Since April, Imre Szabics has been the head coach of MOL Fehérvár

According to the club’s announcement on Friday, the 36-time national team striker will serve as the Austrian national team’s second coach until the end of March, after which he will join the team. The contract of the 39-year-old specialist runs until June 30, 2024.

Following Imre Szabics' career as a player, he worked as a Sturm player observer until the end of 2017, during which time he was a member of the staff of Pál Dárdai and Bernd Storck for 11 matches between October 2014 and 2015, so he played a big role in the Hungarian national team. championship. He later helped his former teammate and coach, Franco Foda, work as an assistant - first for a year and a half at Sturm Graz and then for the past two years with the Austrian national team.

The coaching staff will be joined by two-time champion from Fehérvár, Roland Juhász, 95-time national team, and another former audience favorite, Sándor Torghelle, 42-time national team.

"I know it wasn't an easy task because they wanted me to stay, but in the end I think we managed to find a solution that could be optimal for all parties," the club's website quoted Imre Szabics as saying. it’s easy to give up a European Championship participation and a probable World Championship appearance with the Austrian national team, but he felt it was time in his consciously built career to work as a head coach.

Until the arrival of Imre Szabics, Roland Juhász and Sándor Torghelle, Tamás Szalai, who has been temporarily appointed to replace Gábor Márton, who was fired on 17 February, will remain the authorized coach of MOL Fehérvár FC.

(Source: Source: sportrajongo.hu, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti)