PLER-Budapest

Full name

Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos-Rév Kézilabda Club

Short name

PLER

Founded

1986

Arena

Budapest Airport Aréna, Budapest

Capacity

1,000

President

László Németh

Head coach

Attila Horváth

League

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

Club colours

Home

Away

Website
Official site

Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos-Rév Kézilabda Club was a Hungarian team handball club from Pestszentlőrinc, Budapest, that played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level championship in Hungary.

Budapest, Pestszentlőrinc, XVIII. ker

Location of PLER-Budapest

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Pestlőrinc SC	1986–1990
Pestszentlőrinc SC	1990–1991
Zöldi Pestszentlőrinc SC	1991–1992
Pestszentlőrinc SC	1992–1999
LRI Malév Pestszentlőrinc	1999–2000
Pestlőrinc-LRI Malév-Elektromos	2000–2001
Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos	2001–2003
Pestszentlőrinc-Elektromos-Rév	2003–2004
PLER-Airport	2004–2006
PLER-Airport KC	2006–2007
PLER KC	2007–2011
FTC-PLER Budapest	2011–2013
PLER-Budapest	2013–present

Club crest

Old Logo
(-2023)

Kits

HOME
2018–20	2020–21	Craft 2023–24

AWAY
2017–18	2018–20	2020–21	Craft 2023–24

Sports Hall information

Name: – Budapest Airport Aréna
City: – Budapest, XVIII. ker
Capacity: – 1000
Address: – 1188 Budapest Thököly út 5.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

PLER-Budapest

Goalkeepers

01 Máté Borsos
12 Zoltán Kránitz
33 Ákos Takács

Left Wingers

34 Máté Vízler
37 Bence Holdosi
47 Martin Fodor

Right Wingers

17 Ádám Tóth
24 Szabolcs Szkokán
42 Balázs Zalai

Line Players

10 Khalil Mohamed Chaouachi
21 Mátyás Simotics
76 Dániel Gajdos

Central Backs

08 Csongor Várszegi
20 Filip Sunajko
23 Božo Anđelić
32 Alan Javor
93 Dávid Foki

Left Backs

07 Ádám Fekete
09 Luka Groff
97 Tamás Farkas (c)

Right Backs

Technical staff

Head coach: Attila Horváth
Goalkeeping coach: István Bakos
Masseur: Zoltán Székely
Club doctor: Dr. Balázs Előd Szabó

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Ignacy Bąk (RB) from Wilhelmshavener HV
Alan Javor (CB) from RK Krško
Bruno-Vili Zobec (RB) from Sport36-Komló^[1]
Serhii Petrychenko (LP) from HK Lovosice
Maxym Strelnikov (LB) from CS Chênois Genève
Filip Sunajko (CB) from Sport36-Komló
Ádám Tóth (RW) from Csurgói KK
Zoltán Kránitz (GK) from Ceglédi KKSE
Péter Ács (CB) from NEKA
Bence Holdosi (LW) from Budai Farkasok KKUK
Dániel Gajdos (LP) from Tatai AC
Szabolcs Szkokán (RW) from Szigetszentmiklósi KSK
Christian Dissinger (LB) from Al Duhail^[2]
Božo Anđelić (CB) from Al-Qurain SC^[3]
Khalil Mohamed Chaouachi (LP) from Club Africain^[4]
Luka Groff (LB) from RK Koper^[5]
Mitar Markez (RB) on loan from Csurgói KK^[6]
Vuk Lakićević (RB) from RK Lovćen^[7]

Leaving

Balázs Boros (RB) to QHB-Eger
Norbert Parzer (RB) to Szigetszentmiklósi KSK
Bence Kovács (LB) to Mezőkövesdi KC
Gábor Andorka (GK) to Rákosmenti KSK
Péter Ács (CB) to Sport36-Komló
Maxym Strelnikov (LB) to Chrobry Głogów
Serhii Petrychenko (LP) to MŠK Považská Bystrica
Christian Dissinger (LB) to MOL Tatabánya KC^[8]
Bruno-Vili Zobec (RB) on loan at Csurgói KK

Transfers for the 2021–22 season

Joining

Attila Tóth (RB) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Benedek Szakály (RW) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
András Schekk (LB) from Tatai AC
Dávid Foki (CB) from NEKA
Balázs Márton (LB) from KK Ajka

