | |
| 3 | Péter Kovács | ||
| 4 | Mátyás Zoltán | ||
| 5 | Erik Csacsovszky | ||
| 6 | Tamás Boros | ||
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | ||
| 8 | Sándor Illés | ||
| 9 |  Koji Takei | ||
| 10 | Bence Fülöp | ||
| 11 | Barnabás Steinmetz | Center | |
| 12 | Roland Zsolt Simon | ||
| 13 | Bendegúz Tóth | ||
| 14 | Dávid György | Goalkeeper | |
| Coach Lajos Vad | |||
Technical staff
- Technical Director: István Vincze
- Head Coach: Lajos Vad
- Youth Coach: Imre Tóth
- Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD
- Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán
Notable former players
- Dezső Lemhényi
- László Jeney
- István Hevesi
- Antal Bolvári
- János Konrád
- György Gerendás
- Attila Sudár
- Tibor Benedek
- Tamás Molnár
- Attila Vári
- Rajmund Fodor
- Bulcsú Székely
- Péter Biros
- Gergely Kiss
References
- ↑ "Szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Szuperkupa-győztes a Domino-Honvéd" (in Hungarian). Origo. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Szponzorok – Groupama" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
- Official website (Hungarian)
- Budapesti Honvéd SE on Facebook
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