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Péter Várhidi

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Péter Várhidi
Personal information
Date of birth (1958-05-08) 8 May 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Szigetszentmiklósi TK (Sport Director)
Youth career
1968–1979 Újpesti Dózsa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Újpesti Dózsa
1980–1986 Ganz-MÁVAG SE
1986–1992 BVSC Budapest
Managerial career
1995–1996 MTK Hungária FC (assistant coach)
1996–1997 Újpest FC (assistant coach)
1997–1999 Újpest FC
1999–2000 Újpest FC (chairman, manager)
2000–2002 FC Fehérvár
2003–2004 Nyíregyháza Spartacus (technical manager)
2006–2007 Hungary U19
2006–2008 Hungary
2008 Hungary (Olympic Team)
2008 Hungary U21
2009 Budapesti EAC
2009 Szigetszentmiklósi TK
2009–2010 Pécsi Mecsek FC
2010–2011 Szigetszentmiklós TK
2011–2015 Szigetszentmiklós TK (sporting director)
2015–2016 Tatabánya FC (sporting director)
2016 Tatabánya FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Péter Várhidi (born 8 May 1958) is a Hungarian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He served as the head coach of the national team.

Playing career

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Várhidi was born in Budapest, Hungary. As a player, he spent most of his career at Újpesti Dózsa as a defender, but never played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Over the age 20 he moved to BVSC, where he played a few 1st division matches.

Coaching career

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Várhidi became the head coach of Újpest FC in 1997 and became Hungarian champion with the team in his first season. He worked with the team until 2000. Later he was a coach at FC Fehérvár.

From 2006 to 2008 he was the coach of the Hungary national team and was on 26 November 2009 named as head coach of Pécsi Mecsek FC.[1]

Personal life

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His father, Pál Várhidi was also a successful player and coach.

Honours

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  • Manager of the Year in Hungary: 2007

References

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