József Dzurják (born 2 March 1962) is a Hungarian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

His youth career was at Ikladi Vasas, Jászberényi Lehel, Jászárokszállási Vasas, Békéscsaba, and L. Szabó Hónved SE.József Dzurják biography
at tempofradi.hu He made his debut in the

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in the season 1983–84 playing with

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. That season his team ended up relegated and played in Nemzeti Bajnokság II with Dzurják being the league top-scorer two seasons in a raw. In 1986, he moved to Hungarian giants Ferencváros where he played till 1990. He finished his last season with ''Fradi'' as

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top scorer. This meant that for Dzurják was time to move abroad, signing with the East German 1990 vice-champions Chemnitzer FC, being one of the few foreigners to play in the last season of the

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. After six months during the winter break, he moved to

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where he spend the rest of the season playing in the

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. After this, he returned and played half season with Ferencvaros, before moving again, this time to

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, to play with AC Omonia one and a half seasons. He will return to Hungary and play with

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, Vác FC and

before moving to the Maldives in 1996 where he ended his career. He played as a striker.

International career

On 13 May 1987, Dzurják received a call on behalf of coach József Verebes to be part of the Hungary Olympic team and played in a game against Spain scoring a goal in the game. He then also played against Sweden on 9 September, same year.

Coaching career

After retiring, he initially became a sports journalist at Nemzeti Sportnál. Then he started his coaching career, first coaching the youth teams of Dunakeszi, BVSC, REAC and the U-17 and U-19 teams of Ferencvaros. Then he worked as assistant manager, initially in Hungary at Diósgyőri VTK, Videoton and Zalaegerzeg, and then abroad in Albania, Malaysia and the Maldives, where he won the championship. In March 208 he was appointed the main coach of Club Valencia competing in the

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, the top league in the Maldives. Since 2012 he has been assistant manager at

Honours

As player

;Diósgyőri VTK * Nemzeti Bajnokság II top scorer: 1984–85, 1985–86 ;Ferencvaros *

top scorer: 1989–90 * Magyar Kupa:

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;Omonia Nicosia * Cypriot First Division: 1992–93 * Cypriot First Division top-scorer: 1991–92 (21 goals)

As manager

;Club ValenciaNote: The Dhivehi League and the Maldives National Championship are two different venues, both won by the club in 2008. *

: 2008 * Maldives National Championship: 2008

References

External links

Hungarian Championship stats
at nela.hu {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzurjak, Jozsef Living people 1961 births Hungarian footballers Hungarian expatriate footballers Diósgyőri VTK players Ferencvárosi TC footballers FK Spartak Subotica players Yugoslav First League players Cypriot First Division players DDR-Oberliga players Expatriate footballers in Yugoslavia Chemnitzer FC players Expatriate footballers in East Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany AC Omonia players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Vác FC players Association football forwards Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in East Germany People from Gödöllő Sportspeople from Pest County