László Dajka (born 29 April 1959) is a Hungarian

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manager and former player who manages

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club

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Playing career

Dajka was born in

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. In the season 1980–81, he participated into the European Champions' Cup with Budapest Honved where they reached the second round of the competition where they were beaten by

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by a 3–0 aggregate scoreline. He participated in the 1986 World Cup, which turned out a major disaster for Hungarian football – mainly because of the 6–0 defeat against the Soviet Union – and for Dajka in particular, having scored an own goal in the particular match. He was particularly well known for headers, scoring a great number of his goals that way.

Managerial career

Dajka has coached several Hungarian teams. On 20 February 2024, Dajka signed for

Honours

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: 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988

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: 1985

References

NB I

* Magyar Version of Wikipedia

External links

Haisma. M. 2004. UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 - DetailsBudapest Honved FC. Bajnokok Valogatottak
* ttp://members.tripod.com/~khfc/history.htm members.tripod.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dajka, Laszlo 1959 births Living people Footballers from Nyíregyháza Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hungary men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Budapest Honvéd FC players UD Las Palmas players La Liga players Segunda División players Yverdon-Sport FC players Kecskeméti TE players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Hungarian football managers Budapesti VSC managers Kecskeméti TE managers Szombathelyi Haladás football managers BKV Előre SE managers Békéscsaba 1912 Előre managers Debreceni VSC managers FC Sopron managers Zalaegerszegi TE managers Dabas FC managers Tatabányai SC managers Soroksár SC managers Kisvárda FC managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen Budafoki MTE managers