József_Dzurják
József Dzurják
Hungarian footballer and manager
József Dzurják (born 2 March 1962) is a Hungarian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1962-03-02) 2 March 1962 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Gödöllő, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Diósgyőri VTK Assistant manager | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1976 | Ikladi Vasas | ||
| 1976–1982 | Jászberényi Lehel | ||
| 1980 | Jászárokszállási Vasas | ||
| 1982 | Békéscsaba | ||
| 1982–1983 | L. Szabó Hónved SE | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Diósgyőri VTK | ? | (55) |
| 1986–1990 | Ferencváros | 96 | (44) |
| 1990 | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | (1) |
| 1990 | Spartak Subotica | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | Ferencváros | 9 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Omonia Nicosia | 48 | (34) |
| 1993 | III. Kerület | 10 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Vác FC | 16 | (8) |
| 1995–1996 | Diósgyőri VTK | 3 | (1) |
| 1996 | SC Orchid | ||
| International career | |||
| 1987 | Hungary olympic | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Dunakeszi | ||
| 1999–2000 | Diósgyőri VTK (assistant manager) | ||
| 2000–2001 | KF Tirana (assistant manager) | ||
| 2001–2003 | BVSC Budapest | ||
| 2003 | Videoton (assistant manager) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ferencváros U-19 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Malaysia (assistant manager) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Zalaegerszegi TE (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hungary U-19 (assistant manager) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Club Valencia | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ferencváros U-17 | ||
| 2012– | Diósgyőri VTK (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His youth career was at Ikladi Vasas, Jászberényi Lehel, Jászárokszállási Vasas, Békéscsaba, and L. Szabó Hónved SE.[1]
He made his debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the season 1983–84 playing with Diósgyőri VTK. That season his team ended up relegated and played in Nemzeti Bajnokság II with Dzurják being the league top-scorer two seasons in a raw.[1] In 1986, he moved to Hungarian giants Ferencváros where he played till 1990. He finished his last season with Fradi as league top scorer.[2] This meant that for Dzurják was time to move abroad, signing with the East German 1990 vice-champions Chemnitzer FC, being one of the few foreigners to play in the last season of the DDR-Oberliga. After six months during the winter break, he moved to FK Spartak Subotica where he spend the rest of the season playing in the Yugoslav First League. After this, he returned and played half season with Ferencvaros, before moving again, this time to Cyprus, to play with AC Omonia one and a half seasons. He will return to Hungary and play with III. Kerületi TUE, Vác FC and Diósgyőri VTK before moving to the Maldives in 1996 where he ended his career. He played as a striker.
On 13 May 1987, Dzurják received a call on behalf of coach József Verebes to be part of the Hungary Olympic team and played in a game against Spain scoring a goal in the game.[1] He then also played against Sweden on 9 September, same year.[3]
After retiring, he initially became a sports journalist at Nemzeti Sportnál. Then he started his coaching career, first coaching the youth teams of Dunakeszi, BVSC, REAC and the U-17 and U-19 teams of Ferencvaros. Then he worked as assistant manager, initially in Hungary at Diósgyőri VTK, Videoton and Zalaegerzeg, and then abroad in Albania, Malaysia and the Maldives, where he won the championship.[1]
In March 2008 he was appointed the main coach of Club Valencia competing in the Dhivehi League, the top league in the Maldives.[4] Since 2012 he has been assistant manager at Diósgyőri VTK.[5]
As player
- Diósgyőri VTK
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II top scorer: 1984–85, 1985–86[1]
- Ferencvaros
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I top scorer: 1989–90
- Magyar Kupa: 1991[1]
- Omonia Nicosia
- Cypriot First Division: 1992–93[1]
- Cypriot First Division top-scorer: 1991–92 (21 goals)[1]
As manager
- Club Valencia[6]
- Dhivehi League: 2008[1]
- Maldives National Championship: 2008[1]
- József Dzurják biography at tempofradi.hu
- József Dzurják profile and goal scoring info at Worldfootball.
- Jozsef Dzurjak at 11v11.com
- "We would be strong for DDL: Jozsef" Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Maldives Soccer.
- DZURJÁK József Archived 15 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Diósgyőri VTK official website, retrieved 15-12-2014 (in Hungarian)
- Note: The Dhivehi League and the Maldives National Championship are two different venues, both won by the club in 2008.
- Hungarian Championship stats at nela.hu