Kornél Nagy (born 21 November 1986) is a Hungarian former

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player who played the Hungarian national team. He participated in five

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(2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) and three

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(2007, 2011, 2013).

Club Career

From 2002 to 2005 he played for Békési FKC. He then joined Dunaferr SE, where he played until 2010. He then joined MKB Veszprém KC, where he won the Hungarian Championship and Cup in his single season at the club. In 2011 he joined US Dunkerque HB in France. Here he won the 2012 French Supercup, the 2013 French League Cup and the 2014 French championship. In 2012 he reached the final of the

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, where he lost to German club

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. He retired in 2024 He played 331 matches for the

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, scoring 1018 goals.

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2011 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 * Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B: **''Winner'': 2005 * France Handball League: **''Winner'':

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: **''Winner'': 2011 *

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: **''Winner'': 2013 *

: **''Finalist'': 2012 * Junior World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005

Individual awards

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2010 * Junior Prima Award: 2010 * LNH Player of the Month: December 2011

References

External links

Kornél Nagy career statistics on Worldhandball.com
Hungarian male handball players Living people 1986 births People from Püspökladány Veszprém KC players Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County Hungarian expatriate handball players in France 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub