The new head coach of the Hungarian water polo team
The Hungarian Water Polo Association announced Tamás Märcz as the new head coach of the men’s water polo team after their board meeting on Thursday (Dec 15), writes index.hu.
The board members present at the meeting on December 15 chose the new head coach of the Hungarian men’s water polo team through secret voting. Out of the 13 applicants
Igor Milanovics, Teodor Haciteodor, Sándor Cseh, Norbert Dabrowski, Rajmund Fodor, András Gyöngyösi, Dénes Lukács, Tamás Märcz, Zoltán Szécsi, Gyula Tóth, Lajos Vad, László Vidumanszkiy, Balázs Vincze
Tamás Märcz was chosen to take the post, who was informed by the decision and officially asked for accepting the captain position from Dénes Kemény, former captain. Kemény also told the site that it was a tough decision to make, as the applicants all submitted great tenders.
The parties need to successfully agree on the conditions of the contract, and then, from January 1 2017, Tamás Märcz will be the head coach of the Hungarian national men’s water polo team. Notably, he was member of the team when they won the Olympics in Sydney. Later, he received Italian citizenship too, and played in the Italian team in 2012.
Then he came back to Hungary in 2013 and now won the opportunity to lead the water polo team. The website of the Association quotes him saying that being chosen for such a post is a great honour for him, especially in such a country, with huge traditions and great former captains. Furthermore, as an ambitious person, he really looks forward to the job and will try his best.
Märcz intends to hold a training for the members of the national team in the first week of January, and hopes to be able to come to terms with the clubs regarding the date of the training and the clubs’ schedules. Currently, he is also the main coach of BVSC, which position he can keep until the end of the season.
Moreover, as the head coach of the most significant water polo nation, he has big goals, including aiming for victory, regardless of the nature of the match, whether it is friendly or the final in the Olympics. He also said that the head coach is under continuous pressure, but he is fine with that burden.
His first significant tournament will be no other than the FINA World Championships, held in Budapest next year, for which he aims for the best and therefore intends to beat even the strongest rivals. Besides, the creating of his professional staff is already in process, and their list will be published soon.
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