Balázs Dinka
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 Dinka in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vác, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1995 | Vasas | ||
| 1995–1996 | Újpesti Flottilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Monor | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Dunakeszi | 82 | (0) |
| 2000–2016 | Rákospalota | 331 | (1) |
| 2008 | Rákospalota II | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 428 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Rákospalota | ||
| 2024 | Rákospalota (interim) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Balázs Dinka (born 3 November 1976) is a Hungarian football manager and former professional player.
Dunakeszi
On 16 May 1999, Dinka won the third division title with Dunakeszi following a 0–0 away draw against Gyula.[1]
Together with six other players, they agreed with the club that they could transfer to any team for free in exchange for the non-payment of their salaries.[2]
Rákospalota
Tiszaújváros were reported to be interested in signing Dinka, but he eventually signed for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Rákospalota in mid-2000.[2]
He made his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut for REAC on 29 October 2005, replacing Csaba Földvári in the 52nd minute of a 1–0 home win against Sopron, which was also the first match won by the club in the top division.[3]
On 22 August 2007, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 Ligakupa home win against Kaposvár.[4] Dinka scored his first and only goal in a league match for REAC in a 3–2 home Nemzeti Bajnokság II loss against Szolnok on 13 June 2010.[5]
Managerial career
Rákospalota
On 16 October 2015, Dinka started to manage Rákospalota in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III, with the goal to avoid relegation.[6] Following the appointment of László Balogh ahead of the 2017–18 season, he stayed at REAC as a youth coach.[7]
In 2024, Dinka was promoted from assistant to interim manager, following the sacking of Zsolt Kollár.[8] He was replaced by Zoltán Molnár ahead of the 2024–25 season and became assistant again.[9]
Personal life
Dinka was awarded the Rákospalota–Pestújhely–Újpalota Medal of Merit for the first time as an athlete by the local government of the 15th district of Budapest.[10][11]
