Benedek Váradi (born 5 February 1995) is a Hungarian professional

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player for

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of the

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Professional career

Váradi has been the team captain of his club

Falco KC Falco Kosárlabda Club, for sponsorship reasons named Falco Volvo Alpok Autó Szombathely, is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Szombathely. The team play their home games at Arena Savaria, a multi-use complex, which was opened in ...

, which he led to the Championship of the 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A season.Lefújták a kosárlabda-bajnokságot, eredményt sem hirdettek
SCTV.hu, 18 March 2020. Accessed 2 May 2020. During the 2020-21 season, Váradi averaged 12.2 points and 5.4 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on 16 August 2021.

National team

Váradi has been a member of the

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. At the

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, Hungary surprisingly defeated defending Champion

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77-75. Váradi labelled the victory as "among the most important" in his career.Elképesztő kosárcsoda: a magyar válogatott legyőzte az Eb-címvédőt
Antalics Ádám (''ORIOGO''), 20 February 2020. Accessed 11 May 2020.

References

External links

Basketball Champions League profile

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