Tamás Mocsai

The native form of this personal name is Mocsai Tamás. This article uses the Western name order.

Tamás Mocsai

Personal information
Full name	Tamás Mocsai
Born	9 December 1978 (1978-12-09) (age 32) Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.96 metres (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	95 kg (210 lb)
Playing position	Right Back
Club information
Current club	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number	18
Youth clubs
1989–1994 1994–1997	TBV Lemgo GWD Minden
Senior clubs
1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2010 2010–	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke TV Jahn Duderstadt Dunaferr SE TV Suhr Pfadi Winterthur SG Kronau/Östringen TBV Lemgo SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
	Hungary		119 (270)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2010

Tamás Mocsai (born 9 December 1978 in Budapest) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Hungarian national team.

Career

Club

He started to play handball at the age of 10 in Lemgo, where his father, Lajos Mocsai was in charge that time. He spent his youth career in Germany, before debuting in the Handball-Bundesliga. His biggest success during his spell in Germany was the EHF City Cup, he achieved in 1999.

Then he moved to Hungarian vice-champions Dunaferr SE, with that he has broken the long-term hegemony of MKB Veszprém KC and won the Hungarian National Championship in his first season. He collected a silver and a bronze in the following seasons, and in addition, he lifted the Hungarian Cup trophy in 2001.

Later, he tried his hands in Switzerland. He signed to TV Suhr in 2002 and quicky became a fans' favourite. He was voted the best player of his team in 2003, and finished third on the goalscoring charts.^[1] He switched to domestic rivals and Champions League aspirants Pfadi Winterthur in 2004 to replace Cho Chi-Hyo, who was transferred to Wacker Thun.^[2] Mocsai signed a two-year deal with his new team, however, the bad performances and the restructure of the board resulted a mass exodus in 2005. Many players left the club, including Mocsai, who started the season by SG Kronau/Östringen.

At the end of the season he signed a three year contract with his former club TBV Lemgo. With the North Rhine-Westphalian team he won the EHF Cup in 2010, after beating Kadetten Schaffhausen in the finals. Since 1 July 2010 he plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

International

The first major event he participated was the 2004 European Championship. Since then he played on three World Championships (2007, 2009, 2011)^[3] and another European Championship (2008). He was also present at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where Hungary finished fourth.^[4]

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 2000
  • Silver Medallist: 2001
  • Bronze Medallist: 2002
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2001
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Finalist: 2000
  • Semifinalist: 2002
• EHF Cup:
  • Winner: 2010
• EHF City Cup:
  • Winner: 1999
• EHF Champions Trophy
  • Third Placed: 2000

References

1. ^ "Vass Gábor Svájcban lett kézibajnok" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 27 May 2003. http://www.origo.hu/sport/kezilabda/20030527vass.html. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
2. ^ "Mocsai Tamás a Winterthurhoz szerződött" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 2 April 2004. http://www.origo.hu/sport/kezilabda/20040402mocsai.html. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/lexikon/20041228/magyarok_a_ferfi_vilagbajnoksagokon_ermesek/. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 
4. ^ "Tamás Mocsai". Sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/tamas-mocsai-1.html. Retrieved 11 January 2011. 

External links

• Tamás Mocsai profile on SG Flensburg-Hadewitt official website

Persondata
Name	Mocsai, Tamás
Alternative names
Short description	Hungarian handball player
Date of birth	9 December 1978
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death
Place of death