István Csoknyai
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
24 October 1964 Dunaújváros, Hungary |
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
Balatonfüredi KSE (head coach) |
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| Senior clubs | |||
| 1983–1990 1985–1986 1990–2005 |
Dunaferr SE → Honvéd Szondi SE (loan) KC Veszprém |
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| National team 1 | |||
| 1991–2004 | Hungary | 170 (168) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2014 2009–2010 2014– |
KC Veszprém (asst. coach) Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2011 |
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István Csoknyai (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈiʃtvaːn ˈtʃokɲɒi]; born 24 October 1964 in Dunaújváros) is a former Hungarian international handball player and handball coach, who currently works as the head coach of Balatonfüredi KSE.
Csoknyai started his career by his hometown club Dunaferr SE in 1983, and except a short spell at Honvéd Szondi SE he stayed until 1990. Dunaferr was a yo-yo club that period and Csoknyai has experienced three relegations (1984, 1986, 1989) and three promotions (1983, 1985, 1987) during his time at the club. Despite playing for a struggling team, his impressive display have convinced KC Veszprém of being a quality player, and the Transdanubians have moved on to sign the back player.
Csoknyai spent fifteen seasons with Veszprém and played a major role in the success story of the team, that have gained near total domination in domestic competitions and also became a top club on contintental level. He has won twelve Hungarian championship and as many Hungarian cup titles in these years, completing his collection with an EHF Cup Winners' Cup gold medal. In 2002, he was close to take the most prestigious continental event, the EHF Champions League trophy as well, but Veszprém fell short to SC Magdeburg in the finals.
Three years later, at the age of 40, he finally gave up playing professional handball. He has hold the record of most domestic league and cup titles and most league and continental competition matches amongst the Hungarian players when retired.
Csoknyai did not stay away entirely from the sport, as he took the assistant coach position of Veszprém after his retirement. In 2014 Csoknyai became the head coach of Balatonfüredi KSE, an affiliate team of Veszprém, and took a number of youngsters with him.
From September 2009 to July 2010 he also worked as the head coach of the Hungarian men's national handball team, but under his guidance the team did not perform as it was expected and achieved only a disappointing fourteenth place on the 2010 European Championship.
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