Csaba László (footballer born 1964)

Csaba László ( born February 13, 1964 in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania ) is a Romanian- Hungarian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Csaba László was born as a member of the Hungarian minority in Transylvania in 1964 and there began his footballing career in the youth at Progresul Odorhei and then at FC Unirea Cristur. Later he played between 1984 and 1986 with FC Szekelyudvarhely before he went to Germany. There he played at the club SpVgg Oberaußem - Fortuna (FV Middle Rhine ) and then moved to TuS Grevenbroich and CFB Ford Niehl in Cologne before it to the professionals by Bayer 05 Uerdingen went ( season 1989 /90). After one season, he moved in 1990 to the Hungarian club FC Volan and finished his playing career at BVSC Budapest 1991.

Coaching career

As a coach, he started back in Germany at Blue-White Kerpen and TuS Grevenbroich. Then he supervised Borussia Mönchengladbach II and is considered here as the discoverer of talents Marcell Jansen, Eugen Polanski and Tobias Levels. In January 2004, he was assistant coach of the national team of Hungary under German coach Lothar Matthäus, but in June 2004 he became coach of the Hungarian club Ferencvaros Budapest. After he lost the Champions League qualifier against Sparta Prague to beat his team in the UEFA Cup well and eliminated where the Millwall FC and Heart of Midlothian and pulled against the next opponents Feyenoord Rotterdam a respectable 1:1, giving him 2005 title " coach of the Year " in Hungary earned. As Ferencvaros in financial trouble came, he left the club and went to FC Sopron. After a few months there, he left the club and was national coach of Uganda. His work here was so successful that he called "The Miracle Man " got from the local press and from then on had cult status in Uganda.

From July 2008 to January 2010, he was coach of the Scottish first division club Heart of Midlothian and broke for his tents in Uganda from. From September 2010 to March 2011 he was coach of the Belgian club Sporting Charleroi.

In January 2012, Csaba László became the head coach of the Lithuanian national football team, but resigned in September 2013 after the disappointing performance in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup from his office.