András Herczeg (born 11 July 1956) is a Hungarian football manager and former player, who is the manager of Debreceni VSC. He worked as the manager of the Debreceni VSC between 2007 and 2010. He led his team to the group stages of the Champions League 2009–10 season and to the group stages of the 2010–11 Europa League season. His team reached their zenith by beating Sampdoria 2–0 at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in 2010.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Gyöngyös, Hungary | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1974 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| 1979–1981 | Honvéd Szabó Lajos SE | ||
| 1981 | Hajdúböszörményi TE | ||
| 1981–1984 | Hajdúszoboszlói Bocskai | ||
| 1984–1986 | Karcag SE | ||
| 1986–1988 | Hajdúszoboszlói FC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1995 | Debrecen (youth) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Debreceni VSC (assistant coach) | ||
| 1996–1999 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| 1998–1999 | Hungary Olympic Team (assistant coach) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Debreceni VSC (youth team) | ||
| 2000–2001 | FC Tiszaújváros | ||
| 2001–2004 | Debreceni VSC (youth team) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Létavértes SC | ||
| 2004–2007 | Debreceni VSC (assistant coach) | ||
| 2007–2010 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| 2016 | Debreceni VSC (interim) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
Debreceni VSC
First era
András Herczeg became the manager of Debreceni VSC in 2007. Debreceni VSC won the Hungarian National Championship I in 2009 and 2010 and the Hungarian Cup in 2008 and 2010. During the management of András Herczeg Debrecen reached their zenith by qualifying for the group stages of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and in the following year the group stages of the 2010–11 Europa League. Herczeg has been the most successful manager of the Debreceni VSC.
After the resignation of Elemér Kondás, Herceg accepted the appointment of the club to manage Debrecen against Gyirmót FC Győr on the third match day of the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[1][2]
Return
On 8 June 2017, Debreceni VSC appointed Herczeg as the manager of the club.[3]
Honours
As a player
Debreceni VSC
- Hungarian National Championship II: 1978–79
As a manager
Debreceni VSC
- Zilahi Prize: 2011
- Youth Manager of the Year: 1995
- Local Tournament winner with Debreceni SI Youth team: 1995
- Hungarian National Championship I: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10; runner-up 2007–08
- Hungarian Cup: 2007–08, 2009–10; runner-up 2006–07
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010; runner-up 2008
- Hungarian League Cup 2010; runner-up: 2008
References
Sources
- Debreceni VSC official website (in Hungarian)
- Nemzetisport.hu magazine (in Hungarian)