# List of Hungary national football team managers

This article contains the list of the national football team managers of the "Hungarian national football team". The list only contains data for matches officially recognized by the Hungarian Football Association.
So far, the national football team has had 55 different managers, and the selection committee managed the national football team on two occasions, in a total of 8 matches. Lajos Baróti was the national football team manager in the most matches, a total of 117 times.

## National football team managers

* Updated as of: 19 November 2024 (Hungary–Germany, Nations League match)
| No. | Name | Years | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% | Tournaments | Tournaments |
| 1. | Ferenc Gillemot | 1902–04 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 060.0 | None | None |
| 2. | Ferenc Stobbe | 1904–06, 1907–08 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 033.3 | None | None |
| 3. | Alfréd Hajós | 1906 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 033.3 | None | None |
| 4. | Frigyes Minder | 1908–11, 1914–15, 1919, 1930 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 054.2 | None | None |
| 5. | Ede Herczog | 1911–14, 1916–17 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 061.3 | 1912 Summer Olympics | Round 2 |
| 6. | Ákos Fehéry | 1918–19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | None | None |
| 7. | József Harsády | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 8. | Lajos Tibor | 1920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 9. | Gyula Kiss | 1921–24, 1926–28 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 048.8 | 1924 Summer Olympics | Round 2 |
| 10. | Ödön Holits | 1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | None | None |
| 11. | Lajos Máriássy | 1924–26, 1930–32 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 038.7 | None | None |
| 12. | Tivadar Kiss | 1928 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 13. | János Földessy | 1928–29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.0 | None | None |
| 14. | Mihály Pataki | 1930 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 15. | Ödön Nádas | 1932–34 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 041.2 | 1934 FIFA World Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 16. | Károly Dietz | 1934–39 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 046.3 | 1938 FIFA World Cup | Runners-up |
| – | Zoltán Opata | 1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | 1936 Summer Olympics | Round 1 |
| 17. | Dénes Ginzery | 1939–41 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 046.2 | None | None |
| 18. | József Fábián | 1941–42 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 19. | Kálmán Vághy | 1942–43 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 083.3 | None | None |
| 20. | Tibor Gallowich | 1945–48 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 072.2 | None | None |
| – | Selection committee Gusztáv Sebes, Gábor Kléber, Béla Mandik | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 075.0 | None | None |
| 21. | Gusztáv Sebes | 1949–56 | 69 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 72.5 | 1952 Summer Olympics | Champions |
| 21. | Gusztáv Sebes | 1949–56 | 69 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 72.5 | 1954 FIFA World Cup | Runners-up |
| 22. | Márton Bukovi | 1956–57 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 075.0 | None | None |
| – | Selection committee Lajos Baróti, Károly Lakat, Károly Sós | 1957 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 075.0 | None | None |
| 23. | Lajos Baróti | 1957–66, 1975–78 | 117 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 52.9 | 1958 FIFA World Cup | Group stage |
| 23. | Lajos Baróti | 1957–66, 1975–78 | 117 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 52.9 | 1962 FIFA World Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 23. | Lajos Baróti | 1957–66, 1975–78 | 117 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 52.9 | UEFA Euro 1964 | Third place |
| 23. | Lajos Baróti | 1957–66, 1975–78 | 117 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 52.9 | 1966 FIFA World Cup | Quarter-finals |
| 23. | Lajos Baróti | 1957–66, 1975–78 | 117 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 52.9 | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Group stage |
| – | Béla Volentik | 1960 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 080.0 | 1960 Summer Olympics | Third place |
| 24. | Rudolf Illovszky | 1966–67, 1971–74 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 51.3 | UEFA Euro 1972 | Fourth place |
| 24. | Rudolf Illovszky | 1966–67, 1971–74 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 51.3 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Runners-up |
| 25. | Károly Sós | 1968–69 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 050.0 | None | None |
| 26. | József Hoffer | 1970–71 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 040.0 | None | None |
| 27. | József Bozsik | 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 28. | Ede Moór | 1974–75 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.3 | None | None |
| 29. | János Szőcs (caretaker) | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 30. | Ferenc Kovács | 1978–79 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 025.0 | None | None |
| 31. | Károly Lakat | 1979–80 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Champions |
| 31. | Károly Lakat | 1979–80 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | 1968 Summer Olympics | Champions |
| 32. | Kálmán Mészöly | 1980–83, 1990–91, 1994–95 | 61 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 039.3 | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Group stage |
| 33. | György Mezey | 1983–86, 1988 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 057.1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Group stage |
| 34. | Imre Komora | 1986 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 35. | József Verebes | 1987, 1993–94 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 021.4 | None | None |
| 36. | József Garami | 1987 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 040.0 | None | None |
| 37. | László Bálint (technical director) | 1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.3 | None | None |
| 38. | Bertalan Bicskei | 1989, 1998–2001 | 45 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 033.3 | None | None |
| 39. | Róbert Glázer (caretaker) | 1991 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 40. | Emerich Jenei | 1992–93 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 042.9 | None | None |
| 41. | Ferenc Puskás | 1993 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.0 | None | None |
| 42. | János Csank | 1996–97 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 031.6 | None | None |
| 43. | Imre Gellei | 2001–03 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 030.4 | None | None |
| 44. | Lothar Matthäus | 2004–06 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 039.3 | None | None |
| 45. | Péter Bozsik | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 042.9 | None | None |
| 46. | Péter Várhidi | 2006–08 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 043.8 | None | None |
| 47. | Erwin Koeman | 2008–10 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 035.0 | None | None |
| 48. | Sándor Egervári | 2010–13 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 050.0 | None | None |
| 49. | József Csábi (caretaker) | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | None | None |
| 50. | Attila Pintér | 2013–14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 040.0 | None | None |
| 51. | Pál Dárdai | 2014–15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 057.1 | None | None |
| 52. | Bernd Storck | 2015–17 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 032.0 | UEFA Euro 2016 | Round of 16 |
| 53. | Zoltán Szélesi (caretaker) | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.0 | None | None |
| 54. | Georges Leekens | 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 000.0 | None | None |
| 55. | Marco Rossi | 2018– | 72 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 47.2 | UEFA Euro 2020 | Group stage |
| 55. | Marco Rossi | 2018– | 72 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 47.2 | UEFA Euro 2024 | Group stage |

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