Zsolt Hornyák (born 1 May 1973) is a Slovak

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

manager and a former defender of Hungarian ethnicity. He is the manager of Hungarian team Puskás Akadémia. As a player, Hornyák won the Czechoslovakian championship in the 1991–92 season, and following the separation of the two countries, four Slovakian championships, and two Slovakian cups. Hornyák was capped by

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

three times between 2000 and 2001.

International career

Hornyák made his debut for the Slovakia national team in a 2–0 friendly victory over

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

on 15 November 2000. He came on for Vladimír Janočko in the 66th minute. He then appeared as a late substitute in a 1-1 friendly draw with

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

on 27 February 2001. He made his final appearance for the national team on 7 October 2001 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against

Macedonia Macedonia (, , , ), most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...

, which Slovakia won 5-0.

Managerial career

Hornyák worked as a head coach in Armenian football clubs Mika and Banants from 2011 to 2015. In 2011, he was an assistant coach in FC Mika. In 2012, he became a head coach replacing Slovak Jozef Bubenko. In 2012-2013 season FC Mika won

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

silver medals and Supercup. Zsolt Hornyák was appointed as a head coach of FC Banants in 2013 leading the team to the gold medals of Armenian Premier League in 2013/2014 season. That was the first title in Armenian Premier League for FC Banants. In 2014 FC Banants under Zsolt Hornyák won Armenian Supercup. He was included in top 10 Slovak coaches list in 2013 (8th place) and 2014 (6th place). He signed a contract with Slovan Liberec in June 2018.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

;ŠK Slovan Bratislava * Czechoslovak First League Winners (1): 1991-92 *

Slovak Super Liga The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Football in Slovakia, Slovak football league system. It was formed ...

Winners (2): 1994-95, 1998-99 ;1. FC Košice *

Winners (1): 1996-97 ;Inter Bratislava *

Winners (2): 1999-00, 2000-01 *

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in Football in Slovakia, Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Euro ...

Winners (2): 1999–00, 2000–01

Manager

;FC Mika *

Runners-Up (1): 2012–13 * Armenian Supercup Winner (1): 2012 ;FC Banats *

Winner (1): 2013–14 * Armenian Supercup Winner (1): 2014

Personal

On 3 October 2024, he became a Hungarian citizien.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornyak, Zsolt 1973 births Footballers from the Nitra Region People from Nové Zámky District Living people Hungarians in Slovakia Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's under-21 international footballers Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders ŠK Slovan Bratislava players FC VSS Košice players FK Inter Bratislava players FC Dynamo Moscow players AEP Paphos FC players FC Hlučín players Slovak First Football League players Russian Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Czech National Football League players Slovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovak football managers FC Mika managers FC Urartu managers Mosta F.C. managers FC Luch Vladivostok managers FC Slovan Liberec managers Puskás Akadémia FC managers Armenian Premier League managers Maltese Premier League managers Russian First League managers Czech First League managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Slovak expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Armenia Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate football managers in Malta Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in the Czech Republic Expatriate football managers in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary