György Mezey

The native form of this personal name is Mezey György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

György Mezey
Mezey in 1984
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-09-07)7 September 1941
Place of birth Topolya, Kingdom of Hungary
(present-day Bačka Topola, Serbia)
Date of death 8 October 2025(2025-10-08) (aged 84)
Place of death Kápolnásnyék, Hungary
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1960 RAC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1965 TFSE
1965–1966 Budafoki MTE
1966 Keszthely
1966–1967 Budafoki
1967–1968 MTK
1968–1971 Budapesti Spartacus
Managerial career
1971–1977 BVSC
1977–1980 MTK-VM
1983–1986 Hungary
1986–1987 Kuwait
1987–1988 Al Yarmouk
1988 Hungary
1989 Hangö IK
1990 Videoton
1990–1992 Kispest-Honvéd
1992–1993 Tadamon
1997 BVSC
2000–2001 Vasas SC
2003 Újpest
2008–2011 MOL Fehérvár (technical sports director)
2009–2011 MOL Fehérvár
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

György Mezey (7 September 1941 – 8 October 2025) was a Hungarian football player and manager.

Mezey was coach of the Hungary national team from 1983 to 1986, leading the team to the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] During the 2006 FIFA World Cup he was part of FIFA's Technical Study Group.[2]

Career

Mezey was born in Topolya (now Bačka Topola, Serbia) on 7 September 1941. His family moved to Mezőberény in Békés county, and later to Rákoskeresztúr.[3]

In an interview with Nemzeti Sport, Mezey said that Hungary qualified too early for the 1986 FIFA World Cup that resulted in euphoria in Hungary. However, he saw the early signs of the big defeat from the Soviet Union national football team.[4]

One of his former player, Lajos Détári, said in an interview with Nemzeti Sport that Mezey taught the national players a new football system that resulted in huge success in the mid 1980s.[5]

Márton Esterházy said that Mezey was the best coach he ever worked with.[6]

Death

Mezey died in Kápolnásnyék on 8 October 2025, at the age of 84.[7]

His former and other Hungarian clubs also commemorated him after his death, including MTK Budapest FC, Vasas SC, Videoton FC Fehérvár, Budapest Honvéd FC, Újpest FC, Puskás Akadémia FC, and Győri ETO FC.[8] Political figures also posted on their social media saying goodbye to him including András Cser-Palkovics (mayor of Székesfehérvár) and Viktor Orbán (Prime Minister of Hungary).

Honours

Manager

Budapest Honvéd

Budapesti VSC

MOL Fehérvár

Individual

  • Manager of the Year in Hungary: 2009–10

References

  1. ^ "Mexikó, Irapuato, 0-6 - NSO". 2 June 2006.
  2. ^ fifa.com: TSG trio ready for action
  3. ^ "Meghalt Mezey György, aki kijuttatta a 86-os vb-re a magyar válogatottat". telex (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Mezey György: Túl hamar jutottunk ki Mexikóba – az utolsó interjú". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Détári Lajos: Mezey György új játékrendszert tanított meg nekünk, amivel végigvertük Európát". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Esterházy Márton Mezey Györgyről: Pályafutásom alatt ő volt a legjobb edző, akivel dolgozhattam". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Gyász: elhunyt Mezey György korábbi szövetségi kapitány". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Volt csapatai mellett a miniszterelnök és közéleti szereplők is megemlékeztek Mezey Györgyről". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

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