Zoltán Kósz (born 26 November 1967 in

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) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the

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. Kosz also competed at the

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, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He is

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d ''Cheeta'', and made his debut for the national team in 1986.

Honours

National

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Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1998 * European Championship: Gold medal europe

Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1995; Bronze medal europe

Bronze medal - 2001 * FINA World Cup: Gold medal blank

Gold medal -

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Bronze medal - 1997 228 present in the national team of Hungary.

Club

European competitions: *

Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

Winners (2): (1995, 2002 - with Vasas) Domestic competitions: * Hungarian Championship ( OB I): 2x (1989 - with Vasas; 2000 - with FTC) * Hungarian Cup (

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

): 4x (1992, 1994, 1996 (1), 2002 - with Vasas) * Hungarian SuperCup ( Szuperkupa): 1x (2001 - with Vasas) * Croatian-roundel

Croatian Cup ( Kup Hrvatske): 1x (1998 - with Mladost)

Awards

* Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1995, 1997 * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000 ; Orders * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosz, Zoltan 1967 births Living people Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo Hungarian water polo coaches

Honours

National

Club

Awards

See also

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