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Róbert Waltner

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The native form of this personal name is Waltner Róbert. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Róbert Waltner
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-09-20) 20 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kaposvár, Hungary
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Kaposfő 15 (6)
1997–1998 Kaposvár 29 (7)
1998–1999 Videoton 32 (12)
1999–2000 Újpest 13 (3)
2000–2002 Zalaegerszeg 70 (29)
2002–2003 Boca Juniors 0 (0)
2003–2004 Anorthosis 5 (1)
2004–2005 Zalaegerszeg 30 (17)
2005–2006 Vasas 39 (5)
2006–2009 Zalaegerszeg 71 (46)
2007–2008 → Al Dhafra (loan) 13 (9)
2009–2012 Mattersburg 68 (18)
2012–2014 Kaposvár 31 (9)
2014 Siófok 4 (0)
2014–2015 Pápa 17 (1)
2016 Balatonlelle 5 (5)
International career
1998–1999 Hungary U21 5 (1)
2001–2004 Hungary 6 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2020 Kaposvár
2020–2021 Siófok
2021–2022 Zalaegerszeg
2022–2023 Paks
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Róbert Waltner (born 20 September 1977) is a Hungarian football coach and a former player.

Playing career

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Waltner was a forward during his playing career, and is most remembered for representing Zalaegerszeg during three different spells and is the club's all-time top scorer with 92 league goals.

He was part of the Zalaegerszeg side that won the club's first league title in the 2001–02 season, under manager Péter Bozsik.[2][3] In the third qualifying round of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, Waltner was part of the Zalaegerszeg squad that faced English giants Manchester United. In the first leg, ZTE provided a stunning shock by winning 1–0 with a last minute goal from Béla Koplárovics.[4]

Coaching career

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Waltner resigned as a head coach of Zalaegerszeg on 25 March 2022.[5]

On 26 May 2022, he was appointed as the coach of Paks.[6] On 13 February 2023, he was sacked from Paks.[7]

Honours

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Zalaegerszegi

Boca Juniors

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Róbert Waltner at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Hungary round-up: Zalaegerszeg zoom to top". UEFA. 4 May 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2002.
  3. ^ "Hungary round-up: All too easy for Zalaegerszeg". UEFA. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2002.
  4. ^ "Zalaegerszeg 1–0 Manchester United". UEFA. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2002.
  5. ^ "Waltner Róbert távozik" (Press release) (in Hungarian). Zalaegerszeg. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ Á, V. "NB I: Waltner Róbert lett a Paksi FC vezetőedzője – hivatalos - NSO". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ nemzetisport.hu. "Paks: Waltnert felmentették, Bognár lehet az utód; a támadó Törökor". www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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