Gergely_Harsányi

Gergely Harsányi

Gergely Harsányi

Hungarian handball player


Gergely János Harsányi (born 3 May 1981) is a Hungarian handballer, who retired from professional handball in 2018[1] and currently plays for Tatai AC in the Hungarian second division.

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Career

Harsányi started his professional career at his hometown club Nyíregyházi KC, before moving to PLER KC. He spent a decade with the Pestszentlőrinc-based team and captured a Hungarian Cup bronze in 2007. In the 2007–2008 season, he played handball in the German Bundesliga, Frisch Auf Göppingen, and then returned to PLER KC after 1 season. He signed to Ferencvárosi TC in the summer of 2009, however, after financial difficulties with the club were revealed, Harsányi was transferred to Tatabánya-Carbonex KC in the winter break to ease the growing troubles at the club.[2] He retired from professional handball in 2018.

His first major international tournament was the 2004 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed fourth.[3] He participated on two European Championship (2006, 2012), four World Championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017) and two Olympics (2004 and 2012).[4]

Achievements

Individual awards


References

  1. "Befejezte: Harsányi Gergely visszavonul" (in Hungarian). m4sport.hu. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Harsányi elhagyta a Ferencvárost" (in Hungarian). Sportfórum. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gergely Harsány". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

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