List of Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers

Managers in the Nemzeti Bajnokság are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences.The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag on a permanent basis.

Current managers

As of 24 June 2025.

Name	Nat.	Date of birth	Club	Appointed	Time as manager	Source
Zsolt Hornyák		1 May 1973	Puskás Akadémia	3 June 2019	6 years, 57 days	[1]
Dávid Horváth		1 February 1985	MTK Budapest	23 October 2022	2 years, 280 days	[2]
György Bognár		5 November 1961	Paks	14 February 2023	2 years, 166 days	[3]
Balázs Borbély		2 October 1979	Győr	24 April 2024	1 year, 97 days	[4]
Robbie Keane		8 July 1980	Ferencváros	8 January 2025	203 days	[5]
István Szabó		17 January 1967	Nyíregyháza	8 April 2025	113 days	[6]
Damir Krznar		10 July 1972	Újpest	5 May 2025	86 days	[7]
Máté Gerliczki		16 May 1979	Kisvárda	31 May 2025	60 days	[8]
Attila Kuttor		29 May 1970	Kazincbarcika	5 June 2025	55 days	[9]
Sergio Navarro		17 October 1979	Debrecen	17 June 2025	43 days	[10]
Vladimir Radenković		22 January 1978	Diósgyőr	18 June 2025	42 days	[11]
Nuno Campos		20 April 1975	Zalaegerszeg	24 June 2025	36 days	[12]

Winning managers

As of 1 July 2025

Rank	Manager	Won	Season1
1	Jimmy Hogan	5	1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21 (MTK)
1	Pál Jávor	5	1942, 1943, 1959 (Csepel), 1945, 1946 (Újpest)
3	Jenő Kalmár	4	1948 (Csepel), 1952, 1954, 1955 (Honvéd)
3	Lajos Baróti	4	1957 (spring) (Vasas), 1969, 1970 (spring), 1970–71 (Újpest)
3	Rudolf Illovszky	4	1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1976–77 (Vasas)
3	Pál Várhidi	4	1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (Újpest)
7	Döme Fronz	3	1923, 1924, 1925 (MTK)
7	István Tóth Potya	3	1927, 1928 (Ferencváros), 1933 (Újpest)
7	Márton Bukovi	3	1951, 1953, 1957–58 (MTK)
7	Dezső Novák	3	1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96 (Ferencváros)
7	József Verebes	3	1981–82, 1982–83 (Győr), 1986–87 (MTK)
7	Imre Komora	3	1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 (Honvéd)
7	Sándor Egervári	3	1998–99, 2002–03 (MTK), 1999–00 (Dunaújváros)
7	Serhii Rebrov	3	2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 (Ferencváros)
15	Attila Supka	2	2004–05,[13] 2005–06,[14][15] (Debrecen)
15	Sándor Kertész	2	1904 (MTK Budapest), 1905 (Ferencváros)
15	Lajos Bányai	2	1929–30, 1930–31 (Újpest)
15	Zoltán Blum	2	1931–32, 1933–34 (Ferencváros)
15	Béla Guttmann	2	1938–39, 1946–47 (Újpest)
15	Lajos Dimény	2	1940, 1941 (Ferencváros)
15	Ferenc Puskás Sr.	2	1949–50, 1950 (Honvéd)
15	József Mészáros	2	1962–63, 1964 (Ferencváros)
15	Károly Lakat	2	1967, 1968 (Ferencváros)
15	Imre Kovács	2	1972, 1973 (Újpest)
15	György Mezey	2	1991 (Honvéd), 2011 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
15	János Csank	2	1994 (Vác), 2001 (Ferencváros)
15	József Garami	2	1997, 2008 (MTK Budapest)
15	András Herczeg	2	2009, 2010 (Debrecen)
15	Alfréd Schaffer	2	1936, 1937 (MTK Budapest)
15	Attila Pintér	2	2004 (Ferencváros), 2013[16] (Győr)
15	Elemér Kondás	2	2012, 2014 (Debrecen)
15	Stanislav Cherchesov	2	2021–22, 2022–23 (Ferencváros)
33	Hugó Szüsz	1	1908 (MTK Budapest)
33	Holmes W	1	1914 (MTK Budapest)
33	Herbert Burgess	1	1921–22 (MTK Budapest)
33	Sándor Bródy	1	1926 (Ferencváros)
33	Béla Révész	1	1929 (MTK Budapest)
33	Béla Jánosi	1	1934–35 (Újpest)
33	Emil Rauchmaul	1	1938 (Ferencváros)
33	Ferenc Rónay	1	1943–44 (Nagyvárad)
33	Antal Lyka	1	1948–49 (Ferencváros)
33	Gyula Szűcs	1	1959–60 (Újpest)
33	Nándor Hidegkuti	1	1963 (Győr)
33	Lajos Csordás	1	1966 (Vasas Budapest)
33	Jenő Dalnoki	1	1975–76 (Ferencváros)
33	Lajos Tichy	1	1979–80 (Budapest Honvéd)
33	Bertalan Bicskei	1	1987–88 (Budapest Honvéd)
33	József Both	1	1988–89 (Budapest Honvéd)
33	István Varga	1	1989–90 (Újpest)
33	Tibor Nyilasi	1	1991–92 (Ferencváros)
33	Martti Kuusela	1	1992–93 (Budapest Honvéd)
33	Péter Várhidi	1	1997–98 (Újpest)
33	Péter Bozsik	1	2001–02 (Zalaegerszeg)
33	Miroslav Beránek	1	2006–07 (Debrecen)
33	Joan Carrillo Milán	1	2014–15 (Videoton)
33	Thomas Doll	1	2015–16 (Ferencváros)
33	Marco Rossi	1	2016–17 (Honvéd)
33	Marko Nikolić	1	2017–18 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
33	Dejan Stanković	1	2023–24 (Ferencváros)
33	Robbie Keane	1	2024–25 (Ferencváros)

Notes

• Note 1: For the seasons 1901, 1902 (won by Budapesti TC) 1903, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 (won by Ferencváros) managers are not included in the ranking since they are unknown.