György Kottán
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 October 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 September 2023 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1962–1972 | MTK | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1973–1975 |
VÖEST Linz | 80 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Bayer Uerdingen | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1977–1978 | Union Wels | ||||||||||||||||
1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1981 | SC Eisenstadt | ||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1979 | Los Angeles Aztecs (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | 1. FC Köln (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 |
Murcia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | Levante (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 |
Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 |
Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
György Kottán (6 October 1946 – 25 September 2023), also referred to as a Georg Kottán or George Kottán, was a Hungarian-Austrian football manager and player. Kottan is regarded as the most influential coach in the history of Bangladeshi football. He guided the Bangladesh national team to their first SAFF Championship in 2003. Additionally, he holds the record for being the only coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League as an undefeated champion, with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2016.[1]
Playing career
Kottán played as a midfielder and started his career at
Kottán then transferred to KFC Uerdingen 05 of the Bundesliga in 1976 before winding up his playing career in 1979 in the US for the Los Angeles Aztecs in the North American Soccer League, playing for them for one season as a player-coach under Rinus Michels.
Managerial career
The following season Kottan became
Then in 1993, he worked with Dunai for the Hungarian Olympic football team, reaching the 1996 Olympic games. Kottan remained as a technical director until 2000 when he had the opportunity to manage Bangladesh, taking them to victory in the 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.[2]
Kottán also managed
Kottán became the Pakistan national team head coach on 20 February 2009. However, just one year later his contract wasn't renewed after mixed results. Then he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka, in 2015. In 2016, Kottán led Abahani to the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League trophy as unbeaten champions.[4]
Other work
Kottan also worked on FIFA's Goal Project in
Death
György Kottán died in Budapest on 25 September 2023, at the age of 76.[5]
Honours
Player
SK VOEST Linz
Manager
Bangladesh
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
- Federation Cup: 2003
Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Bangladesh Premier League: 2016
- 2016
References
- ^ Masud, Alam (28 September 2023). "একজন 'বাংলাদেশপ্রেমী' জর্জ কোটানকে ভোলা যাবে না কখনোই". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
- ^ Egy magyar futballedző, aki bajnoki címet nyert egy külföldi első osztályú bajnokságban infostart.hu
- ^ Season ending Transfers 2005: India Archived 17 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Abahani finish as unbeaten champs". New Age. 30 December 2016.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশকে সাফ জেতানো কোচ জর্জ কোটান আর নেই". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 September 2023.
External links
- György Kottán at WorldFootball.net
- Kottan new Pakistan boss
- Kottan's NASL stats
- Georg Kottan Interview at kfc-uerdingen.de (in German)