Zoltán Horváth (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 27, 1979 PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2007–2008 | Atomerőmű |
| 2008–2009 | Falco Szombathely |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Zoltán Horváth (27 September 1979 – 28 December 2009) was a Hungarian professional basketball player. He played for the
Hungarian national basketball team
from 2005 to 2009.
Horváth began his career on senior level in 2003 with the team of the
PAOK Thessaloniki, but played just four games for them before returning to Atomerőmű.[2] Horváth then again became part of the defending domestic champion's roster, in that case Falco KC Szombathely. He reached the domestic cup's final in 2009, and developed into one of the league's dominating players during his last months, scoring more than 20 points in the first five matches of the season.[3]
As part of
Although the Hungarian team eventually did not qualify for any of these tournaments, they at least avoided relegation from the Division A.On 28 December 2009, Horváth was killed in a traffic accident on his way to Szombathely. He had crashed head-on into a truck after losing control of his car on the road's icy surface.[7]
References
- ^ 2006/07 EuroCup statistics fibaeurope.com
- ^ Horváth's A1 Ethniki statistics Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine sport.gr
- ^ Horváth's profile at eurobasket.com
- ^ Horváth's statistics from 2005 at fibaeurope.com
- ^ Horváth's statistics from 2007 at fibaeurope.com
- ^ Horváth's statistics from 2009 at fibaeurope.com
- ^ Hungary Mourn Death Of National Team Center Horváth fibaeurope.com