Barnabás Tornyi (born 14 April 1953) is a Hungarian professional

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Managerial career

Diósgyőr (second spell)

Between 1996 and 1999, he managed

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. In the 1996-97 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season, Diósgyőr finished in the second position and were promoted to the first division. In the 1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Diósgyőr finished in the 11th position and remained in the top division. On 20 July 1997, his team beat

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5–1 at the Diósgyőri Stadion.

Honvéd

Between 2000 and 2001, he managed

. On 11 April 2001, he was sacked from

. The court decided that Tornyi received 30 million Hungarian Forints from Honvéd.

Vasas

On 11 April 2002, he was appointed as the manager of

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. He debuted against

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at the

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Tatabánya

On 19 March 2007, he was appointed as the manager of Tatabányai SC.

Siófok

On 25 October 2007, he was appointed as the manager of

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Diósgyőr (third spell)

On 16 December 2009, he was appointed as the manager of

. On 7 April 2010, he resigned from his position. On 1 June 2010, he filed a case against Diósgyőr.

Personal life

In November 2019, he was caught

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in the United States. It turned out that he spent two days in custody due to stealing underwear and socks.

References

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