Zsolt Balogh

Zsolt Balogh (born 29 March 1989) is a Hungarian handball player for Grundfos Tatabánya KC and the Hungarian national team.[1][2]

For the Hungarian footballer, see Zsolt Balog.
The native form of this personal name is Balogh Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Zsolt Balogh
Personal information
Born (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989
Orosháza, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Number 19
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2005
 Orosházi FKSE
2005–2010
 PLER KC
2010–2011
 SC Magdeburg
2011–2012
 Gyöngyösi KK
2012–2019
 SC Pick Szeged
2019–
 Grundfos Tatabánya KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–
 Hungary 63 (201)

He represented Hungary at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Career

He began his career in his hometown, Orosháza. He first played for PLER KC for five years and then played handball for the 2010-2011 season in the German Bundesliga, SC Magdeburg. He only played here for 1 season,[5] after that he returned home to Hungary, to the Gyöngyösi KK. Following the Gyöngyös detour, he was certified in SC Pick Szeged in 2012. In 2014, he was a member of the EHF Cup winning team, which won the cup against the French Montpellier Handball in the Berlin final. In the spring of 2018, he won a Hungarian championship after several silver medals with his team, defeating the biggest rival Telekom Veszprém. Over the years, he has become the most successful player in the history of the Szeged club, 300. He scored the EHF Champions League goal on October 14, 2018 in the winning match against the German champion SG Flensburg-Handewitt. In February 2019, it became official that he would continue his career in the Grundfos Tatabánya KC team from next season. In his last year in Szeged he won the Hungarian Cup with his team.

Individual awards
  • Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2008[6]

References
  1. "Zsolt Balogh Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. "valogatott jatekosok rangsora". kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  4. "Fókuszban az olimpia". keziszovetseg.hu. 8 January 2019.
  5. https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-1-31295.html
  6. https://civishir.hu/sport/hornyak-dora-az-ev-legjobbja/1201110721
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