Balázs Borbély

Balázs Borbély
Borbély managing Győr in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-02) 2 October 1979
Place of birth Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros (manager)
Youth career
Dunajská Streda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Dunajská Streda 28 (0)
2000–2005 Artmedia Petržalka 165 (12)
2006–2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern 21 (1)
2007 Artmedia Petržalka 14 (0)
2008–2010 Politehnica Timişoara 42 (2)
2010–2012 AEL Limassol 12 (0)
2012 → FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín (loan) 13 (1)
2013–2014 TJ Družstevník Vrakúň
International career
2004–2009 Slovakia 15 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Dunajská Streda U19 (assistant)
2014–2024 TJ Družstevník Vrakúň
2016 Dunajská Streda (assistant)
2017–2019 FC Petržalka
2019–2022 Ferencvaros U17-19
2022–2024 Dunajská Streda (assistant)
2024–2026 Győr
2026– Ferencváros
Medal record
Politehnica Timişoara
Runner-upLiga I2009
Runner-upRomanian Cup2009
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 March 2013

Balázs Borbély (born 2 October 1979) is a professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros. His former clubs were TJ Družstevník Vrakúň, FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín and AEL Limassol. At international level, he represented Slovakia.

Club career

An ethnic Hungarian,[1] Borbély was born in Czechoslovakia and began playing football for his home town club FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda until joining Artmedia Petržalka, the club where he would enjoy his greatest success.[2] He captained the Artmedia Petržalka side which reached the group stages of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League.[3] Following this success, he moved to German Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he would spend one and a half seasons. He struggled through injury in his tenure at Kaiserslautern and returned to Artmedia Petržalka in the summer of 2007.[4]

He moved abroad again when Romanian club FC Timişoara acquired Borbély to help strengthen their defensive midfield in January 2008.[5] He would help Timișoara reach the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League where the club fell to German side VfB Stuttgart.[6]

International career

Borbély made 15 appearances for the Slovakia national team,[7] including playing in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualification rounds.[8]

Coaching career

In the 2016–17 season Borbély coached the B-team of Dunajská Streda. He was announced as the new head coach of FC Petržalka ahead of the 2017–18 season, for which the club played in the 3. Liga.[9]

Győr

On 24 April 2024, Borbély was appointed head coach of Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Győr, five matches before the end of the 2023–24 season.[10][11] On 26 May 2024, Győr were promoted to the first division.[12][13]

Ferencváros

On 1 June 2026, he was appointed as the coach of Ferencváros replacing Robbie Keane.[14][15]

Borbély debuted with a 2–1 victory over FK Vojvodina in the first round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League qualifying at the Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad.[16] In the second tie, Ferencváros beat Vojvodina 3–0 at the Groupama Aréna on 16 July 2026.[17][18] On 17 August 2026, Borbély won his first Nemzeti Bajnokság I match with Ferencváros by beating Zalaegerszegi TE away 1–0 in the 2026–27 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[19]

Honours

Player

Artmedia Petržalka

Manager

MFK Petržalka

Győr

Individual

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I Manager of the Month: February 2025[21]

References

  1. ↑ Sperk, Oliver (13 October 2006). "FCK-"Patient" Balázs Borbély fit". Speyerer Rundschau (in German) (238). Die Rheinpfalz: 8. Der Hobby-Tennisspieler mit slowakischem Pass und ungarischer Nationalität – in seiner auf der Großen Schüttinsel in der Donau gelegenen südslowakischen Heimatstadt Dunajska Streda der Normalfall – hat in den vergangenen neun Monaten richtig gut Deutsch gelernt.
  2. ↑ Polgár, László (12 September 2005). "Borbély Balázs: Még ma sem tudom elhinni, ami velünk történt" (in Hungarian). Nezmetisport.hu. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Stewart (30 October 2005). "Slovak champions to attack". Sunday Herald (Glasgow). Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Borbély: Teším sa na Petržalku" (in Slovak). Pravda.sk. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Politica de transferuri la Poli Timișoara" (in Romanian). Netsport.ro. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hleb lässt seine Qualität aufblitzen". Kicker (in German). 18 August 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Slovakia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Slowakei mit Vittek und Borbely" (in German). Kicker. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Ako hráč zbieral úspechy s Artmediou, teraz povedie FC Petržalka Akadémia" (in Slovak). sme.sk. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (24 April 2024). "Asistent DAC sa stal trénerom tradičného maďarského klubu. Cieľom je postup do ligy" (in Slovak). sme.sk. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "NB II: már ki is nevezték az ETO FC Győr új vezetőedzőjét". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "A Győr jutott fel az NB I-be". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Andrea, Komjáthy Petőcz (26 May 2024). "Győzött Ajkán, feljutott az NBI-be az ETO FC Győr!". Körkép.sk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Borbély Balázs a Fradi új vezetőedzője". telex (in Hungarian). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hazatér Borbély Balázs: ő a Fradi új edzője!". www.fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  16. ↑ UEFA.com. "Vojvodina vs Ferencváros | UEFA Europa League 2026/27". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  17. ↑ UEFA.com. "Ferencváros vs Vojvodina | UEFA Europa League 2026/27". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "A korán emberelőnybe kerülő Ferencváros három góllal győzte le hazai pályán a Vojvodinát". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 16 July 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Büntetőt hibázott, de Corbu góljával győzött az FTC a ZTE otthonában". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 17 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "ETO FC seal championship glory on final matchday". mlsz.hu. Hungarian Football Federation. 16 May 2026. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ők voltak február legjobbjai az NB1.hu szerint" [These were the best of February according to NB1.hu] (in Hungarian). NB1.hu on Facebook. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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