Bódog Török
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Bódog Török is a former Hungarian handball
player, coach and sports official. He is the longest serving and the most successful coach in the history of the Hungarian women's national team.
Bódog began his playing career by the Dunai Repülőgépgyár in 1943. In 1945 he switched to MÁV Északi Főműhely and a year later to Rendőrség. From 1947 until his retirement in 1965 he played for Kistext.
Beside playing he also took the head coaching position of the Hungarian women's national team
. He led Hungary on nine major tournaments between 1956 and 1978 and won a medal on seven occasions. First, yet with the field handball team, he obtained the bronze medal on the 1956 World Championship held in West Germany. In the next year, Hungary finished runners-up in the first official team handball World Championship.
In 1962 they experienced a bit setback, finishing only fifth in the World Championship, however, they bounced back on the next tournament in 1965, where Hungary went undefeated to win their first, and so far the only World title. This was followed by a long bronze-era, as Hungary ended up in the third position in three World Championships (1971, 1975, 1978) and on the Olympics in 1976. They only missed out the podium finish on the 1973 World Championship, where the Soviet Union proved to be too strong for Hungary in the bronze final. Török guided the national team in a total of 307 matches.
From 1979 to 1987 he was member of the Board of Hungarian Handball Federation, and between 1983 and 1987 he was the editor of Kézilabdázás, a journal specialized for handball.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player, coach and sports official. He is the longest serving and the most successful coach in the history of the Hungarian women's national team.
Bódog began his playing career by the Dunai Repülőgépgyár in 1943. In 1945 he switched to MÁV Északi Főműhely and a year later to Rendőrség. From 1947 until his retirement in 1965 he played for Kistext.
Beside playing he also took the head coaching position of the Hungarian women's national team
Hungary women's national handball team
The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions...
. He led Hungary on nine major tournaments between 1956 and 1978 and won a medal on seven occasions. First, yet with the field handball team, he obtained the bronze medal on the 1956 World Championship held in West Germany. In the next year, Hungary finished runners-up in the first official team handball World Championship.
In 1962 they experienced a bit setback, finishing only fifth in the World Championship, however, they bounced back on the next tournament in 1965, where Hungary went undefeated to win their first, and so far the only World title. This was followed by a long bronze-era, as Hungary ended up in the third position in three World Championships (1971, 1975, 1978) and on the Olympics in 1976. They only missed out the podium finish on the 1973 World Championship, where the Soviet Union proved to be too strong for Hungary in the bronze final. Török guided the national team in a total of 307 matches.
From 1979 to 1987 he was member of the Board of Hungarian Handball Federation, and between 1983 and 1987 he was the editor of Kézilabdázás, a journal specialized for handball.