Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian

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club that is part of the

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-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles. In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the

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, and later triumphed over

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winners

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with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup. 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

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Naming history

* Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület (BHSE): (1949 – 1990) * In 1990 the water polo section was defunct. * Honvéd-Spartacus VE: (1998/99) - Merged with Budapesti Spartacus SC * Bp. Honvéd-

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: (1999/00 – 2000/01) - the first naming sponsor * Domino-BHSE: (2001/02 – 2006/07) * Domino Honvéd: (2007/08 – 2009/10) *

Honvéd: (2010/11 – 2012/13) * RacioNet Honvéd: (2013/14 – 2017/18) * Budapesti Honvéd SE: (2018/19 – ... )

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Országos Bajnokság I (''National Championship of Hungary'') : Gold medal blank

Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 : : *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

(''National Cup of Hungary'') : Gold medal with cup

Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010 : * Szuperkupa (''Super Cup of Hungary''); Championship vs. Cup winner : Gold medal with cup

Winners (): 2005

European competitions

LEN Champions League The LEN Champions League is the top-tier European professional water polo club competition with teams from up to 18 countries. It is organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The competition started in 1963 as European Cup. A change of nam ...

(Euroleague) :Winners (1): 2003–04 *

LEN Euro Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competitio ...

:''Semi-finalist (1):'' 2010–11 *

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:''Runners-up (1):'' 1980–81 *

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:Winners (1): 2004

Current squad

Season 2020–2021

Technical staff

* Technical Director: István Vincze * Head Coach: Márton Szívós * Youth Coach: Imre Tóth * Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD * Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán

Recent seasons

: Cancelled due to the

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In European competition

*Participations in Champions League ''(Champions Cup, Euroleague)'': 9x *Participations in

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''(LEN Cup)'': 3x *Participations in ''

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: 2x''

Notable former players

Olympic champions

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– ''13 years'' (2001-2008, 2012-____) Gold medal

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, ''

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'' *

István Gergely István Gergely ( hu, link=no, Gergely István; born 20 August 1976 in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak– Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Hungary national team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics ...

– 12 years (2002-2014) Gold medal

2004 Athens,

* István Hevesi – 8 years (1952-1960)

1956 Melbourne *

Tamás Molnár Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympi ...

– 8 years (2001-2009) Gold medal

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens,

* Attila Vári – 7 years (2002-2009)

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens *

Péter Biros Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of six male athletes who won three ...

– 6 years (2001-2007) Gold medal

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens,

Rajmund Fodor Rajmund Fodor (born 21 February 1976 in Szeged) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Rajmi'', and made his debut for the national team in 1 ...

– 6 years (2002-2008) Gold medal

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens * János Konrád – 5 years (1964-1969) Gold medal

1964 Tokyo * Bulcsú Székely – 5 years (2006-2011) Gold medal

2000 Sydney * Antal Bolvári – 4 years (1952-1956) Gold medal

1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne *

György Gerendás György Gerendás (born 23 February 1954) is a Hungarian former water polo player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. See also * Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List o ...

– 4 years (1978-1982)

1976 Montreal *

Barnabás Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz (born 6 October 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Barney'' and ''Sema'', and made his debut for the n ...

– 4 years (2012-2016)

2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens *

Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 ...

– 3 years (2004-2007) Gold medal

2000 Sydney, '' 2004 Athens'',

* Dezső Lemhényi – 2 years (1950-1951) Gold medal

1952 Helsinki * László Jeney – 2 years (1959–1960) Gold medal

1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne * Attila Sudár – 1 year (1982) Gold medal

1976 Montreal

Former coaches

* Jenő Brandi (1950–1975) *

Kálmán Markovits Kálmán Markovits (August 26, 1931 – December 5, 2009) was a Hungary, Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. Markovits was part o ...

(1976–1978) * Antal Bolvári (1979–1988) * * István Kovács (1998–2008) * Lajos Vad (2008– ''present'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Budapesti Honved Sport Egyesult Sport in Budapest Sports clubs established in 1950 Water polo clubs in Hungary