Ágota Bujdosó
Personal information
Full name Ágota Bujdosó
Born (1943-06-02) 2 June 1943
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club —
Youth career
Years Team
1957–1960
 Vasas SC
Senior clubs
Years Team
1960–1978
 Vasas SC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1977
 Hungary 158 (1)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1971 NetherlandsTeam
Bronze medal – third place1975 Soviet UnionTeam
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team

Ágota Bujdosó (born 2 June 1943 in Budapest)[1] is a former Hungarian international handball goalkeeper.

Career

Club

Bujdosó started her career in 1957 in Vasas and has spent her entire career by the Angyalföld-based team. She enjoyed her best spell in the seventies, having won the Hungarian Championship seven times in a row between 1972 and 1978 and capturing four Hungarian cup titles beside. In addition, she has reached the final of the European Champions Cup 1978, but lost out 19–14 against TSC Berlin.[2]

For her services, the loyal shot-stopper was awarded the Golden Ring of Vasas SC in 1991.[3]

International

Bujdosó made her debut in the Hungarian national team in 1965 and has won 168 caps until her retirement in 1977. From 1969 she was the captain of the team. She was present on several international competitions, first in 1971, when she has won bronze medal on the World Championship after beating Romania in the placement match. Two years later she played with Hungary for the bronze again, but this time the team have lost to the Soviet Union and finished fourth. In 1975, on her third and last World Championship she has collected another bronze medal.[2]

She was also member of the team that played on the 1976 Olympic Games. In a tightly contested tournament, Hungary finished third, falling short to silver medallist Germany only on goal difference.

Achievements

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Ágota Bujdosó Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Múltidéző – Bujdosó Ágota" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bújdosó Ágota, a Vasas SC legújabb aranygyűrűse" (in Hungarian). Vasas SC Archívum. Retrieved 9 February 2011.


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