Zsolt Krakovszki

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Zsolt Krakovszki
Personal information
Born (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22)
Győr, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club NEKA
Number 10
Youth career
YearsTeam
2014–2017
 Győri FKKA
2017–2019
 NEKA
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2019–2024
 Flag of Hungary.svg NEKA
2024–
 Flag of Germany.svg HSG Wetzlar
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–
 Hungary 9 (18)
Medal record
Junior World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Germany/Greece

Zsolt Krakovszki (born 9 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for NEKA and the Hungary national team.

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Career

Club

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, Zsolt scored 24 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]

National team

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]

Personal life

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.

Honours

National team

Club

NEKA

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References

  1. ↑ "Győzelemmel zárta a szezont a bajnokcsapat". neka.hu.
  2. ↑ https://www.hsg-wetzlar.de/news/detail/erster-ungar-bei-hsg-wetzlar-zsolt-krakovszki-kommt-im-sommer
  3. ↑ https://nb1.neka.hu/fantasztikus-bronzerem-a-magyar-kupaban
  4. ↑ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
  5. ↑ https://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezi-vb-chema-rodriguez-kapitany-bo-keretet-hirdetett-2926839
  6. ↑ "Kettős debütálás a felnőtt válogatottban!". nb1.neka.hu.
  7. ↑ "U21-es férfi kézi-vb: Németország–Magyarország döntő - NSO". NSO.hu. 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ https://vehir.hu/cikk/74103-ferfi-kezilabda-olimpiai-felkeszules-nem-valtozott-a-magyar-valogatott-kerete
  9. ↑ https://mksz.hu/cikk/6108
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