Leaving

Dániel Takó (RB) to Orosházi FKSE
Sándor Bak (CB)

Transfers for the 2020–21 season

Joining

Kevin Rozner (RW) from Váci KSE
Máté Vízler (LW) from Nyíregyházi SC

Leaving

Adrián Cseh (RW) to Vecsési SE
Kerim Khalil (LP) to BFKA-Veszprém U22

Transfers for the 2019–20 season

Joining

Tamás Farkas (LB) from Csurgói KK
Dániel Takó (RB) from Vecsési SE

Leaving

Máté Nagy (LW) to Kecskeméti TE
Bence Papp (RB) to Gyöngyösi KK
Krisztián Rédai (LB) to Váci KSE
Balázs Márton (LB) to Szigetszentmiklósi KSK
Csaba Bella (CB) to Orosházi FKSE
Márió Horvácki (CB) loan back to Váci KSE

Transfers for the 2018–19 season

Joining

Gábor Grebenár (LB) from Ferencvárosi TC
Máté Nagy (LW) from Ferencvárosi TC
Krisztián Rédai (LB) from Ferencvárosi TC
Adrián Cseh (RW) from Ferencvárosi TC
Gábor Andorka (GK) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Balázs Márton (LB) from Veszprém KKFT Felsőörs
Csaba Bella (CB) from Orosházi FKSE
Bence Papp (RB) from NEKA
Bálint Jónás (GK) from NEKA
Dávid Turcsán (RW) from Balatonfüredi KSE
Márió Horvácki (CB) on loan from Váci KSE

Leaving

Zoltán Kránitz (GK) to Vecsési SE
Máté Vízler (LW) to Vecsési SE
Szabolcs Nagy (LB) to Csurgói KK
Tamás Farkas (LB) to Csurgói KK
Ádám Bujtár (RW) to Pécsi VSE
Bence Holdosi (LW) to Ferencvárosi TC
Pál Merkovszki (GK) to Ferencvárosi TC
Benjamin Vízi (LB) to HC Einsiedeln
Norman Tóth (GK)
Zoltán Terenyi (RW)
Richárd Bendegúz Mezei (RB) to FKSE Algyő

Transfers for the 2017–18 season

Joining

Sándor Bak (CB) from Ferencvárosi TC
Ádám Bujtár (RW) from Sport36-Komló
Zoltán Terenyi (RW) from ETO-SZESE Győr
Richárd Bendegúz Mezei (RB) from Békési FKC
Hans Schmidt (LP) from Pénzügyőr SE
Zoltán Patyi (CB) from MOL-Pick Szeged U23

Leaving

Szabolcs Laurencz (RB) (retires)
Botond Zelei (CB) to Mezőkövesdi KC
István Gigler (RW) to Balassagyarmati Kábel SE
Benjamin Sinkovits (RB) loan back to Balatonfüredi KSE
Péter Keresztes (CB) loan back to Gyöngyösi KK

Transfers for the 2016–17 season

Joining

Botond Zelei (CB) from SBS-Eger
István Gigler (RW) from Mizse KC
Dániel Horváth (LP) from Balmazújvárosi KK
Péter Keresztes (CB) on loan from Gyöngyösi KK
Benjamin Sinkovits (RB) on loan from Balatonfüredi KSE

Leaving

Matej Mikita (LB) to Gyöngyösi KK
Csaba Leimeter (RB) to Grundfos Tatabánya KC
György Bakos (CB) to Ferencvárosi TC
Bendegúz Bujdosó (RW) to Ferencvárosi TC
Mohamed Yassine Benmiloud (LP) to Ferencvárosi TC
András Kocsi (LP) to Ferencvárosi TC
Sándor Bohács (LW) to Budakalász FKC
Tamás Boros (GK) to Budakalász FKC
Zsolt Vasvári (GK) to Budakalász FKC
Ákos Glück (RW) to Budakalász FKC
Tamás Oláh (RB) to Orosházi FKSE
Benjamin Sinkovits (RB) to Balatonfüredi KSE
Bojan Rađenović (LW) loan back to Csurgói KK

