Zsolt Krakovszki | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Győr, Hungary | 9 July 2002||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Right wing | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | NEKA | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014–2017 | Győri FKKA | ||
2017–2019 | NEKA | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2019–2024 |
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2024– |
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National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Hungary | 9 | (18) |
Medal record |
Zsolt Krakovszki (born 9 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for NEKA and the Hungary national team.
Zsolt and his twin brother Bence moved from Győr to Balatonboglár, the National Handball Academy ( NEKA) in 2017. He made his debut in the first team in NEKA in 2019, and in that season he scored 10 goals in 9 matches in the then still Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In 2021, NEKA was promoted to the first division, [1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Bence scored 32 goals in the season. After 7 years at NEKA, it was announced in March 2024 that he will continue his career in the German HSG Wetzlar team from the summer. [2] In the spring of 2024, NEKA won a bronze medal in the cup to a huge surprise. [3]
As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th. [4] He was included in the extended squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, [5] but in the end was not selected for the final tournament. At the age of 20, on 9 March 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Schaffhausen in the Switzerland–Hungary men's European qualifying match 32–37. [6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal. [7] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 2 games / 4 goals). He was included in the large squad of the men's handball team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics [8], but in the end he was not included in the traveling team. [9]
He has a twin brother, Bence Krakovszki, who plays as a left winger. He is also a professional handball player and Hungary national team player.
Zsolt Krakovszki | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Győr, Hungary | 9 July 2002||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Right wing | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | NEKA | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014–2017 | Győri FKKA | ||
2017–2019 | NEKA | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2019–2024 |
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2024– |
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National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Hungary | 9 | (18) |
Medal record |
Zsolt Krakovszki (born 9 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for NEKA and the Hungary national team.
Zsolt and his twin brother Bence moved from Győr to Balatonboglár, the National Handball Academy ( NEKA) in 2017. He made his debut in the first team in NEKA in 2019, and in that season he scored 10 goals in 9 matches in the then still Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In 2021, NEKA was promoted to the first division, [1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Bence scored 32 goals in the season. After 7 years at NEKA, it was announced in March 2024 that he will continue his career in the German HSG Wetzlar team from the summer. [2] In the spring of 2024, NEKA won a bronze medal in the cup to a huge surprise. [3]
As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th. [4] He was included in the extended squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, [5] but in the end was not selected for the final tournament. At the age of 20, on 9 March 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Schaffhausen in the Switzerland–Hungary men's European qualifying match 32–37. [6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal. [7] He also participated in the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Hungary men's national handball team. (5th place, 2 games / 4 goals). He was included in the large squad of the men's handball team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics [8], but in the end he was not included in the traveling team. [9]
He has a twin brother, Bence Krakovszki, who plays as a left winger. He is also a professional handball player and Hungary national team player.