György Mezey
Encyclopedia
György Mezey is a former Hungarian
football (soccer)
player and coach.
He was the coach of the Hungary national football team
from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 1986 FIFA World Cup
. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup
he was part of FIFA's Technical Study Group.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and coach.
He was the coach of the Hungary national football team
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
he was part of FIFA's Technical Study Group.
Sources
- Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? , II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 306. o., ISBN 963-495-011-6
- origo.hu: Mexikótól Matthäusig - Mezey György pályafutása
- origo.hu: Interview with Mezey
- Profile on vidi.hu