Péter Bozsik is a football

Football (soccer)

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 manager and son of the famous player József Bozsik

József Bozsik

József Bozsik was a Hungarian footballer. He represented Hungary in various international tournaments, and is a member of the Mighty Magyars.-Biography:...

, who was part of the Golden Team of the 1950s and managed the Hungarian team in 1974.

After an unremarkable football player carrier, Péter Bozsik turned manager and was so far employed by Vasas SC

Vasas SC

Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

, Zalaegerszegi TE

Zalaegerszegi TE

Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...

 and Szombathelyi Haladás

Szombathelyi Haladás

Szombathelyi Haladás is a Hungarian football club based in Szombathely. Haladás is the Hungarian word for progress. The club, which was founded in 1919, plays its home games at Rohonci úti Stadion which has a capacity of 12,000 . The club colours are green and white.Haladás reached the Hungarian...

. Bozsik achieved his first success a third position in the Hungarian Championship with Vasas SC. The team from Zalaegerszeg, where he was from 2001 to 2003, he led to its greatest success, their first Hungarian Championship

Hungarian League

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 in 2002. During the 2002-03 UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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, ZTE defeated Croatia

Croatia

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n champions NK Zagreb

NK Zagreb

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 and caused an upset with their surprise 1 - 0 victory against Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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 in the first leg of their qualifier. The decisive goal was scored by the 20 year old substitute Koplárovics Béla who instantly became a celebrity and a household name with Hungarian football fans

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In May 2006 he became as successor to Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Matthäus

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 manager of the Hungary national team

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....

. However his tenure ended already in October the same year, after a defeat against Malta

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...

. He was followed by Péter Várhidi

Péter Várhidi

Péter Várhidi is a Hungarian football coach, who currently coached Pécsi Mecsek FC.-Career:As a player he spent most of his career at Újpesti Dózsa as a defender, but never played in the Hungarian League...

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