János Csank (born 27 October 1946, in Ózd, Hungary) is a former goalkeeper and football manager.[1]

János Csank

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-10-27) 27 October 1946 (age 75)
Place of birth	Ózd, Hungary
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Teams managed
Years	Team
1984–1985	Egri FC
1986–1989	Békéscsabai Előre
1989–1995	Vác
1995–1996	Proodeftiki F.C.
1996–1997	Hungary
1998–1999	Vác
2000–2002	Ferencváros
2002–2003	Siófok
2003–2004	Videoton
2005–2006	Sopron
2006	Győri ETO
2006–2007	Diósgyőr
2007–2008	Ferencváros
2008–2011	Zalaegerszegi TE
2012–2013	Gyirmót SE
2013–2015	Vác FC
2015–2016	Zalaegerszegi TE
2017–	Kárpátalja

Club coaching career

Csank won the National Championship twice, at first in 1994 with Vác FC-Samsung and in 2001 in charge of Ferencváros.

He resigned from Ferencváros in April 2008 after a 2–2 draw against Makó left Fradi in third place eight points behind Nemzeti Bajnokság II (Eastern Group) leaders Kecskeméti TE.[2]

International coaching career

Csank was manager of the Hungarian national football team between April 1996 and November 1997. During this time, Hungary advanced from the World Cup qualification group but suffered a devastating 1–7, 5–0 defeat against FR Yugoslavia.

After the losses against Yugoslavia, Csank resigned from his position and was followed by Bertalan Bicskei.[3]

Personal

Csank is recognizable for his dark humor. At half-time in the losing match against the Yugoslavian team, when a reporter asked him what he's going to say to the players, he replied: "Surely not to keep it up!".[4] At the end of this match, at the interview he said that the major cause of the loss was, "I didn't know that some of my players are so lame."[5]

References

• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 200., ISBN 963-495-008-6
• FTC Baráti Kör: Interview with Csank (in Hungarian)