National Academy of Handball

Hungarian handball club

The National Academy of Handball (Hungarian: Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia, commonly abbreviated NEKA) is a Hungarian state-funded handball training and developing center run by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Located in Balatonboglár, it offers an integrated four year education for students in grades 9–12. In addition, it is open for Hungarian international junior handballers (aged 18–21) under a trilateral agreement between the academy, the players' club and the players itself.

Balatonboglár

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Location of NEKA

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[1]

Technical staff

• Head coach: László Sótonyi
• Goalkeeping coach: Zsolt Perger
• Fitness coach: Dániel Huszár
• Physiotherapist: Ádám Békési
• Masseur: László Polgár

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Top scorers

Honours

Recent seasons

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[8] 1
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[9] 5

Women's team

The first team of NEKA has regularly competed in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. For the 2020–21 season they signed an agreement with Szent István SE that the two teams would unite and compete as one team in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I under the name Boglári Akadémia-SZISE.^[10] The union is often referred to as SZISE-NEKA.^[11][12]

Kits

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[13]

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

References

1. "Neka Nb1".
2. "Erster Ungar bei der HSG Wetzlar: Zsolt Krakovszki kommt im Sommer". 11 March 2024.
3. "Balogh Zsolt és Dely Márton zöld-fehérbe öltözik - Győri ETO UNI". 28 May 2024.
4. "Molnár Robin visszatér, Sztraka Dániel hosszabbított".
5. "Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja".
6. "Fekete Dániel a finn élvonalban folytatja". 10 May 2023.
7. "Nagy Martin és Szilágyi Benjámin visszatér".
8. "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
9. "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
10. "Boglári Akadémia-SZISE". mksz.hu. 10 August 2020.
11. "Szent István SE-NEKA: Közösen az NBI-ben". szise.hu. 6 June 2020.
12. "Kézilabda:Közösen indul a Szent István SE és a NEKA a női NBI-ben". utanpotlassport.hu. 4 June 2020.
13. "NEKA NB1". nb1.neka.hu. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

• "National Academy of Handball – Summary" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Handball Federation. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
• "Edzők és terapeuták". NEKA. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

External links

• Official website
• National Academy of Handball on Facebook