Tamás Sándor (born 20 June 1974) is a Hungarian football manager and former player who is the current manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság III club Debreceni EAC.[1] As a footballer he last played for Báránd KSE,[2] and formerly for Debreceni VSC.[3]

Tamás Sándor
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Debrecen, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Debreceni EAC (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Debreceni VSC 151 (69)
1997–1998 Torino 1 (0)
1998Gençlerbirliği (loan) 15 (2)
1998–2002 Beitar Jerusalem 115 (24)
2002–2008 Debreceni VSC 150 (25)
International career
1994–2000 Hungary 11 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2016 Debreceni VSC (assistant)
2017–2018 Sényő
2020– Debreceni EAC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Tamás Sándor began his career in his hometown team Debreceni VSC in 1991 and played for the side till 1997 when he joined Italian side Torino Calcio where he failed to impress. He was footballer of the year in 1996 in Hungary. He earned 11 caps for Hungary. He is three-time champion with Debrecen as a captain and all-time top goal scorer of the team. He represented the Hungary national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.

Tamas had a wonderful four-year spell in one of the biggest Israeli clubs, Beitar Jerusalem, the fans loved him and until this very day they remember him as a great footballer and fantastic human being. In 2009, he retired from professional football, and signed to Hajdu-Bihar Division 1 amateur team, Báránd KSE.

In 2018 Tamás was referenced in the song ״על התמאש ועל העוקץ״ by האחים צברי.

Honours

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Club

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Debreceni VSC

Beitar Jerusalem F.C.

Individual

  • Player of the Year in Hungary: 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Zilahi Prize: 2004, 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Sándor Tamás a DEAC új vezetőedzője". civishir.hu (in hungarian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ Hajrá BÁRÁND
  3. ^ "Tamás Sándor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2006.