Zsolt Bücs

Zsolt Bücs
	Bücs coaching Debreceni in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	8 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Mátészalka, Hungary
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Nyiregyhaza VSSC
1984–1988	Debreceni VSC
1988–1990	Győri ETO FC
1990–1991	Vasas SC
1991	Volán FC
1992	Nyiregyhaza VSSC
1992–1993	Budapest Előre
1993	Shimshon Tel Aviv
1993–1994	Selangor FA
1995	Tennis Borussia Berlin
1995–1996	Kecskeméti TE
1996	Pécsi MFC
1997	Budapest Előre
1997	Pahang FA
1997–1999	Home United
2000	Oslip
International career
1990	Hungary
Managerial career
2000–2001	Dunakeszi (assistant)
2001–2002	Törekvés
2002–2003	Kistarcsai
2003–2004	Dabas (assistant)
2004	Dabas (interim)
2005	Unione
2006	Home United
2007–2011	Debreceni (assistant)
2012	Soproni (assistant)
2012–2013	Soproni
2013	Ebes
2014–2015	Békéscsaba (assistant)
2014–2015	III. Kerületi
2015–2016	Ajka
2017–2019	Debreceni (assistant)
2019–2020	MTK Budapest (assistant)
2020	Mezőkövesdi (assistant)
2021	Debreceni (youth team)
2021	Dabas
2021–	Sopron
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zsolt Bücs (born 8 September 1963 in Mátészalka, Hungary) is a football coach and former football midfielder from Hungary.

Reportedly, Bücs was one of the highest-paid S.League players, earning $21,500 Singaporean dollars a month.^[1]

Playing career

Home United

Known for his role as a playmaker and his eye for a pass,^[2] Bücs later career ended in Singapore where he helped the S.League club to a mid-table finish in 1998.^[2] He was then named Home United captain for the 1999 season where he secured the title with the Protectors becoming the first foreign captain to lift the trophy where the Hungarian's season was further embellished by earning the 1999 S.League 'Player of the Year' Award.^[2] However, he was not congruent with his management in terms of his wage package, leaving the club for this reason by the 2000 S.League and then moving off to Austria before finally retiring.^[3]

Managerial career

After his retirement, Bücs took up a role in coaching where he became the assistant manager in his home country for club Dunakeszi.

Törekvés

On 5 September 2001, Bücs became the manager of Törekvés. He left the club on 19 September 2002.

Kistarcsai

On 20 September 2002, Bücs signed for Kistarcsai as the club manager.

Dabas

On 30 October 2003, Bücs joined Dabas as the club assistant manager. He was then promoted as interim manager on 26 March 2004 until the end of the season

Unione

On 15 July 2005, Bücs joined Unione as the club manager.

Home United

Bücs then moved to Singapore after seven years to coach his former club, Home United where he officially became the manager on 13 January 2006. He added Singaporean fullback Zahid Ahmad and Malian defender Bah Mamadou to his lineup, as well as midfielders Rosman Sulaiman, Firdaus Salleh and Hungarian Gabor Boer. He was in charge on his first game for the club on 10 March losing 2–1 in the Uniform Derby to SAFFC. On 21 March, Bücs guided the club to a 1–0 away win at the Mong Kok Stadium during the 2006 AFC Cup group stage fixtures against Hong Kong club Xiangxue Sun Hei. He then guided Home United to a second victory in the tournament against Maldives club New Radiant in a 2–0 win on 25 April. Bücs left the club at the end of the season where he guided Home United to a fourth place finished in the league and also a third place finished in the 2006 AFC Cup group stages.^[4]

Debreceni

In December 2007, Bücs was recruited by Debreceni as the club assistant manager. In 2011, while working as an assistant coach, he was then given an opportunity to be the head coach of the youth team throughout the year.

Újpest

On 13 March 2012, Bücs was recruited by Újpest to be the club head of scout.

Soproni

On 28 March 2012, Bücs then returned to coaching management where he was recruited by Soproni to be the club assistant manager under Imre Soós. After Soós was sacked by the club for poor performances on 14 October 2012, Bücs then become the caretaker for the club where he manage the club on 13 October against Szigetszentmiklósi. He then become the permanent manager for Soproni on 15 October.

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Top 10 best foreign imports in S.League history". FourFourTwo.com. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
^ Happy (14 October 2009). "S-league: Facts & Figures: S-league 2000 season". S-leaguefottball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
^ "S.League.com - Harimau Muda". Sleague.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)