Győri ETO-UNI FKC is a Hungarian

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male team from

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

, that plays in the

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

, the top level championship in Hungary.

History

The Győr ETO was founded in 1904. The club's handball department was founded in 1948. He first appeared among the best in the

in 1959 and, except for one year in 2003, he was always a member of the first class. They won a bronze medal in 1960 and a silver medal in 1961 in

. In 1962, ETO finished in fifth place. The following year (1963) brought another podium place, the team finished third. In 1964, ETO finished last, in 14th place, and was relegated from the first division. In 1965, the band immediately returned to the top, winning the second division with a 6-point lead. In 1970, the team won a silver medal in the

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, losing 16:13 to Spartacus in the final. Coach Attila Joósz led the team to the top in 1973: in addition to the second place in the

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, ETO won the

. The team composed of József Horváth, Gyula Böröczki, Károly Visi, Imre Balogh, Lajos Cséka, László Samodai, József Pálmai, Lajos Horváth, György Szórádi, László Pelikán, András Kristofori, György Gyömörei made history. The returning coach Attila Joósz once again led the team to the top in 1985: in addition to the bronze medal won in the

, ETO won the

again. The members of the team were: Imre Balogh, Béla Cseh, Ottó Csicsay, István Deáki, Attila Domonkos, Zsolt Horváth, Mihály Iváncsik, Zoltán Kádár, Tibor Oross, László Polgár, László Tóth, Zoltán Vesztergom and József Vura. ETO started in the 1985/86 season for the first time in an international cup: the IHF Cup and won it right away. In the final, the opponent was the Spanish Tecnisa Alicante, the 6-goal advantage gained at home was preserved in the second leg (23:17, 20:24), so the ETO (Imre Balogh, Béla Cseh, Ottó Csicsay, István Deáki, Attila Domonkos, Zsolt Horváth, Mihály Iváncsik, Zoltán Kádár, Tamás Menyhért, Tibor Oross, László Polgár, László Tóth and Zoltán Vesztergom) became the second team in the history of Hungarian men's handball to win the European Cup. They won the

this year as well. In 1987, the dream came true, ETO became the champion. The team confidently finished in first place with a 6-point advantage. Zoltán Kádár scored 167 goals, Mihály Iváncsik 126. Members of the gold medal winning team: Imre Balogh, Péter Cseri, Ottó Csicsay, István Deáki, Attila Domonkos, Kálmán Fenyő, Zsolt Horváth, Mihály Iváncsik, Zoltán Kádár, Tamás Menyhért, Tibor Oross, László Polgár, Attila Szekér, László Tóth, Zoltán Zoltán Vesztergom. In 1987, they won the

for the third time in a row under the leadership of coach Tibor Szaló. After 1987, they won the

for the third time in a row in the 1988/89 and 1989/90 seasons. The team won a bronze medal in the 1991/92 season, and a silver medal in the

in 1995, but from then on the team slipped further down the table. The year 2003 was not successful, the team dropped out of the league and only played in the county championship. The team was re-formed with the support of Széchenyi István University. In 2006, the team was again promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokság II. In the 2010/11 season, they successfully overcame the obstacles and won the Nemzeti Bajnokság II championship. The following year, the team finished in 2nd place in the NB I/B championship. The 2012-2013 championship year followed, when they won the NB I/B. This gave them the right to participate in

. The summer of 2013 brought the biggest change in the life of the team, as they acquired the right to use the name ETO, so they started the 2013-2014 season under the name ETO-SZESE Győr in September, which did not bring much success, so the following season was changed to the 2014-15 they started the season again in the NB I/B. After several silver medals, at the end of the 2023/24 season, the team won gold again in the NB I/B and was promoted to the

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail ETO-SZESE Győr kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: – Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok *City: –

*Capacity: – 2800 *Address: – 9027 Győr, Kiskút liget (ETO Park mögött)

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Bálint Kilvinger * Assistant coach: Zsolt Kopornyik * Goalkeeping coach: Ádám Somogyi * Fitness coach: Dániel Lattenstein * Physiotherapist: Orsolya Pápai * Masseur: Ferenc Cseh

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Márkó Tárnoki (LW) from NEKA * Balázs Szöllősi (CB) from Balatonfüredi KSE * Luka Stepančić (RB) from Wisła Płock * Zsolt Krakovszki (RW) from HSG Wetzlar * Tomislav Kušan (LP) from Limoges Handball * Levente Szrnka (LP) from Carbonex-Komló ;Leaving * Zsolt Balogh (RB) ''(retires)'' * Huba Vajda (LP) to MOL Tatabánya KC * Balázs Laurinyecz (LW) to Dabas KK * Gellért Ásványi (LP) to Dabas KK * István Mátés (CB) to Budakalász FKC * Zalán Lang (LB) on loan at HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös * Borisz Dörnyei (RW) * Tibor Gerdán (LP)

Transfer History

Previous squads

Honours

Recent seasons

*Seasons in ''

'': 17 *Seasons in '' Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B'': 13

Former club members

Notable former players

* Bence Bánhidi (2007–2011) * Gábor Herbert (2001–2005) * Péter Hornyák (2008–2010) * József Horváth (1964–1966, 1971–1974) *

Gergő Iváncsik Gergő Iváncsik (born 30 November 1981) is a former Hungarian handballer who played for Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém and for the Hungary men's national handball team, Hungarian national team. He retired from handball in 2017. He was inducte ...

(1995–2000) * Mihály Iváncsik (1980–1994) *

Tamás Iváncsik Tamás Iváncsik (born 3 April 1983 in Győr) is a Hungarian handballer. The winger participated on four European Championships (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) and represented Hungary on further three World Championships (2007, 2009, 2011). Pers ...

(1999–2003, 2017–2019) * Bence Krakovszki (2014–2017) * Zsolt Krakovszki (2014–2017) * Miklós Rosta (1987–1997, 2012–2015) * Timuzsin Schuch (2005–2007) * Gábor Szalafai (2003–2007) * István Székely (2007–2009) * Péter Tatai (2001–2005) *

Julio Fis Julio Fis Rousseduy (born 28 October 1974) is a former handball player who played as a left-back. Born in Cuba, he played for the Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest is ...

(1997–1998)

References

External links

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