Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület is a Hungarian water polo club that is part of the Budapest-based multi-sports club with the same name. Founded in 1950, they won six Hungarian championships and eight Hungarian cup titles.
In 2004, beside the domestic league success the team also collected the most prestigious continental cup, the LEN Euroleague, and later triumphed over LEN Cup winners CN Barcelona with a scoreline of 10–9 to win the LEN European Supercup.
Since 1 July 2010 the club is officially known as Groupama Honvéd, following the club has agreed on a sponsorship deal with international insurance company Groupama.
Naming history
Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület (BHSE): (1949 – 1990) In 1990 the water polo section was defunct. Honvéd-Spartacus VE: (1998/99) - Merged with Budapesti Spartacus SC Bp. Honvéd-Domino: (1999/00 – 2000/01) - the first naming sponsor Domino-BHSE: (2001/02 – 2006/07) Domino Honvéd: (2007/08 – 2009/10) Groupama Honvéd: (2010/11 – 2012/13) RacioNet Honvéd: (2013/14 – 2017/18) Budapesti Honvéd SE: (2018/19 – ... )
Honours
Domestic competitions
Országos Bajnokság I (National Championship of Hungary) Champions (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary) Winners (8): 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1979, 1998–99, 2006, 2010
Szuperkupa (Super Cup of Hungary); Championship vs. Cup winner
Winners (): 2005
European competitions
LEN Champions League (Euroleague) Winners (1): 2003–04
LEN Euro Cup
Semi-finalist (1): 2010–11
LEN Cup Winners' Cup
Runners-up (1): 1980–81
LEN Super Cup
Winners (1): 2004
Current squad
Season 2020–2021
Technical staff
Technical Director: István Vincze
Head Coach: Márton Szívós
Youth Coach: Imre Tóth
Team Doctor: Antal Gábor, MD
Physiotherapist: Tamás Klenyán
Recent seasons
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.
In European competition
Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup, Euroleague): 9x
Participations in Euro Cup (LEN Cup): 3x
Participations in Cup Winners' Cup: 2x
Notable former players
Olympic champions
Gergely Kiss – 13 years (2001-2008, 2012-) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing István Gergely – 12 years (2002-2014) 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing István Hevesi – 8 years (1952-1960) 1956 Melbourne Tamás Molnár – 8 years (2001-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Attila Vári – 7 years (2002-2009) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens Péter Biros – 6 years (2001-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Rajmund Fodor – 6 years (2002-2008) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens János Konrád – 5 years (1964-1969) 1964 Tokyo Bulcsú Székely – 5 years (2006-2011) 2000 Sydney Antal Bolvári – 4 years (1952-1956) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne György Gerendás – 4 years (1978-1982) 1976 Montreal Barnabás Steinmetz – 4 years (2012-2016) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens Tibor Benedek – 3 years (2004-2007) 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing Dezső Lemhényi – 2 years (1950-1951) 1952 Helsinki László Jeney – 2 years (1959–1960) 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne Attila Sudár – 1 year (1982) 1976 Montreal
Former coaches
Jenő Brandi (1950–1975) Kálmán Markovits (1976–1978) Antal Bolvári (1979–1988)
István Kovács (1998–2008) Lajos Vad (2008– present)