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Managers in the Nemzeti Bajnokság are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and player acquisition. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the ownership of the club and the relationship of the manager with fans. Managers are required to have a UEFA Pro Licence which is the final coaching qualification available, and follows the completion of the UEFA 'B' and 'A' Licences.The UEFA Pro Licence is required by every person who wishes to manage a club in the Nemzeti Bajnokság on a permanent basis.

Current managers

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As of 22 June 2026

NameNat.Date of birthClubAppointedTime as managerSource
György Bognár Hungary 5 November 1961 Paks 14 February 2023 3 years, 264 days [1]
Gábor Erős Hungary 1 July 1980 Vasas 5 June 2025 1 year, 153 days [2]
Tamás Bódog Hungary 27 September 1970 Nyíregyháza 29 October 2025 1 year, 7 days [3]
Máté Pinezits Hungary 21 March 1984 MTK Budapest 21 December 2025 319 days [4]
Zoltán Szélesi Hungary 22 November 1981 Újpest 30 December 2025 310 days [5]
Attila Supka Hungary 19 September 1962 Kisvárda 21 May 2026 168 days [6]
Balázs Borbély Slovakia 2 October 1979 Ferencváros 1 June 2026 157 days [7]
Levente Babó Hungary 18 November 1980 Puskás Akadémia 3 June 2026 155 days [8]
Gert Remmel Estonia 31 December 1975 Debrecen 3 June 2026 155 days [9]
Maurizio Jacobacci Switzerland 11 January 1963 Kispest Honvéd 6 June 2026 152 days [10]
Efraín Juárez Mexico 22 February 1988 Győr 17 June 2026 141 days [11]
Filipe Çelikkaya Portugal 19 January 1985 Zalaegerszeg 22 June 2026 136 days [12]

Winning managers

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As of 16 May 2026

Rank Manager Won Season1
1 England Jimmy Hogan 5 1916–17, 1917–18, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21 (MTK)
1 Hungary Pál Jávor 5 1942, 1943, 1959 (Csepel), 1945, 1946 (Újpest)
3 Hungary Jenő Kalmár 4 1948 (Csepel), 1952, 1954, 1955 (Honvéd)
3 Hungary Lajos Baróti 4 1957 (spring) (Vasas), 1969, 1970 (spring), 1970–71 (Újpest)
3 Hungary Rudolf Illovszky 4 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965, 1976–77 (Vasas)
3 Hungary Pál Várhidi 4 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (Újpest)
7 Hungary Döme Fronz 3 1923, 1924, 1925 (MTK)
7 Hungary István Tóth Potya 3 1927, 1928 (Ferencváros), 1933 (Újpest)
7 Hungary Márton Bukovi 3 1951, 1953, 1957–58 (MTK)
7 Hungary Dezső Novák 3 1980–81, 1994–95, 1995–96 (Ferencváros)
7 Hungary József Verebes 3 1981–82, 1982–83 (Győr), 1986–87 (MTK)
7 Hungary Imre Komora 3 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86 (Honvéd)
7 Hungary Sándor Egervári 3 1998–99, 2002–03 (MTK), 1999–00 (Dunaújváros)
7 Ukraine Serhii Rebrov 3 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Attila Supka 2 2004–05, 2005–06, (Debrecen)
15 Hungary Sándor Kertész 2 1904 (MTK Budapest), 1905 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Lajos Bányai 2 1929–30, 1930–31 (Újpest)
15 Hungary Zoltán Blum 2 1931–32, 1933–34 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Béla Guttmann 2 1938–39, 1946–47 (Újpest)
15 Hungary Lajos Dimény 2 1940, 1941 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Ferenc Puskás Sr. 2 1949–50, 1950 (Honvéd)
15 Hungary József Mészáros 2 1962–63, 1964 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Károly Lakat 2 1967, 1968 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary Imre Kovács 2 1972, 1973 (Újpest)
15 Hungary György Mezey 2 1991 (Honvéd), 2011 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
15 Hungary János Csank 2 1994 (Vác), 2001 (Ferencváros)
15 Hungary József Garami 2 1997, 2008 (MTK Budapest)
15 Hungary András Herczeg 2 2009, 2010 (Debrecen)
15 Hungary Alfréd Schaffer 2 1936, 1937 (MTK Budapest)
15 Hungary Attila Pintér 2 2004 (Ferencváros), 2013 (Győr)
15 Hungary Elemér Kondás 2 2012, 2014 (Debrecen)
15 Russia Stanislav Cherchesov 2 2021–22, 2022–23 (Ferencváros)
33 Hungary Hugó Szüsz 1 1908 (MTK Budapest)
33 England Holmes W 1 1914 (MTK Budapest)
33 England Herbert Burgess 1 1921–22 (MTK Budapest)
33 Hungary Sándor Bródy 1 1926 (Ferencváros)
33 Hungary Béla Révész 1 1929 (MTK Budapest)
33 Hungary Béla Jánosi 1 1934–35 (Újpest)
33 Hungary Emil Rauchmaul 1 1938 (Ferencváros)
33 Hungary Ferenc Rónay 1 1943–44 (Nagyvárad)
33 Hungary Antal Lyka 1 1948–49 (Ferencváros)
33 Hungary Gyula Szűcs 1 1959–60 (Újpest)
33 Hungary Nándor Hidegkuti 1 1963 (Győr)
33 Hungary Lajos Csordás 1 1966 (Vasas Budapest)
33 Hungary Jenő Dalnoki 1 1975–76 (Ferencváros)
33 Hungary Lajos Tichy 1 1979–80 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Hungary Bertalan Bicskei 1 1987–88 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Hungary József Both 1 1988–89 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Hungary István Varga 1 1989–90 (Újpest)
33 Hungary Tibor Nyilasi 1 1991–92 (Ferencváros)
33 Finland Martti Kuusela 1 1992–93 (Budapest Honvéd)
33 Hungary Péter Várhidi 1 1997–98 (Újpest)
33 Hungary Péter Bozsik 1 2001–02 (Zalaegerszeg)
33 Czech Republic Miroslav Beránek 1 2006–07 (Debrecen)
33 Spain Joan Carrillo Milán 1 2014–15 (Videoton)
33 Germany Thomas Doll 1 2015–16 (Ferencváros)
33 Italy Marco Rossi 1 2016–17 (Honvéd)
33 Serbia Marko Nikolić 1 2017–18 (Fehérvár as Videoton)
33 Serbia Dejan Stanković 1 2023–24 (Ferencváros)
33 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 1 2024–25 (Ferencváros)
33 Slovakia Balázs Borbély 1 2025–26 (Győr)
Notes
  • Note 1: For the seasons 1901, 1902 (won by Budapesti TC) 1903, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13 (won by Ferencváros) managers are not included in the ranking since they are unknown.

