Péter Várhidi (born 8 May 1958) is a Hungarian football coach and former player who played as a
defender. He served as the head coach of the
national team
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Playing career
Várhidi was born in
Budapest
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, Hungary. As a player, he spent most of his career at
Újpesti Dózsa as a
defender, but never played in the
Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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Twelve ...
. Over the age 20 he moved to
BVSC
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, where he played a few 1st division matches.
Coaching career
Várhidi became the head coach of
Újpest FC
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Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...
in 1997 and became Hungarian champion with the team in his first season. He worked with the team until 2000. Later he was a coach at
FC Fehérvár
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From 2006 to 2008 he was the coach of the
Hungary national team and was on 26 November 2009 named as head coach of
Pécsi Mecsek FC.
Várhidi Péter, a PMFC új edzője
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Personal life
His father, Pál Várhidi was also a successful player and coach.
Honours
*Manager of the Year in Hungary: 2007
References
Living people
1958 births
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Budapest
Újpest FC players
Hungarian football managers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
Hungary national football team managers
Fehérvár FC managers
Újpest FC managers
Pécsi MFC managers
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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