| 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 |
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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.
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.
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.
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
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)
References
- ^ "Szakosztály" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Szuperkupa-győztes a Domino-Honvéd" (in Hungarian). Origo. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Szponzorok – Groupama" (in Hungarian). Honvéd Water Polo. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)
