János Radoki (born 7 March 1972) is a German-Hungarian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender and current head coach of
TSV Schwaben Augsburg
TSV Schwaben Augsburg is a German football club which is part of a larger sports association whose origins go back to the 1847 formation of the gymnastics club Turnverein Augsburg. The association's football department was formed in 1907 and af ...
.
Radoki was born in Hungary, but emigrated to Germany with his parents as a child. He holds German citizenship. He played his whole career in various German leagues, spending one season in the top division with
SSV Ulm
SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separation of the football ...
.
On 21 November 2016, Radoki was announced as the interim replacement for
Stefan Ruthenbeck at
Greuther Fürth, as the club was playing a disappointing season. He was sacked on 28 August 2017.
International career
Radoki was called up to the
Hungary national team in 2000 by captain
Bertalan Bicskei. On 15 November 2000, he was nominated as a reserve player for the game against
Macedonia
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, and he was already warming up to be substituted in when the game was abandoned due to the foggy weather. He was eventually never capped for Hungary.
Managerial career
On 29 December 2018, he was appointed as the manager of 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 ...
club
Puskás Akadémia FC
Puskás Akadémia Football Club is a professional football club based in Felcsút, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football.
Puskás Akadémia have spent ten seasons in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, t ...
. He was released from his contract on 7 April following a 0–4 home loss against
Kisvárda FC
Kisvárda Football Club is a Hungarian football club located in Kisvárda. It currently plays in Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The team's colors are red and white.
History
Kisvárda FC, later known as Várda SE, was founded in 1911 as ''Kisvárdai Sp ...
.
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
People from Mór
Footballers from Fejér County
Hungarian men's footballers
German men's footballers
Hungarian football managers
German football managers
Hungarian emigrants to West Germany
Men's association football defenders
FC Augsburg players
FC Augsburg II players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
SSV Ulm 1846 players
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga managers
SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers
Puskás Akadémia FC managers
TSV Schwaben Augsburg managers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
West German men's footballers
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