Bence Imre

Bence Imre (born 15 October 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national handball team.

Bence Imre
Personal information
Born (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Ferencvárosi TC
Number 18
Youth career
Years Team
2013–2019
 Ferencvárosi TC
Senior clubs
Years Team
2019–
 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–
 Hungary 2 (13)
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place2023 Germany/Greece

Career

Club

Bence has been playing for Ferencvárosi TC since 2013, but of course he was connected to the association even before that through his mother, club legend Beatrix Kökény. In the 2018/19 season, he made his debut in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I at the age of sixteen, and of course, he has been a member of the senior team since then. In the 2022/23 season, he finished fourth in the league with our team, and was also there in the round of 16 of the EHF European League.

National team

At the age of 20, on April 27, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Klaipėda in the Lithuania-Hungary men's European qualifying match 31-46 (he scored 9 goals).[1] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[2]

Personal life

His father is Géza Imre, an Olympic silver and bronze medalist fencer.[3] His mother, Beatrix Kökény, is a former Hungarian handball player, European champion and multiple Olympic medalist, and is currently the technical director of Ferencvárosi TC. Her sister Szofi Imre also plays handball, she is a goalkeeper.[4]

Honours

National team

References
  1. "Az alaposan megfiatalított válogatott 46 gólt dobott Litvániában -". NSO.hu. April 27, 2023.
  2. "U21-es férfi kézi-vb: Németország–Magyarország döntő - NSO". NSO.hu. July 2, 2023.
  3. "Géza Imre Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  4. "Kökény Bea és Imre Géza gyermekei a (kézi)labdát választották". NSO.hu. May 10, 2019.
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