Bence Krakovszki
| Bence Krakovszki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
9 July 2002 Győr, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | MOL Tatabánya KC | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2017 | Győri FKKA | ||
2017–2019 | NEKA | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2019–2023 | NEKA | ||
2023– | MOL Tatabánya KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Hungary | 8 | (14) |
Medal record | |||
Bence Krakovszki (born 9 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Hungary national team.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Bence and his twin brother Zsolt 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 3 goals in 7 matches in the then still Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In 2021, NEKA was promoted to the first division,[1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Bence scored 79 goals in the season. After 6 years at NEKA, it was announced in May 2023 that he would continue his career in one of the best Hungarian teams, MOL Tatabánya KC.[2]
National team
[edit]As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[3] He was included in the extended squad for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship,[4] but in the end was not selected for the final tournament. A year later, he was included in the extended squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship,[5] but in the end was dropped once again. At the age of 20, on March 9, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Schaffhausen in the Switzerland–Hungary men's European qualifying match 32–37, where he scored 2 goals.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] He was also a member of the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship squad,[8] but he did not play in a single match at the European Championship. He was included in the large squad of the men's handball team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics,[9] but in the end he was not included in the traveling team.[10]
Personal life
[edit]He has a twin brother, Zsolt Krakovszki, who plays as a right winger. He is also a professional handball player and Hungary national team player.
Honours
[edit]National team
[edit]- Junior World Championship:
Silver: 2023
Club
[edit]- NEKA
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B
Gold: 2021
- MOL Tatabánya KC
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
Bronze: 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Győzelemmel zárta a szezont a bajnokcsapat".
- ^ "Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja".
- ^ https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
- ^ Szabolcs KOZICZ (7 December 2021). "Men's EHF EURO 2022 Official Squad Lists" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Férfi kézi-vb: Chema Rodríguez kapitány bő keretet hirdetett". 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Kettős debütálás a felnőtt válogatottban!".
- ^ "Nagy falat volt a házigazda, vb-ezüstérmes a magyar U21-es férfi kézilabda-válogatott". 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Férfi kézi: Rodríguez Pedro kihagyja az Eb-t – szűkített magyar keret". 28 December 2023.
- ^ https://vehir.hu/cikk/74103-ferfi-kezilabda-olimpiai-felkeszules-nem-valtozott-a-magyar-valogatott-kerete
- ^ https://mksz.hu/cikk/6108
External links
[edit]- Bence Krakovszki at EHF (in English)
- Bence Krakovszki at MKSZ (in Hungarian)
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