References

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  1. ↑ "Hivatalos: újra Bognár György a Paks vezetőedzője" [Official: György Bognár is Paks' head coach again]. m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Erős Gábor lett a Vasas vezetőedzője – hivatalos" [Gábor Erős has become the head coach of Vasas – official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 5 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bódog Tamás a Nyíregyháza új edzője – hivatalos" [Tamás Bódog is the new coach of Nyíregyháza – official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 29 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Az őszi szezon után edzőt vált az MTK – hivatalos" [After the autumn season, MTK will change its coach - official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 16 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Szélesi Zoltán lett az Újpest új vezetőedzője – hivatalos" [Zoltán Szélesi has become the new head coach of Újpest – official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Supka Attila a Kisvárda vezetőedzője – hivatalos" [Attila Supka will be the head coach of Kisvárda – official]. csakfoci.hu (in Hungarian). Csakfoci. 21 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hosszú idő után újra magyar szakembert nevezett ki a Ferencváros – Borbély Balázs az új vezetőedző" [After a long time, Ferencváros has appointed a Hungarian professional again – Balázs Borbély is the new head coach]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "„A legfontosabb, hogy a csapat megőrizze első osztályú tagságát" – kinevezte új vezetőedzőjét a Felcsút" ["The most important thing is for the team to maintain its first-class status," Felcsut appointed its new head coach]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "A DVSC bejelentette Remmel kinevezését, finn és portugál edző is jön vele" [DVSC announces Remmel's appointment, Finnish and Portuguese coaches also join him]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 3 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "„Visszatért az olasz vonal" – megvan a Honvéd új vezetőedzője" ["The Italian line is back" - Honvéd has a new head coach]. 24.hu (in Hungarian). 24.hu. 6 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Megvan az ETO új vezetőedzője, mexikói szakember írt alá" [ETO have their new head coach as Mexican coach signs contract]. m4sport.hu (in Hungarian). M4 Sport. 17 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "A portugál Filipe Celikkaya lett a ZTE vezetőedzője – hivatalos" [Portuguese Filipe Celikkaya becomes ZTE's head coach – official]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 22 June 2026.
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