János Csank is a former goalkeeper, one of Hungary's most successful football coaches.

Club Coaching Career

Csank won the National Championship twice, at first in 1994 with Vác FC-Samsung and in 2001 in charge of Ferencváros

Ferencvárosi Torna Club

Ferencvárosi TC or FTC , simply known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi , is a sport club in Hungary, founded in 1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents of Budapest's ninth district, Ferencváros. Ferencváros is best known for winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964-65 in 1965 by...

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He resigned from Ferencváros in April 2008 after a 2-2 draw against Makó

Makó

Makó is a town in Csongrád County in southeastern Hungary. It lies on the Maros River, near the Romanian border. The area of the town is of which is arable land. The climate is very warm with hot and dry summers. Makó and the surrounding region get the most sunshine in Hungary, about 85-90...

 left Fradi in third place eight points behind NB II (Eastern Group) leaders Kecskeméti TE

Kecskeméti TE

Kecskeméti TE is a club, most famous for its football team. It hails from the city of Kecskemét, Bacs-Kiskun, Hungary and is currently competing in the NB I, the top league of Hungarian football...

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International Coaching Career

Csank was manager

Coach (sport)

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 of the Hungarian national football team between April 1996 and November 1997. During this time, Hungary advanced from the World Cup qualification group but suffered a devastating 1-7, 5-0 defeat against FR Yugoslavia.

After the losses against Yugoslavia, Csank resigned from his position and was followed by Bertalan Bicskei

Bertalan Bicskei

Bertalan Bicskei was a football goalkeeper and coach- Active career :As a youth player, he played for the most famous Hungarian club side, Ferencvaros, and he also honed his skills in Honved and MTK Budapest, both Premier Division Hungarian sides...

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Sources

• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? , I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 200., ISBN 963-495-008-6
• ftcbk.eu profile
• zte.hu profile
• FTC Baráti Kör: Interview with Csank