György Mezey

Mezey was born in Topolya (now Bačka Topola, Serbia) on 7 September 1941. His family moved to Mezőberény in Békés county, and later to Rákoskeresztúr. In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Mezey said that Hungary qualified too early for the 1986 FIFA World Cup that resulted in euphoria in Hungary. However, he saw the early signs of the big defeat from the Soviet Union national football team. One of his former player, Lajos Détári, said in an interview with Nemzeti Sport that Mezey taught the national players a new football system that resulted in huge success in the mid-1980s. Márton Esterházy said that Mezey was the best coach he ever worked with.

Manager

Budapest Honvéd

Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1990–91 Budapesti VSC

Magyar Kupa runner-up: 1996–97 MOL Fehérvár

Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2010–11 Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2010–11 Szuperkupa: 2011

Individual

Manager of the Year in Hungary: 2009–10