Zoltán Szélesi

Zoltán Szélesi
Szélesi in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-11-22) 22 November 1981
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Youth career
1994–1998 Újpest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Újpest 118 (2)
2004–2007 Energie Cottbus 65 (3)
2007–2009 Strasbourg 40 (0)
2009–2010 Debrecen 17 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiacos Volos 29 (0)
2011–2012 N.E.C. 16 (0)
2012–2014 Újpest 26 (0)
2014–2015 Puskás 34 (0)
Total 345 (5)
International career
1998–1999 Hungary U17 13 (0)
1999–2000 Hungary U18 4 (0)
1999–2000 Hungary U21 2 (0)
2004–2015 Hungary 28 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Hungary U17
2019–2020 Puskás Akadémia U17
2020–2024 Hungary U17
2024–2025 Hungary U21
2025– Újpest
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoltán Szélesi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈseːlɛʃi]) (born 22 November 1981) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the head coach of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest FC.[2]

PLaying career

After being released by French club RC Strasbourg Szélesi signed for Hungarian champions Debreceni VSC in August 2009.[3]

Managerial career

On 30 December 2025, he was appointed as the manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest.[4] On 24 January 2026, he debuted with a 1-1 draw against Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC at the Városi Stadion in the 2025–26 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[5][6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8][9]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Újpest 1998–99 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1999–00 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2000–01 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2001–02 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2002–03 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 1
2003–04 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Total 118 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 124 2
Energie Cottbus 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 27 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
2006–07 Bundesliga 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2007–08 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 65 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 71 3
Strasbourg 2007–08 Ligue 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2008–09 Ligue 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Debrecen 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 17 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 28 0
Olympiacos Volos 2010–11 Super League Greece 29 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2011–12 Super League Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1
Total 29 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 38 1
Nijmegen 2011–12 Eredivisie 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Újpest 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Puskás 2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 28 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
Total 34 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Career total 345 5 22 0 5 0 11 1 383 6

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Season Apps Goals
Hungary 2004 3 0
2007 8 0
2008 8 0
2009 4 0
2010 4 0
2015 1 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Debrecen

Újpest

References

  1. ^ "Zoltán Szélesi". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Az Újpest FC első osztályú csapatának irányítását Szélesi Zoltán veszi át" [Zoltán Szélesi takes over management of Újpest FC's first division team]. ujpestfc.hu (in Hungarian). Újpest FC official website. 30 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Szélesi Zoltánt leigazolta a Loki" (in Hungarian). dvsc.hu. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Az Újpest FC első osztályú csapatának irányítását Szélesi Zoltán veszi át" [Zoltán Szélesi takes over management of Újpest FC's first division team]. ujpestfc.hu (in Hungarian). Újpest FC official website. 30 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Bódog Tamás: Lassan több olyan meccsem van a nyíregyházi kispadon, amikor emberhátrányban fejezzük be a mérkőzést, mint teljes létszámmal". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Szélesiék iksszel debütáltak, a Nyíregyháza 10 emberrel szerzett pontot az Újpest ellen". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Statistics at lequipe.fr". lequipe.fr. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Statistics at fcenergie.de". fcenergie.de. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  9. ^ "Statistics at fussballdaten.de". fussballdaten.de. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  10. ^ Zoltán Szélesi at National-Football-Teams.com
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