Beáta Bohus Explained

Beáta Bohus
Fullname:Beáta Bohus
Birth Date:25 April 1971
Birth Place:Békéscsaba, Hungary
Nationality:Hungarian
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Position:Line Player
Currentclub:Retired
Years1:–1997
Clubs1:Békéscsabai ENKSE
Years2:1997–2005
Clubs2:Dunaferr
Years3:2009–2011
Clubs3:Csorvási SK
Nationalyears1:1992–2004
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:69
Nationalgoals1:47
Manageryears1:2005–2010
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Manageryears3:2013–present

Beáta Bohus (born 25 April 1971 in Békéscsaba) is a former Hungarian handball player and handball coach. Currently she is the head coach of the Hungarian women's national youth handball team.

Playing career

Club

Bohus started to play professional handball for her hometown club Békéscsabai Előre NKSE. During her spell at the Purples, she has won a bronze medal yet in 1992. The talented line player signed to the strengthening Dunaferr in 1997 and thus become part of one of the most successful teams in the handball history. With the Dunaújváros-based team she has won the EHF Cup in 1998, the EHF Champions League in 1999 and also collected the EHF Champions Trophy in that year. In additionm she has won five Hungarian championship and as many Hungarian Cup titles. In her later years she had to compete with world-class pivot Anita Kulcsár for a first team place, and it resulted less playing minutes for her. She retired from handball in 2005, however, Hungarian second division team Csorvási SK reactivated her in 2009. She played two seasons for the club.

International

Bohus made her international debut on 30 October 1992 against France,[1] but surprisingly she was not selected for any major tournament until 2003. That year she participated on the World Championship, where Hungary finished second. One year later she participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifth with the national team.[2] Later that year, she was also present on the European Championship and collected the bronze medal. Bohus has retired from international handball after the competition.[3]

Coaching career

After her retirement in 2005, Békéscsaba have immediately offered her an assistant coach position. In November 2010 she was named as head coach instead of Eszter Mátéfi, in order to help the Hungarian national team coach to concentrate fully on her duties.[4] Bohus remained in her position until October 2011, when she was replaced by Péter Kovács.[5] Since 2013 she is the head coach of the Hungarian women's national youth handball team.

Achievements

Player

Coach

Hungary women's national youth handball team

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A sikerhalmozó beállós. Nemzeti Sport Online. 30 November 2003. 2 March 2011. Hungarian.
  2. Web site: Beáta Bohus-Megyerbíró . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093511/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/beata-bohus-megyerbiro-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 11 January 2011 .
  3. News: Kettőjüknek utoljára szólt a Himnusz. Handball.hu. 19 December 2004. 2 March 2011. Hungarian.
  4. Web site: Bohus váltja Mátéfit a békéscsabai kézikispadon. Bohus replaced Mátéfi on the bench. Origo.hu. 10 November 2010. 11 October 2011. Hungarian.
  5. Web site: Női kézilabda: Kovács Péter irányítja az évad végéig a Békéscsabát. Women's handball: Péter Kovács manages Békéscsaba until the end of the season. Nemzeto Sport Online. 11 October 2011. 11 October 2011. Hungarian.