János Csank (born 27 October 1946, in

Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fir ...

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) is a former

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and football manager.

Club coaching career

Csank won the

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twice, at first in 1994 with Vác FC-Samsung and in 2001 in charge of

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. He resigned from Ferencváros in April 2008 after a 2–2 draw against

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left Fradi in third place eight points behind

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(Eastern Group) leaders

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International coaching career

Csank was

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of the

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between April 1996 and November 1997. During this time, Hungary advanced from the World Cup qualification group but suffered a devastating 1–7, 5–0 defeat against

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. After the losses against Yugoslavia, Csank resigned from his position and was followed by

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Personal

Csank is recognizable for his dark humor. At half-time in the losing match against the Yugoslavian team, when a reporter asked him what he's going to say to the players, he replied: "Surely not to keep it up!". At the end of this match, at the interview he said that the major cause of the loss was, "I didn't know that some of my players are so lame."

References

* ''Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?'' I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 200.,
FTC Baráti Kör: Interview with Csank
{{DEFAULTSORT:Csank, Janos 1946 births Living people People from Ózd Hungarian footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Hungarian football managers Eger FC managers Békéscsaba 1912 Előre managers Vác FC managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Proodeftiki F.C. managers Hungary national football team managers Ferencvárosi TC managers BFC Siófok managers Fehérvár FC managers FC Sopron managers Győri ETO FC managers Diósgyőri VTK managers Zalaegerszegi TE managers Vác FC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Sportspeople from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County