Sandor Hidvegi

Coach Sándor Hidvégi shares our vision and commitment, and we are very excited and encouraged for our club to be able to count on such a high level of professional coaching for our young athletes. Sándor Hidvégi (born, 9 April 1983, in Budapest, Hungary is a former professional Hungarian football (soccer) player. He started playing at 6 and from 17 in his carrier he spent more than 15 years as an adult player at the highest professional levels. During his career, he managed to become a key player for the top-ranked Hungarian clubs with the greatest traditions. He was a player for, among others, the two most successful clubs in Hungary, Ferencvárosi Torna Club and MTK Budapest FC, as well as Fehérvár FC, the third most important club of our time. In terms of awards, he also managed to reach the top, as he became the Hungarian National Champion in 2011 with the Videoton FC professional soccer team. After winning the Hungarian Pro League he won bronze medals twice, in 2014 with Ferencváros and in 2015 with the MTK team. Sandor Hidvegi is a well-known and respected member of the Hungarian football, who after finishing his carrier started to work as a football coach in the highest professional level at MTK Budapest which has the best youth academy in Hungary, also valued across Europe.

Shortly after finishing his professional career he returned to MTK Budapest FC to contribute to the development of the Club with his professional knowledge as a Youth Soccer Coach. MTK Budapest FC’s youth academy, known as Sándor Károly Football Academy, was the first dedicated youth academy in Hungary. Since 2001, they have been at the forefront for youth development providing professional background and education both on and off field. In the past 20 years the academy gave more than one hundred first division players to Hungary, and the players with professional contracts is close to two hundred. More than fifty players developed by the academy have gained professional contracts in international football, and more than twenty players have debuted in the national team, making us the leading developers for the national team’s players.

Coach Sándor Hidvégi coached the U-12, U-13 and U-14 youth teams, leading the junior teams to win their age group’s National Championship in 1st Division. He was also responsible for scouting youth players to join the academy and assisted three head coaches. He developed technical, tactical and mental skills of the players with excellent results.  As a result of his excellent coaching several players from his team have qualified to become members of the adult professional team and participate in important national and international matches. Among the accomplishments of some of his most notable players includes signing with the Italian First Division (Italian Serie A), the Greek Pro League Club and Sottish First Division.

In addition to playing and coaching youth football at the highest levels in Europe, he has earned the coveted UEFA A License and Diploma. The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) UEFA A license allows holders to be head coaches of youth teams up to age 18, reserve teams (also known as 'B' teams) for top-flight clubs, and men's professional second-tier clubs, it is only below the is one level below the UEFA Pro License required to coach or manage a football club in the top tier of any European nation's league system on a permanent basis such as in  the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

He was granted the UEFA A License on September 1, 2021 by the Hungarian Football Federation as governed by the UEFA. The UEFA licenses are coaching licensed mandated by the Union of European Football Association, the governing body of European soccer. Issued by each country’s soccer federation, the license is the highest coaching certificate available. UEFA is the umbrella organization for fifty-five national football associations across Europe. Certification by the UEFA is the highest ranking for soccer coaches as determined by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association- International Federation of Association Football, the international governing body of soccer.