Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian water polo club that is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles.[1]
In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the LEN Euroleague, and later triumphed over LEN Cup winners CN Barcelona with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup.[2]
Since 1 July 2010 the club is officially known as Groupama Honvéd, following the club has agreed on a sponsorship deal with international insurance company Groupama.[3]
Naming history
- Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület (BHSE): (1949 – 1990)
- In 1990 the water polo section was defunct.
- Honvéd-Spartacus VE: (1998/99) - Merged with Budapesti Spartacus SC
- Bp. Honvéd-Domino: (1999/00 – 2000/01) - the first naming sponsor
- Domino-BHSE: (2001/02 – 2006/07)
- Domino Honvéd: (2007/08 – 2009/10)
- Groupama Honvéd: (2010/11 – 2012/13)
- RacioNet Honvéd: (2013/14 – 2017/18)
- Budapesti Honvéd SE: (2018/19 – ... )
Honours
Domestic competitions
Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Runners-up (2): 1967, 2006–07
Third place (11): 1950, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1998–99*, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09
Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010
Finalist (8): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 2011
- Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner
Winners (): 2005
European competitions
- Winners (1): 2003–04
- Semi-finalist (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 1980–81
- Winners (1): 2004
Current squad
Season 2020–2021
Technical staff
Technical Director: István Vincze
Head Coach: Márton Szívós
Youth Coach: Imre Tóth
Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD
Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán
Recent seasons
- As of 5 January 2023.
In European competition
Notable former players
Olympic champions
- Gergely Kiss – 13 years (2001-2008, 2012-____)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - István Gergely – 12 years (2002-2014)
2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - István Hevesi – 8 years (1952-1960)
1956 Melbourne - Tamás Molnár – 8 years (2001-2009)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - Attila Vári – 7 years (2002-2009)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens - Péter Biros – 6 years (2001-2007)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - Rajmund Fodor – 6 years (2002-2008)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens - János Konrád – 5 years (1964-1969)
1964 Tokyo - Bulcsú Székely – 5 years (2006-2011)
2000 Sydney - Antal Bolvári – 4 years (1952-1956)
1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne - György Gerendás – 4 years (1978-1982)
1976 Montreal - Barnabás Steinmetz – 4 years (2012-2016)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens - Tibor Benedek – 3 years (2004-2007)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - Dezső Lemhényi – 2 years (1950-1951)
1952 Helsinki - László Jeney – 2 years (1959–1960)
1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne - Attila Sudár – 1 year (1982)
1976 Montreal
Former coaches
References
- ^ "Szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Szuperkupa-győztes a Domino-Honvéd" (in Hungarian). Origo. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Szponzorok – Groupama" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)