Zoltán Szélesi

Zoltán Szélesi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzoltaːn ˈseːlɛʃi]) (born 22 November 1981) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the head coach of the national U21 team.

Zoltán Szélesi

Szélesi in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-11-22) 22 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1994–1998	Újpest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2004	Újpest	118	(2)
2004–2007	Energie Cottbus	65	(3)
2007–2009	Strasbourg	40	(0)
2009–2010	Debrecen	17	(0)
2010–2011	Olympiakos Volou	29	(0)
2011–2012	N.E.C.	16	(0)
2012–2014	Újpest	26	(0)
2014–2015	Puskás	34	(0)
Total		345	(5)
International career
1998–1999	Hungary U17	13	(0)
1999–2000	Hungary U18	4	(0)
1999–2000	Hungary U21	2	(0)
2004–2015	Hungary	28	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2017	Hungary U17
2019–2020	Puskás Akadémia U17
2020–2024	Hungary U17
2024–	Hungary U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

After being released by French club RC Strasbourg Szélesi signed for Hungarian champions Debreceni VSC in August 2009.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3][4][5]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Újpest	1998–99	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1999–00	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2000–01	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2001–02	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2002–03	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	32	1
	2003–04	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
	Total		118	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	124	2
Energie Cottbus	2004–05	2. Bundesliga	27	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	3
	2005–06	2. Bundesliga	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2006–07	Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	2007–08	Bundesliga	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		65	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	71	3
Strasbourg	2007–08	Ligue 1	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2008–09	Ligue 2	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0
Debrecen	2009–10	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	17	0	5	0	2	0	4	0	28	0
Olympiacos Volou	2010–11	Superleague Greece	29	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
	2011–12	Superleague Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
	Total		29	0	5	0	0	0	4	1	38	1
Nijmegen	2011–12	Eredivisie	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Újpest	2012–13	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Puskás	2013–14	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2014–15	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	28	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	0
	Total		34	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	37	0
Career total			345	5	22	0	5	0	11	1	383	6

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Hungary	2004	3	0
	2007	8	0
	2008	8	0
	2009	4	0
	2010	4	0
	2015	1	0
Total		28	0

Honours

Debrecen

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2009–10
• Magyar Kupa: 2009–10
• Ligakupa: 2009–10

Újpest

• Magyar Kupa: 2001–02
• Szuperkupa: 2002