György Mezey (born 7 September 1941) is a Hungarian former

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player, who played as a midfielder. He later became a well-regarded coach. He was coach of the Hungary national team from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. During the

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Honours

Manager

Budapest Honvéd *

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Budapesti VSC *

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 ...

runner-up: 1996–97 MOL Fehérvár *

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runner-up:

* Szuperkupa: 2011

Individual

* Manager of the Year in Hungary: 2009–10

References

Sources

* Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 306. o.,
origo.hu: Mexikótól Matthäusig - Mezey György pályafutása

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* 1941 births Living people People from Bačka Topola Footballers from North Bačka District Hungarians in Vojvodina Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Hungary national football team managers Budapest Honvéd FC managers Vasas SC managers Újpest FC managers Fehérvár FC managers 1986 FIFA World Cup managers Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Kuwait national football team managers Men's association football midfielders Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Al-Tadamon SC (Kuwait) managers Expatriate football managers in Finland Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Budafoki MTE footballers MTK Budapest FC players Al-Yarmouk SC (Kuwait) managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Finland {{Hungary-footy-bio-stub