József Éles
| József Éles | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | József Éles | ||
| Born |
16 February 1969 Budapest, Hungary |
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.90 metres (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back, Playmaker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dominican Republic Women | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1982–1989 1989–1991 1991–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 |
Budapest Spartacus SC Solymári SC KC Veszprém AO Filippos Verias GC Amicitia Zürich |
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| National team | |||
| Hungary | 179 (828) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2011– |
GC Amicitia Zürich TV Endingen CSU Politehnica Timişoara Gyöngyösi FKK Kiskunhalas NKSE Dominican Republic Women |
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József Éles (born 16 February 1969 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian international handball player and handball coach who is currently in charge at the Dominican Republic women's national team.
Éles started his career in Budapest Spartacus SC in the Hungarian second division. He moved to first division side Pemű-Honvéd in 1989 and led the team of the little town of Solymár to a podium place in 1991. His performances attracted the attention of domestic powerhouse KC Veszprém, which ran under the name Bramac SE at the time, and Éles was signed by the Bakony-side team in the summer of 1991.
He spent thirteen years in Veszprém and won an impressive ten Hungarian Championship and as many Hungarian Cup titles. During his spell at the club, Veszprém transformed to an acclaimed and feared opponent on continental level as well: they lifted the EHF Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1992, after beating TSV Milbertshofen in the finals. They were only one step away to repeat their success in the next season, however, this time they fell short against OM Vitrolles.
On 1 July 2000, in the early hours Éles crashed his car into a ditch near Kiskunmajsa. The handballer was taken to the hospital of Kiskunhalas in a serious but not life-threatening condition. He was diagnosed with brain concussion, a broken collarbone and torn knee ligaments. He went through several operations and it was initially doubtful whether he would be able to play professional handball again. He left the hospital on July 18, and began a long rehabilitation process in Veszprém. He fully recovered from his injury and returned to the field on a pre-season friendly tournament in Germany on 29 August 2001.
Éles won back his old form, and led his team into the EHF Champions League finals in 2002, where they faced SC Magdeburg. After winning the first leg on a two goals difference, the German team showed their class and turned the things around with a 30–25 victory on home soil.
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