Gergely János Harsányi (born 3 May 1981) is a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

er, who retired from professional handball in 2018 and currently plays for Tatai AC in the Hungarian second division.

Career

Harsányi started his professional career at his hometown club Nyíregyházi KC, before moving to

PLER KC Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos-Rév Kézilabda Club was a Hungarian team handball club from Pestszentlőrinc, Budapest, that played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level championship in Hungary. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history ...

. He spent a decade with the Pestszentlőrinc-based team and captured a Hungarian Cup bronze in 2007. In the 2007–2008 season, he played handball in the German Bundesliga, Frisch Auf Göppingen, and then returned to

after 1 season. He signed to

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros wa ...

in the summer of 2009, however, after financial difficulties with the club were revealed, Harsányi was transferred to Tatabánya-Carbonex KC in the winter break to ease the growing troubles at the club. He retired from professional handball in 2018. His first major international tournament was the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, where the Hungarian team placed fourth. He participated on two European Championship (2006, 2012), four World Championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017) and two Olympics (2004 and 2012).

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Bronze Medallist'': 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Magyar Kupa: **''Bronze Medallist'': 2007

Individual awards

HUN Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) Gold BAR

Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)

References

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* * * * * 1981 births Living people People from Nyíregyháza Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub