Pál Dárdai (footballer, born 1951)

Pál Dárdai (9 May 1951 – 8 December 2017) was a Hungarian football player and manager.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Pál Dárdai (disambiguation).
The native form of this personal name is Dárdai Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Pál Dárdai
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-05-09)9 May 1951
Place of birth Véménd, Hungary
Date of death 8 December 2017(2017-12-08) (aged 66)
Place of death Hungary
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Véménd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Honvéd Steinmetz
1972–1974 Komlói Bányász [1] 13 (2)
1974–1985 Pécsi MFC 284 (67)
1986 FK Vojvodina 11 (1)
1988–1989 Pécsi MFC 1 (0)
1993–1994 Beremendi Építők 27 (2)
Managerial career
Komlói Bányász
Somberek
Beremendi Építők
DDGáz
Pécsi VSK
1995 Pécsi MFC
2002–2008 Barcsi SC
2009–2010 Dombóvári FC
2010–2017 Pécsi MFC
2010–2016 Pogány-PMFC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

After playing with Véménd as a youngster, he began his senior career playing as midfielder with Honvéd Steinmetz. In 1972, he moved to Komlói Bányász where he spent two seasons before joining Pécsi MFC in 1974, playing in the Hungarian Championship.[3] He played with Pécsi for more than a decade, making 284 league appearances and scoring 67 goals. He left Hungary at winter-break with a strong reputation and joined FK Vojvodina in the Yugoslav First League in the 1985–86 season, where he played along with his compatriot János Borsó.[4] In 1988–89, he had spells with Pécsi MFC and Beremendi Építők before retiring.

Coaching career

Pál Dárdai, after finishing his playing career, became a coach. He managed a number of Hungarian clubs.[5]

Personal life

He was the father of the former Hungarian international footballer and later coach Pál Dárdai, and the grandfather of Palkó, Márton and Bence Dárdai.[6]

On 20 July 2002, Dardai's other son, Balázs Dárdai, midfielder of FC Barcs, died aged 23 during a tournament on Saturday after an artery burst when he jumped for a ball. Pál Dárdai was watching the game as the coach of FC Barcs when it happened.[7]

On 8 December 2017, Pál Dárdai's death was announced.[8]

References
  1. Note: Stats only for the 1972/73 season
  2. Gyász: elhunyt idősebb Dárdai Pál (in Hungarian)
  3. Csak az NB I-es mérkőzésekre vonatkozó adat
  4. Stats from Yugoslav Leagues at B92 (info taken from former website zerodic.com)
  5. Foci mindörökké - Dárdai Pál 60 éves at PMFC.com
  6. Pál Dárdai at FootballDatabase.eu
  7. "Hertha's Dardai mourns after brother dies during game". ESPN.com. 22 July 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. Gyász: elhunyt idősebb Dárdai Pál (in Hungarian)

External sources
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