István Pisont
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | István Pisont | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Orosháza, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Budapest Honvéd FC (Head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Gadoros FC | |||
FC Szarvas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1995 | Honvéd | 147 | (21) |
1995 | Charleroi | 18 | (1) |
1995–1998 | Beitar Jerusalem | 69 | (26) |
1998–1999 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | (0) |
1999–2002 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 88 | (11) |
2002–2003 | Ashdod | 7 | (0) |
2003 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | (1) |
2003–2004 | MTK Hungaria FC | 21 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Vecses FC | ?? | (?) |
2005–2008 | Vecses FC | 40 | (2) |
International career | |||
1991–1999 | Hungary | 31 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2020– | Budapest Honvéd | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
István Pisont (born 16 May 1970) is a Hungarian former international footballer, and manager. He is the coach of the Hungarian national U-17 team.[1] He is the current manager of Budapest Honvéd FC.
Career
Pisont started his professional career in the Hungarian League with Budapest Honvéd FC. After a few years spent with the Budapest side, he decided to move on to the Belgium League where he signed for R. Charleroi S.C. in the 1994–95 season. After spending one season in Belgium, he moved to Israel where he played for Beitar Jerusalem F.C. in the 1995–96 season.
In the 1995–96 season, Pisont decided to join the Israeli team of Beitar Jerusalem where he scored 6 goals in the first season.[2] In the 1996–97 season, he scored 5 goals for Beitar Jerusalem[3] and in the season 1997–98, he improved his performance by scoring 15 goals.[4]
For the 1998–99 season he was offered a place in the Eintracht Frankfurt team.[5]
However, after one year only, he returned to Israel where this time he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv from the 1999–2000 season to the 2001–02 season. In 2002, Pisont was a star of the Hapoel Tel Aviv team that was the first Israeli team to reach the quarter final of the UEFA Cup.[6]
In 2003, he left Bnei Yehuda to join MTK Hungaria FC on a free transfer for one year.
His last match 21 April 2004 against DVSC.[7] Since then he is the coach of Vecsés.[1]
Managerial career
On 19 March 2020 he was appointed as the manager of Budapest Honvéd FC. He replaced Giuseppe Sannino.
Career honours
Player
Honvéd
- Hungarian League: 1991, 1993
Beitar Jerusalem
- Israeli Championship: 1996-97, 1997–98
- Toto Cup Al: 1997-98
Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Israeli Championship: 1999-2000
- Israel State Cup: 1999-2000
- Toto Cup Al: 2001-02
Manager
Honvéd
- Magyar Kupa 2019–20
References
- ^ a b "Pisont gólt lőne a braziloknak (Pisont would score a goal to the Brazilian team)" (in Hungarian). futball-adattár.hu. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Israel 1995/1996". rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Israel 1996/1997". rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Israel 1997/1998". rsssf.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Istvan Pisont" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ UEFA.com (1 March 2002). "Hero's welcome for Tel-Aviv". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Pisont István" (in Hungarian). futball-adattár.hu. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
External links
- István Pisont at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Israeli Premier League players
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- MTK Budapest FC players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Hungarian football managers
- Budapest Honvéd FC managers