List of Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers

Managers in the Nemzeti Bajnokság are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences.The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag on a permanent basis.

Current managers

As of 24 June 2025.

Name Nat. Date of birth Club Appointed Time as manager Source
Zsolt Hornyák 1 May 1973 Puskás Akadémia 3 June 2019 6 years, 32 days [1]
Dávid Horváth 1 February 1985 MTK Budapest 23 October 2022 2 years, 255 days [2]
György Bognár 5 November 1961 Paks 14 February 2023 2 years, 141 days [3]
Balázs Borbély 2 October 1979 Győr 24 April 2024 1 year, 72 days [4]
Robbie Keane 8 July 1980 Ferencváros 8 January 2025 178 days [5]
István Szabó 17 January 1967 Nyíregyháza 8 April 2025 88 days [6]
Damir Krznar 10 July 1972 Újpest 5 May 2025 61 days [7]
Máté Gerliczki 16 May 1979 Kisvárda 31 May 2025 35 days [8]
Attila Kuttor 29 May 1970 Kazincbarcika 5 June 2025 30 days [9]
Sergio Navarro 17 October 1979 Debrecen 17 June 2025 18 days [10]
Vladimir Radenković 22 January 1978 Diósgyőr 18 June 2025 17 days [11]
Nuno Campos 20 April 1975 Zalaegerszeg 24 June 2025 11 days [12]

Winning managers

As of 1 July 2025

Rank Manager Won Season1
1 Jimmy Hogan 5 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21 (MTK)
1 Pál Jávor 5 1942, 1943, 1959 (Csepel), 1945, 1946 (Újpest)
3 Jenő Kalmár 4 1948 (Csepel), 1952, 1954, 1955 (Honvéd)
3 Lajos Baróti 4 1957 (spring) (Vasas), 1969, 1970 (spring), 1970–71 (Újpest)
3 Rudolf Illovszky 4 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1976–77 (Vasas)
3 Pál Várhidi 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (Újpest)
7 Döme Fronz 3 1923, 1924, 1925 (MTK)
7 István Tóth Potya 3 1927, 1928 (Ferencváros), 1933 (Újpest)
7 Márton Bukovi 3 1951, 1953, 1957–58 (MTK)
7 Dezső Novák 3 1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96 (Ferencváros)
7 József Verebes 3 1981–82, 1982–83 (Győr), 1986–87 (MTK)
7 Imre Komora 3 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 (Honvéd)
7 Sándor Egervári 3 1998–99, 2002–03 (MTK), 1999–00 (Dunaújváros)
7 Serhii Rebrov 3 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 (Ferencváros)
15 Attila Supka 2 2004–05,[13] 2005–06,[14][15] (Debrecen)
15 Sándor Kertész 2 1904 (MTK Budapest), 1905 (Ferencváros)
15 Lajos Bányai 2 1929–30, 1930–31 (Újpest)
15 Zoltán Blum 2 1931–32, 1933–34 (Ferencváros)
15 Béla Guttmann 2 1938–39, 1946–47 (Újpest)
15 Lajos Dimény 2 1940, 1941 (Ferencváros)
15 Ferenc Puskás Sr. 2 1949–50, 1950 (Honvéd)
15 József Mészáros 2 1962–63, 1964 (Ferencváros)
15 Károly Lakat 2 1967, 1968 (Ferencváros)
15 Imre Kovács 2 1972, 1973 (Újpest)
15 György Mezey 2 1991 (Honvéd), 2011 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
15 János Csank 2 1994 (Vác), 2001 (Ferencváros)
15 József Garami 2 1997, 2008 (MTK Budapest)
15 András Herczeg 2 2009, 2010 (Debrecen)
15 Alfréd Schaffer 2 1936, 1937 (MTK Budapest)
15 Attila Pintér 2 2004 (Ferencváros), 2013[16] (Győr)
15 Elemér Kondás 2 2012, 2014 (Debrecen)
15 Stanislav Cherchesov 2 2021–22, 2022–23 (Ferencváros)
33 Hugó Szüsz 1 1908 (MTK Budapest)
33 Holmes W 1 1914 (MTK Budapest)
33 Herbert Burgess 1 1921–22 (MTK Budapest)
33 Sándor Bródy 1 1926 (Ferencváros)
33 Béla Révész 1 1929 (MTK Budapest)
33 Béla Jánosi 1 1934–35 (Újpest)
33 Emil Rauchmaul 1 1938 (Ferencváros)
33 Ferenc Rónay 1 1943–44 (Nagyvárad)
33 Antal Lyka 1 1948–49 (Ferencváros)
33 Gyula Szűcs 1 1959–60 (Újpest)
33 Nándor Hidegkuti 1 1963 (Győr)
33 Lajos Csordás 1 1966 (Vasas Budapest)
33 Jenő Dalnoki 1 1975–76 (Ferencváros)
33 Lajos Tichy 1 1979–80 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Bertalan Bicskei 1 1987–88 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 József Both 1 1988–89 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 István Varga 1 1989–90 (Újpest)
33 Tibor Nyilasi 1 1991–92 (Ferencváros)
33 Martti Kuusela 1 1992–93 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Péter Várhidi 1 1997–98 (Újpest)
33 Péter Bozsik 1 2001–02 (Zalaegerszeg)
33 Miroslav Beránek 1 2006–07 (Debrecen)
33 Joan Carrillo Milán 1 2014–15 (Videoton)
33 Thomas Doll 1 2015–16 (Ferencváros)
33 Marco Rossi 1 2016–17 (Honvéd)
33 Marko Nikolić 1 2017–18 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
33 Dejan Stanković 1 2023–24 (Ferencváros)
33 Robbie Keane 1 2024–25 (Ferencváros)
Notes
  • Note 1: For the seasons 1901, 1902 (won by Budapesti TC) 1903, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 (won by Ferencváros) managers are not included in the ranking since they are unknown.

References

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  9. ^ "Kazincbarcikán is megvan az új vezetőedző, Kuttor Attila ül le a kispadra – hivatalos" [Kazincbarcika also has the new head coach, Attila Kuttor sit down on the bench - official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Sergio Navarro lett a DVSC új vezetőedzője" [Sergio Navarro becomes DVSC's new head coach]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Ismét Vladimir Radenkovics a Diósgyőr vezetőedzője – hivatalos" [Vladimir Radenkovic is the head coach of Diósgyőr again – official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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