János Szathmári (born 25 March 1969 in

Nádudvar Nádudvar is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 11,472 people (2019). Twin towns – sister cities Nádudvar is twinned with: * Urzędó ...

) is a Hungarian

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goalkeeper, who plays for

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Career

Szathmári started his career by his hometown club Nádudvari SE. Later, he played for Debreceni Dózsa, before moving to

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, where he achieved his best results of his career with five Hungarian Championship and five

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titles. He also tried his hands in Spain, but just after one season he moved back to Hungary. He currently plays for

. He is former Hungarian international, who has been capped 303 times. He participated on five

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(1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003) and on four

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(1994, 1996, 1998, 2004). He was present at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, where the Hungarian national team placed seventh, and at the

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, where the team placed fourth. He was picked for the ''World Selection'' together with his fellow countryman, István Pásztor in 2005 against Russia. The team of international stars, coached by the

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– Péter Kovács duo have won the match 37–33. He helped the national team as a goalkeeping coach during the preparations for the 2010 European Championship.

Individual awards

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the ...

: 1998

Personal

He has a daughter, Anna (b. 1993), who follows his father's path and plays as a handball goalkeeper.

References

1969 births Living people People from Nádudvar Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Hungarian expatriate handball players in Spain BM Valladolid players Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County Tatabánya KC players 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub