 Pintér in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-05-07)7 May 1966 (age 59) | ||
| Place of birth | Salgótarján,Hungary | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | Ferencváros | 150 | (20) |
| 1990 | Beerschot | 13 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Ferencváros | 166 | (16) |
| 1991–1992 | BVSC | 25 | (4) |
| 1992 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| 1992 | Budafok | ||
| 1993–1994 | Győr | 32 | (11) |
| 1994 | Baja | ||
| 1995 | Vasas | ||
| 1996 | Diósgyőr | ||
| Total | 386 | (55) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Hungary | 20 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994 | Baja | ||
| 1997–1999 | Sárvár | ||
| 2000–2002 | Celldömölk | ||
| 2002–2003 | Pápa | ||
| 2003 | Sopron | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2004–2005 | Sopron | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vasas | ||
| 2009–2011 | Győr | ||
| 2012–2013 | Győr | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hungary | ||
| 2016 | Mezőkövesd | ||
| 2017–2018 | Puskás Akadémia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Mezőkövesd | ||
| 2022 | III. Kerület | ||
| 2024– | Vasas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Attila Pintér (born 7 May 1966) is aHungarianfootball manager and former player. He is best known for being the head coach of theHungary national team from 19 December 2013 until 18 September 2014.
Pintér won theHungarian League title withFerencváros in the2003–04 season. Pintér also could win theHungarian Cup in 2004. He was dismissed from the club in 2004 after what was claimed to be a contract negotiation problem. Shortly after, the players of the club released a statement about Pintér's apparent behaviour during his tenure: according to the team, profanity, hazing, racist slurs and bullying was commonplace.[1]
Pintér won the Hungarian Cup in 2005 withSopron.
Attila Pintér became the coach of the Győri ETO FC in 2009. During his coaching the team finished third in theHungarian League 2009–10 season after beatingVideoton FC in the last round. On international turf the team entered theEuropa League 2010-11 season. In the first qualifying round Győr played their first match againstFC Nitra. The final result was 2–2.[2] In the second leg Attila Pintér's team could win 3–1 at theETO Park.[3] In the second qualifying round Győr played their first match inKazakhstan againstAtyrau. The match finished 2–0 to Győr thanks to the goals ofLinas Pilibaitis andFouad Bouguerra.[4] In the second leg Győr could win 2–0. The goals were scored byRati Aleksidze andMihai Nicorec.[5] In the third qualifying round Győr played with the FrenchMontpellier HSC.[6] The first match was played at the ETO Park and the final result was 1–0 to the French team.[7] The only goal of the match was scored byOlivier Giroud. In the second leg Győr won 1–0.[8] The only goal was scored byValentin Babić. In extra time there were no more goals therefore the teams had to decide the match in the penalty shootout. Győr won 4–3 on penalties and entered the play-offs of the Europa League. Győr played the CroatianDinamo Zagreb in the play-off of theEuropa League 2010-11. The first match was won by Zagreb 2–0.[9] In the second leg at theStadion Maksimir Győr lost to 2–1 and were eliminated from the Europa League on 4–1 aggregate.[10]Due to the increase of the number of matches the team were unable to do well both in the Hungarian League and in the Europa League. The results in the domestic league were not satisfying for the management, therefore Attila Pintér and the management mutually terminated the contract between each other and the management appointedAurél Csertői as the manager.
On 12 May 2013, Attila Pintér's Győr ended a 30-year wait for the Hungarian League title by beatingFerencvárosi TC at home by 1–0, while their rivalVideoton FC lost toDebreceni VSC 2–1 in the 27th weekday of the championship. In the 2012–13 season they went on a 22-match unbeaten run before back-to-back defeats knocked them off their stride. But neither Videoton FC norMTK Budapest FC could sustain the challenge therefore Győr could wrap up their fourth title with room to spare.[11]
On 22 May 2013, Pintér could have led Győr to double their success by winning the2012–13 Magyar Kupa againstDebreceni VSC at theBozsik Stadion,Budapest. Győr was winning by 1–0 thanks to the goal byNemanja Andrić in the 19th minute but in the second half Debrecen'sAdamo Coulibaly scored two goals which resulted Debrecen's victory over Győr in the Hungarian Cup final.[12]
On 19 December 2013, Pintér was appointed as thehead coach of theHungary national team by the head of theHungarian Football Federation,Sándor Csányi, inTelki.[13] Some has seen this decision as controversial, given Pintér's low popularity with fans and players alike.[14] On 7 September 2014, Hungary were defeated byNorthern Ireland by 2–1 at the newly builtGroupama Arena on the first matchday of theUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[15] Pintér was subsequently dismissed, withPál Dárdai appointed as a temporary replacement for three matches.[16]
After the 8–1 defeat of the Hungary national side against theNetherlands,Szalai gave an interview about the reasons behind the long-term underachievement of the national side.[17] Szalai has not been called up to play for Hungary since.[18]
On 13 November 2013, Pintér reacted on Szalai's criticism and doubted Szalai's honesty. Pintér claimed that Szalai said in an interview before the 8–1 defeat that he does not have any problems with Hungary coachSándor Egervári. Pintér criticised Szalai for being irresponsible for criticising the Hungarian coaches since Szalai does not know them.[19]
On 5 March 2014, Hungary played their first match, ended in a 2–1 defeat, againstFinland in Győr's ETO Park in the year and Szalai was left out. In an interview withNemzeti Sport, Szalai said that he cannot say anything about his future with the national team since he was not invited and he did not have the option to decide whether to join or not.[20]
On 28 August 2014, Pintér appointed the footballers of the Hungary national side against the upcomingUEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Northern Ireland at the Groupama Arena on 7 September 2014. Szalai was left out from the team.[21]
On 4 September 2014, Szalai posted an announcement on his Facebook profile saying that he doesn't want to play for Hungary during the management of Pintér.[22] Szalai became the second Hungarian footballer in the past 20 years who resigned from the Hungary national side after the resignation ofSzabolcs Huszti in 2007.[23]
On 13 April 2022, Pintér was appointed as manager of newly promoted andNemzeti Bajnokság II sideIII. Kerület until the end of the season to avoid relegation.[24]
On 6 September 2024, he was appointed as the manager ofVasas SC.[25] He debuted with a defeat againstNyíregyháza Spartacus FC in the2024–25 Magyar Kupa season. Vasas lost to Nyíregyháza on penalties.[26] On 10 November 2024, Vasas beatBékéscsaba 1912 Előre atKórház utcai Stadion 2-0. This victory was Pintérs fourth consecutive win in the season.[27] On 22 April 2025, it was confirmed that he would continue as a manager at the club despite the defeat againstMezőkövesdi SE on game week 23 andBudapesti VSC on game week 25.[28]
Ferencváros
Ferencváros
Sopron
Győr
| Pintér – goals for Hungary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 October 1989 | Népstadion,Budapest,Hungary |  Spain | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 11 October 1989 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary | Spain | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 28 March 1990 | Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary |  France | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| Ferencváros |  | 2003 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Sopron | | 2004 | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Vasas | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| Győr | | 61 July 2009 | 5 March 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Győr | | 6 March 2012 | 19 December 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Hungary | | 19 December 2013 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||