Zsolt Petry

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Zsolt Petry
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Petry in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-09-23) 23 September 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1987 MTK Hungária 5 (0)
1987–1990 Videoton FC 72 (0)
1990–1991 Budapest Honvéd 30 (0)
1991–1995 Gent 118 (0)
1995–1996 Gençlerbirliği 30 (0)
1996–1997 Charleroi 31 (0)
1997–1998 Feyenoord 0 (0)
1998–1999 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 (0)
1999–2000 MTK Hungária 0 (0)
2000 Kotkan TP 13 (0)
2001 Dunaferr SE 7 (0)
2001 SC Paderborn 4 (0)
2002–2004 SV Babelsberg 03 (0)
International career
1988–1996 Hungary 38 (0)
1991 World Team 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2009 SC Paderborn (Goalkeeping coach)
2008–2010 Hungary (Goalkeeping coach)
2009–2015 1899 Hoffenheim (Goalkeeping coach)
2015–2021 Hertha BSC (Goalkeeping coach)
2023– Samsunspor (Goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zsolt Petry (born 23 September 1966) is a Hungarian former professional football who played as a goalkeeper and works as goalkeeping coach.

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Criticism

On 5 April 2021, Petry was heavily criticised on social media for homophobic and anti-immigrant statements he made in an interview in Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. [1] [2] The following day Hertha BSC fired him from his position as goalkeeping coach, stating that his remarks were incompatible with the club's values. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Zsolt Petry: Herthas Torwarttrainer nach homophoben Aussagen in der Kritik". Die Welt (in German). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "The interview that led to Hertha firing Zsolt Petry". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hertha BSC trennt sich von Torwarttrainer Zsolt Petry". kicker (in German). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.


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