Transfers for the 2015–16 season

Joining

György Bakos (CB) from Gyöngyösi KK
Bendegúz Bujdosó (RW) from Dabas KK
Gergő Lókodi (LB) from Mezőkövesdi KC
Tamás Oláh (RB) from Balmazújvárosi KK
Mohamed Yassine Benmiloud (LP) from Orosházi FKSE
Tamás Boros (GK) from Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Szabolcs Nagy (LB) from Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Norman Tóth (GK) from HC Visé BM
Bojan Rađenović (LW) on loan from Csurgói KK

Leaving

Jakub Mikita (LB) to Csurgói KK
Dániel Váczi (GK) to Budakalász FKC
Sándor Bak (CB) to Ferencvárosi TC
Krisztián Rédai (LB) to Gyöngyösi KK
Márton Auth (LB) (retires)
Ferenc Stranigg (LP)
László Kemény (LP) loan back to Balatonfüredi KSE
Mohsen Babasafari (GK) loan back to Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Norbert Gyene (RW) loan back to MKB-MVM Veszprém

Transfers for the 2014–15 season

Joining

Alencar Cassiano Rossoni (LP) from Grundfos Tatabánya KC
András Kocsi (LP) from Váci KSE
Szabolcs Laurencz (RB) from Váci KSE
Ferenc Stranigg (LP) from Gödöllői KC
László Kemény (LP) on loan from Balatonfüredi KSE
Mihály Tóth (GK) on loan from MOL-Pick Szeged
Gabriel Vadkerti (CB) on loan from Csurgói KK
Norbert Gyene (RW) on loan from MKB-MVM Veszprém
Mohsen Babasafari (GK) on loan from Grundfos Tatabánya KC

Leaving

Milan Kuzman (LP)
Alireza Mousavi loan back to MKB-MVM Veszprém
Bence Nagy (LB) to Gyöngyösi KK^[9]
György Bakos (CB) to Gyöngyösi KK^[10]
Máté Marczinkó (RB) to Gyöngyösi KK
Robin Munkácsi (LP) to Gyöngyösi KK
Ádám Tóth (RW) to Gyöngyösi KK
András Koncz (CB) to Gyöngyösi KK
Gergő Lókodi (LB) to Mezőkövesdi KC
Tamás Oláh (RB) to Balmazújvárosi KK
Mátyás Rév (RW) to Dabas KK
János Vancsics (RW) to SBS-Eger
Tamás Németh (LW) to TV 08 Willstätt
Tamás Szabó (GK) to TSV Lohr
Gabriel Vadkerti (CB) loan back to Csurgói KK
Mihály Tóth (GK) loan back to MOL-Pick Szeged
Alencar Cassiano Rossoni (LP)

Transfers for the 2013–14 season

Joining

Milan Kuzman (LP) from SBS-Eger
Tamás Németh (LW)
Tamás Szabó (GK) from Balatonfüredi KSE
Dávid Kaló (LP) from Füzesabonyi SC
László Varga (LP) from Gödöllői KC
Gergő Lókodi (LB) from Kecskeméti TE
Alireza Mousavi (LP) on loan from MKB-MVM Veszprém

Leaving

Teodor Paul (GK) to Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Martin Mazak (LP) to Grundfos Tatabánya KC
Tomáš Szűcs (LB) to Mezőkövesdi KC
Darko Pavlović (LB) to Balmazújvárosi KK
Márton Székely (GK) to Balatonfüredi KSE^[11]
Péter Lendvay (CB) to Váci KSE
András Kocsi (LP) to Váci KSE
Szabolcs Laurencz (RB) to Váci KSE
Gábor Pálos (LW) to SBS-Eger

