István Urbányi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Salgótarján, Hungary | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mátranováki Vasas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1986 | Salgótarjáni BTC | 68 | (8) |
| 1987–1988 | Bp. Honvéd | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Győri Rába ETO | 58 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | Bp. Honvéd | 42 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | BVSC | 68 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Kispest-Honvéd | 38 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | San José Clash | 23 | (1) |
| 1998 | Kispest-Honvéd | 14 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | BKV Előre | ||
| 2003–2004 | MTK (youth teams) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Újpest FC (youth teams) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Újpest FC | ||
| 2009–2010 | Maldives | ||
| 2010 | Kecskeméti TE | ||
| 2011–2013 | Maldives | ||
| 2014– | Sporting Kansas City (youth teams) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
István Urbányi (born 17 April 1967 in Salgótarján) is a Hungarian former football player and coach, who currently serves as the manager of the Maldives national football team. This is his second spell by the Asian side, having coached them previously between 2009 and 2010.[1]
As a player he spent most of his career at Bp. Honvéd and Győri ETO as a defender and midfielder. In 1990 he played two games for Hungary
He was the head coach of Újpest FC from December 2006 to April 2008. In the end of February 2009, he was appointed as the head coach of the national team of Maldives.[2] His first assignment as the coach of the Maldives was the AFC Challenge Cup qualification, where Maldives faced Bhutan, Philippines and Turkmenistan.[3] His contract ran out in 2010 and following the sides could not reach an agreement over an extension, Urbányi left the Maldives.[4] After a brief spell on the bench of Kecskeméti TE, he was recalled by the Football Association of Maldives and worked again in the island nation between October 2011 and December 2013.[1] He joined the ranks of the Sporting Kansas City youth academy as a coach after the invitation of his longtime friend and team manager Peter Vermes[5] [6]
Sources
- pepsifoci.hu: Urbányi István, az Újpest vezetőedzője - brief bio (Hungarian)
- 1 2 "FAM appoints Urbán as the national team coach". maldivesoccer.net. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ fn.hu: Urbányi szövetségi kapitány lett (Hungarian)
- ↑ pepsifoci.hu: Urbányi Újpest után a paradicsomban dolgozik - Lapszemle (Hungarian)
- ↑ "Ismail Mahfooz and Moosa Manik appointed as the assistant coaches". maldivescoccer.net. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Sporting KC Academy welcomes new coaches". sportingkc.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Edzősors: Urbányi István az MLS-bajnoknál jutott pozícióhoz" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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