János Szathmári

The native form of this personal name is Szathmári János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

János Szathmári
Personal information
Full name	János Szathmári
Born	(1969-03-25) 25 March 1969 Nádudvar, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Balatonfüredi KSE
Number	16
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Nádudvari SE
	Debreceni Dózsa
1995–2001	KC Veszprém
2001–2003	Dunaferr SE
2003–2005	Tatabánya-Carbonex KC
2005–2006	BM Valladolid
2006	Dunaferr SE
2007	PLER KC
2007–2013	Balatonfüredi KSE
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988-2007	Hungary	303	(2)

János Szathmári (born 25 March 1969 in Nádudvar) is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper, who plays for Balatonfüredi KSE.

Career

Szathmári started his career by his hometown club Nádudvari SE. Later, he played for Debreceni Dózsa, before moving to KC Veszprém, where he achieved his best results of his career with five Hungarian Championship and five Hungarian Cup titles. He also tried his hands in Spain, but just after one season he moved back to Hungary. He currently plays for Balatonfüredi KSE.

He is former Hungarian international, who has been capped 303 times. He participated on five World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003) and on four European Championships (1994, 1996, 1998, 2004). He was present at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian national team placed seventh, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 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 Sead Hasanefendić–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: 1998

Personal

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