Previous squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Hungary	Bálint Jónás	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)	Goalkeeper
2	Hungary	Sándor Bak	(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
6	Hungary	Levente Illés	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24)	Central Back
8	Hungary	Gábor Grebenár	(1984-08-17) 17 August 1984 (age 39)	Left Back
11	Hungary	Richárd Bendegúz Mezei	(1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)	Right Back
12	Hungary	Gábor Andorka	(1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
13	Hungary	Bence Papp	(2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 24)	Right Back
15	Hungary	Balázs Márton	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 28)	Left Back
16	Hungary	Ádám Balogh	(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 26)	Goalkeeper
19	Hungary	Patrik Ferencz	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 26)	Left Winger
24	Hungary	Krisztián Rédai	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 28)	Left Back
30	Hungary	Csaba Bella	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 26)	Central Back
32	Hungary	Hans Johann Schmidt	(1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 28)	Line Player
34	Hungary	Márió Horvácki	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)	Central Back
59	Hungary	Dániel Gál	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 24)	Left Winger
66	Hungary	Máté Nagy	(1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 37)	Left Winger
77	Hungary	Dániel Horváth	(1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 28)	Line Player
88	Hungary	Adrián Cseh	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 25)	Right Winger
96	Hungary	Kerim Khalil	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23)	Line Player
99	Hungary	Dávid Turcsán	(1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24)	Right Winger

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Hungary Slovakia	Mihály Tóth	(1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
2	Hungary	Sándor Bak	(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
3	Hungary	László Kemény	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)	Line Player
5	Hungary	Norbert Gyene	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 29)	Right Winger
6	Hungary	András Kocsi	(1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
7	Hungary	Máté Csontos	(1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 29)	Left Back
10	Hungary	Patrik Tóth	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)	Central Back
12	Hungary	Zoltán Kránitz	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 30)	Goalkeeper
14	Hungary	Bence Uzonyi	(1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 29)	Right Back
15	Hungary	Csaba Leimeter	(1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 29)	Right Back
18	Slovakia	Gabriel Vadkerti	(1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 39)	Central Back
19	Hungary	Szabolcs Laurencz	(1978-12-19) 19 December 1978 (age 45)	Right Back
20	Hungary	Ferenc Stranigg	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32)	Line Player
21	Hungary	Krisztián Rédai	(1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 28)	Left Back
22	Hungary	Márton Auth	(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 31)	Left Winger
26	Hungary	Dániel Váczi	(1993-08-23) 23 August 1993 (age 30)	Goalkeeper
34	Hungary	Máté Vízler	(1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 28)	Left Winger
37	Iran	Mohsen Babasafari	(1987-06-28) 28 June 1987 (age 36)	Goalkeeper
39	Hungary	Sándor Bohács	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	Left Winger
71	Hungary	Benjamin Sinkovits	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 27)	Right Winger
81	Slovakia	Jakub Mikita	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 30)	Left Back
82	Slovakia	Matej Mikita	(1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 (age 29)	Left Back
91	Ukraine	Henadiy Kucher	(1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
97	Hungary	Tamás Farkas	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 26)	Left Back

2011–2012 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Hungary	Sándor Bak	(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 32)	Central Back
4	Hungary	Csaba Bendó	(1973-11-30) 30 November 1973 (age 50)	Right Winger
5	Hungary	György Bakos	(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)	Left Winger
6	Hungary	Balázs Pozsgai	(1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 36)	Left Back
8	Hungary	Dániel Tóth	(1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 31)	Central Back
10	Hungary	Mátyás Rév	(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)	Right Winger
11	Hungary	Péter Lendvay	(1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 47)	Central Back
12	Hungary	Márton Székely	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34)	Goalkeeper
14	Hungary	Gábor Pálos	(1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 38)	Left Winger
15	Slovakia	Maros Balaz	(1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34)	Right Back
16	Czech Republic	Jan Komínek	(1981-07-20) 20 July 1981 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
17	Hungary	Gábor Hajdú	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 34)	Left Back
18	Hungary	András Kocsi	(1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
19	Hungary	Tamás Oláh	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)	Right Back
20	Hungary	Márton Auth	(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 31)	Left Winger
21	Hungary	István Soproni	(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30)	Right Winger
22	Slovakia	Martin Mazak	(1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 39)	Line Player
23	Hungary	Máté Marczinkó	(1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 33)	Right Back
27	Hungary	Rudolf Faluvégi	(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)	Left Back
52	Hungary	Csaba Horváth	(1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 35)	Line Player
77	Slovakia	Jakub Mikita	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 30)	Left Back
78	Hungary	Gergely Kis	(1978-08-11) 11 August 1978 (age 45)	Left Back

