Gáspár Orbán (born 7 February 1992) is a Hungarian lawyer, soldier, religious leader and former professional

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. He is the son of

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Viktor Orbán Viktor Mihály Orbán (; born 31 May 1963) is a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz since 1993, with a brief break between 20 ...

Football career

Orbán played as a

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for Videoton II and Puskás Akadémia.

Religious career

Orbán was raised as a

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alongside his four sisters In 2014, following a religious epiphany, he converted to the

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, a

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denomination, where he became a pastor; he claims to have heard from God and witnessed miraculous healings.

Military career

In 2019, Orbán became a professional soldier. In 2020, he went to the

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with a study agreement with the Hungarian state and graduated in January 2021. He undertook five years of military service in exchange.

References

* * * 1992 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian footballers Fehérvár FC players Puskás Akadémia FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Association football midfielders Children of prime ministers of Hungary Hungarian Pentecostals Pentecostal pastors Viktor Orbán {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub