Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)
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Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian water polo club that is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles.[1]
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| Full name | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület |
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| Short name | BHSE |
| Founded | 1949 |
| League | Országos Bajnokság I |
| Based in | Budapest, Hungary |
| Arena | Kőér utcai sportuszoda (Capacity: 700) |
| Colors | Red and white |
| President | Lajos Fodor |
| Head coach | Márton Szívós |
| Championships | 1 Champions League 1 LEN Super Cup 6 Hungarian Championships 8 Hungarian Cups 1 Hungarian Super Cup |
| 2021–22 | Országos Bajnokság I, 5th of 14 |
| Website | honved-vizilabda.hu |
In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the LEN Euroleague, and later triumphed over LEN Cup winners CN Barcelona with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup.[2]
Since 1 July 2010 the club is officially known as Groupama Honvéd, following the club has agreed on a sponsorship deal with international insurance company Groupama.[3]
Naming history
- Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület (BHSE): (1949 – 1990)
- In 1990 the water polo section was defunct.
- Honvéd-Spartacus VE: (1998/99) - Merged with Budapesti Spartacus SC
- Bp. Honvéd-Domino: (1999/00 – 2000/01) - the first naming sponsor
- Domino-BHSE: (2001/02 – 2006/07)
- Domino Honvéd: (2007/08 – 2009/10)
- Groupama Honvéd: (2010/11 – 2012/13)
- RacioNet Honvéd: (2013/14 – 2017/18)
- Budapesti Honvéd SE: (2018/19 – ... )
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary)
Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Runners-up (2): 1967, 2006–07
Third place (11): 1950, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1998–99*, 1999–00, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)
Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010
Finalist (8): 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 2011
- Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner
- Winners (): 2005
European competitions
- LEN Champions League (Euroleague)
- Winners (1): 2003–04
- Semi-finalist (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 1980–81
- Winners (1): 2004
Current squad
Season 2020–2021
| № | Nat. | Player | Birth Date | Position | L/R |
| 1 |  | Attila Decker | August 25, 1987 | Goalkeeper | |
| 2 | | Bálint Kiss | April 12, 1996 | ||
| 3 | | Tamás Gyárfás | August 24, 1994 | ||
| 4 | | Tibor Fazekas | July 22, 1992 | Wing | R |
| 5 | | Bendegúz Tóth | February 6, 1993 | ||
| 6 | | Róbert Fejős | March 22, 1994 | ||
| 9 | | Roland Zsolt Simon | September 1, 1992 | ||
| 10 | | Balázs Kalanovics | June 1, 1995 | ||
| 11 | | Pál Irmes | January 1, 1997 | ||
| 12 | | Adrián Simon | August 24, 1986 | ||
| 14 |  | Borna Duvnjak-Starčević | January 21, 1996 | Goalkeeper | |
| Norbert Hosnyánszky | March 4, 1984 | Centre Back | R |
Technical staff
Technical Director: István Vincze- Head Coach: Márton Szívós
- Youth Coach: Imre Tóth
- Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD
- Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán
Recent seasons
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In European competition
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Notable former players
Olympic champions
- Gergely Kiss – 13 years (2001-2008, 2012-____)
2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing - István Gergely – 12 years (2002-2014) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
- István Hevesi – 8 years (1952-1960) 1956 Melbourne
- Tamás Molnár – 8 years (2001-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
- Attila Vári – 7 years (2002-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
- Péter Biros – 6 years (2001-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
- Rajmund Fodor – 6 years (2002-2008) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
- János Konrád – 5 years (1964-1969) 1964 Tokyo
- Bulcsú Székely – 5 years (2006-2011) 2000 Sydney
- Antal Bolvári – 4 years (1952-1956) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
- György Gerendás – 4 years (1978-1982) 1976 Montreal
- Barnabás Steinmetz – 4 years (2012-2016) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
- Tibor Benedek – 3 years (2004-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing
- Dezső Lemhényi – 2 years (1950-1951) 1952 Helsinki
- László Jeney – 2 years (1959–1960) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne
- Attila Sudár – 1 year (1982) 1976 Montreal
Former coaches
- Jenő Brandi (1950–1975)
- Kálmán Markovits (1976–1978)
- Antal Bolvári (1979–1988)
- István Kovács (1998–2008)
- Lajos Vad (2008– present)