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Hungary	András Novák	(1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 46)	Goalkeeper
5	Hungary	György Bakos	(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 39)	Left Winger
6	Hungary	Máté Lékai	(1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 35)	Central Back
7	Hungary	Szabolcs Kupi	(1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 33)	Central Back
8	Hungary	Ádám Korsós	(1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 35)	Central Back
9	Hungary	Zsolt Balogh	(1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 34)	Right Back
10	Hungary	Mátyás Rév	(1984-01-31) 31 January 1984 (age 40)	Right Winger
11	Hungary	Péter Lendvay	(1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 47)	Central Back
12	Hungary	Márton Székely	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34)	Goalkeeper
13	Hungary	Tibor Gazdag	(1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 32)	Left Winger
17	Hungary	Gyula Forgács	(1974-07-21) 21 July 1974 (age 49)	Left Winger
18	Hungary	András Kocsi	(1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)	Line Player
19	Hungary	László Varga	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 32)	Line Player
20	Hungary	Bálint Pordán	(1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 35)	Line Player
21	Hungary	Gergely Pál	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 38)	Left Back
23	Hungary	Máté Munkácsi	(1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 36)	Right Winger
24	Hungary	Máté Marczinkó	(1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 (age 33)	Right Back
29	Hungary	József Tóth	(1980-01-17) 17 January 1980 (age 44)	Central Back
33	Hungary	Tamás Koller	(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 31)	Left Back
55	Slovakia	Teodor Paul	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 36)	Goalkeeper
77	Slovakia	Jakub Mikita	(1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 30)	Left Back

Top scorers

Season	Player	Apps/Goals
2022–2023	Bence Kovács	28/121

Honours

Honours		No.	Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Winners	1	1998–99
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Runners-up	2	1997–98, 2018–19
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B	Third Place	3	1995–96, 2016–17, 2017–18
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa	Runners-up	1	2010–11

Recent seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[12] 17
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[13] 13
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[14]^[15] 4

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
1986	NB II Kelet	8th
1987	NB II Kelet	4th
1988–89	NB II Kelet	6th
1989–90	NB II Kelet	1th
1990–91	NB I/B Nyugat	9th
1991–92	NB I/B Nyugat	8th
1992–93	NB I/B Nyugat	9th
1993–94	NB I/B Nyugat	10th
1994–95	NB I/B Nyugat	6th
1995–96	NB I/B Nyugat	3th
1996–97	NB I/B Nyugat	7th
1997–98	NB I/B Nyugat	2th
1998–99	NB I/B Nyugat	1st
1999-00	NB I	12th
2000–01	NB I	4th
2001–02	NB I	8th
2002–03	NB I	9th
2003–04	NB I	6th
2004–05	NB I	5th
2005–06	NB I	4th
2006–07	NB I	4th	Third place
2007–08	NB I	4th	Fourth place
2008–09	NB I	4th
2009–10	NB I	5th	Fourth place

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
2010–11	NB I	9th	Finalist
2011–12	NB I	7th
2012–13	NB I	5th
2013–14	NB I	8th
2014–15	NB I	10th
2015–16	NB I	14th	Round 3
2016–17	NB I/B Nyugat	3th	Round 2
2017–18	NB I/B Nyugat	3th	Round 3
2018–19	NB I/B Kelet	2th	Round 3
2019–20	NB I/B Nyugat	Cancelled
2020–21	NB I/B Nyugat	4th	Round 3

Former club members

Notable former players

György Bakos
Mohamed Yassine Benmiloud
Sándor Bohács (2010–2016)
Bendegúz Bujdosó (2015–2016)
Gábor Grebenár
László Kemény
András Koncz
Szabolcs Laurencz
Csaba Leimeter
Péter Lendvay
Péter Lukács (2009–2015)
Bence Nagy
Máté Nagy
Kristóf Palasics (2016–2018)
Gábor Pálos
István Székely (2000–2002)
Márton Székely
Ádám Tóth
Mihály Tóth
Alencar Cassiano Rossoni
Christian Dissinger (2023)
Mohsen Babasafari
Alireza Mousavi
Martin Mazak
Jakub Mikita
Matej Mikita
Teodor Paul
Tomáš Szűcs
Gabriel Vadkerti
Milan Kuzman
Darko Pavlović
Bojan Rađenović