István Urbányi
Hungarian footballer (born 1967)
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István Urbányi (born 17 April 1967) is a Hungarian football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Maldives national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Salgótarján, Hungary | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maldives (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mátranováki Vasas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Salgótarjáni BTC | 68 | (8) |
| 1987–1988 | Budapest Honvéd | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Győri Rába ETO | 58 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | Budapest Honvéd | 42 | (2) |
| 1992–1995 | BVSC | 68 | (6) |
| 1995–1997 | Kispest-Honvéd | 38 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | San Jose Clash | 23 | (1) |
| 1998 | Kispest-Honvéd | 14 | (1) |
| Total | 314 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | BKV Előre | ||
| 2006–2008 | Újpest | ||
| 2009–2010 | Maldives | ||
| 2010 | Kecskeméti TE | ||
| 2011–2013 | Maldives | ||
| 2016–2017 | Gyirmót SE | ||
| 2017–2018 | UMKC Kangaroos | ||
| 2018 | Kaw Valley FC | ||
| 2025 | Sporting Kansas City II | ||
| 2026– | Maldives | ||
| 2026– | Maldives U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Urbányi was born in Salgótarján. As a player, he spent most of his career at Budapest Honvéd and Győri ETO as a defender and midfielder. In 1990, he played two games for the Hungary national team.
After a nearly two decade-long career, in 1999 he also trialled with FK Lofoten in Norway.[1]
Coaching career
Early career
He was the head coach of Újpest from December 2006 to April 2008.
Maldives
In the end of February 2009, he was appointed as the head coach of the Maldives national team.[2] His first assignment as the coach of the Maldives was the AFC Challenge Cup qualification, where Maldives faced Bhutan, the Philippines and Turkmenistan.[3] His contract ran out in 2010 and following the sides could not reach an agreement over an extension, Urbányi left the Maldives.[4] After a brief spell on the bench of Kecskeméti TE, he was recalled by the Football Association of Maldives and worked again in the island nation between October 2011 and December 2013.[5]
Sporting Kansas City
He joined the ranks of the Sporting Kansas City youth academy as a coach after the invitation of his longtime friend and team manager Peter Vermes[6][7] On 30 January 2025, Urbányi was named head coach Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro.[8] On 12 August 2025, it was announced that Urbányi was no longer with the club.[9]
