Playing career
Lendvai played for several Nemzeti Bajnokság I clubs such as Zalaegerszegi TE, Zalaegerszegi, Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, and Győri ETO FC. He also played for the French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux and the Swiss side FC Lugano. He spent several years in Belgium playing for K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel, K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot and R. Charleroi S.C. He also played in Cyprus for Aris Limassol FC, Aris Limassol. Finally, he returned to Hungary and played for clubs in lower divisions.Managerial career
Lendvai managed Andráshida SC, Zalaegerszegi TE, and Hévíz FC. In 2014, he was appointed as the manager of Zalaegerszeg, after the resignation of Emil Lőrincz. On 5 April 2015, he criticized heavily his own players after losing a Nemzeti Bajnokság II match against BFC Siófok, Siófok. In 2016, he resigned as the manager of Hévíz FC, Hévíz, although he won the Megyei Bajnokság I with the club.Personal life and death
Lendvai was married and had five children. In 2018, it was revealed that he ended his managerial career and that he was working as a construction worker. In 2021, it was reported by Nemzeti Sport that Lendvai was not interested in football anymore. Lendvai died on 20 February 2023, at the age of 47. The cause of his death has not been confirmed by the police, but according to press reports, he committed suicide. His former teammate at Ferencvárosi TC, Ferencváros, Ottó Vincze, said goodbye on his Instagram profile by saying "Why did he do it?" On 24 February 2023, it was revealed that he committed suicide. On 25 February 2023, Ricardo Moniz, manager of Zalaegerszegi TE, Zalaegerszeg, paid tribute to Lendvai by beating Fehérvár FC, Fehérvár in the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2022-23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season. On 26 February 2023, fans of R. Charleroi S.C. paid tribute to Lendvai with a huge drapery on the 27 matchday of the 2022–23 Belgian Pro League match against Sint-Truidense V.V..References
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