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Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, wh ...

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. Founded in 1921, it plays in OB I, the top division championship in the country, which they won on nine occasions. The club produced several of the most successful Hungarian water polo players, including Olympic champions Ottó Boros, István Hasznos, Tivadar Kanizsa and European champion István Pintér.

Naming history

* Szolnoki MÁV: (1921 – 1950) * Szolnoki Dózsa: (1950 – 1973) * Vízügy-Dózsa: (1973 – 1976) * Szolnoki Vízügy SE: (1977 – 1990/91) * Szolnoki Vízügy-RC Cola: (1991/92) - the first naming sponsor * Elektrosoft SE Szolnok: (1992/93 – 1993/94) * Szolnoki VSE: (1994/95 – 1995/96) * Szolnoki MTE: (1996/97 – 1997/98) * Szolnoki VSC: (1998/99 – 2005/06) * Szolnoki Főiskola VSC: (2006/07 – 2007/08) * Szolnoki Főiskola-KÖZGÉP: (2008/09 – 2010/11) * Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP: (2011/12 – 2016/17) * Szolnoki Dózsa: (2017/18 – ... )

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Országos Bajnokság I (''National Championship of Hungary'') : Gold medal blank

Champions (10): 1954,

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, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17,

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: : * Magyar Kupa (''National Cup of Hungary'') : Gold medal with cup

Winners (6): 1966, 1968, 1985,

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: * Szuperkupa (''Super Cup of Hungary'') : Gold medal with cup

Winners (2): 2016,

European competitions

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Current squad

Season 2022–23

Staff

;Technical staff * Head Coach: Zoltán Hangay * Assistant Coach: Róbert Hangay * Fitness Coach: Gergő Vincze ;Management * Technical Director: István Kovács * Club Director: Beáta Ujszászi

Transfers (2017-18)

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Recent seasons

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In European competition

*Participations in Champions League ''(European Cup, Euroleague)'': 8x *Participations in Euro Cup ''(LEN Cup)'': 2x *Participations in ''

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Notable former players

Olympic champions

* Ottó Boros (1948–1950, 1952–1964) *

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(1958–1972) * István Hasznos (1934–1943, 1947–1961) * Norbert Hosnyánszky (2014–2016) * Tivadar Kanizsa (1954–1964) * Gábor Kis (2011–2019) * Norbert Madaras (2014–2016) * Dániel Varga (2014–2016) * Dénes Varga (2014–2017) * Tamás Varga (''junior years'') *

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(2012–2019) *

(2017–2018) * Filip Filipović (2020–2021) * Živko Gocić (2011–2018) * Stefan Mitrović (2013–2016) * Duško Pijetlović (2019–2021) * Andrija Prlainović (2016–2019)

Former coaches

* József Vértesy * Miklós Czapkó ( –1965) * Tivadar Kanizsa (1966–75) * * Mihály Mayer (1987–90) * Péter Wolf (1993–94) * Zoltán Mohi (1999–00) * Lajos Urbán (2001–03) * Dénes Lukács (2003– ) * * Sándor Cseh ( –2012) * István Kovács (2012–14) * Sándor Cseh (2014–18) * Živko Gocić (2018– ''present'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szolnoki Vizilabda SC Szolnok Water polo clubs in Hungary Sports clubs established in 1921 1921 establishments in Hungary