Gergely János Harsányi (born 3 May 1981) is a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er, who retired from professional handball in 2018 and currently plays for

Tatai AC Tatai Atlétikai Club is a Hungary, Hungarian Team handball, handball club from Tata, Hungary, Tata, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, the second level championship in Hungary. Crest, colours ...

in the Hungarian second division.

Career

Harsányi started his professional career at his hometown club Nyíregyházi KC, before moving to PLER KC. He spent a decade with the Pestszentlőrinc-based team and captured a Hungarian Cup bronze in 2007. In the 2007–2008 season, he played handball in the German Bundesliga,

Frisch Auf Göppingen Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...

, and then returned to PLER KC after 1 season. He signed to

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

in the summer of 2009, however, after financial difficulties with the club were revealed, Harsányi was transferred to Tatabánya-Carbonex KC in the winter break to ease the growing troubles at the club. He retired from professional handball in 2018. His first major international tournament was the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, where the Hungarian team placed fourth. He participated on two

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(2006, 2012), four

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(2009, 2011, 2013, 2017) and two Olympics (2004 and 2012).

Achievements

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 ...

: **''Bronze Medallist'': 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Bronze Medallist'': 2007

Individual awards

* Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)

References

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* * * * * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Nyíregyháza Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Tatabánya KC players Frisch Auf Göppingen players Hungarian expatriate handball players in Germany 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub