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Krisztián Tímár
Personal information
Full name	Krisztián Tímár
Date of birth	4 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Nyíregyháza (manager)
Youth career
1995–1997	Ferencváros
1997–1999	MTK Budapest
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	BKV Előre
2001–2003	Videoton
2003	Jokerit
2003–2004	Tatabánya
2004–2005	Nyíregyháza Spartacus
2005–2007	Ferencváros
2007	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
2007–2011	Plymouth Argyle
2010	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
2011–2012	SHB Đà Nẵng
2013	Siófok
2014	Szeged
Total
International career
1996–1997	Hungary U17
2008–2009	Hungary
Managerial career
2015–2017	Szeged-Csanád (youth)
2017–2020	Fehérvár II
2020–2021	Hungary U-18
2021–2022	Hungary U-19
2022–2023	Győr
2023–	Nyíregyháza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Krisztián Tímár (born 4 October 1979) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player who played as a centre back. He is the manager of Nyíregyháza.

He played in Nemzeti Bajnokság I for Videoton, Nyíregyháza Spartacus, Ferencváros and Siófok, and the Football League for Plymouth Argyle and Oldham Athletic. Tímár was capped four times by the Hungary national team.

Playing career

Born in Budapest, Timár began his career with Ferencváros in 1995 before having two-year spells with MTK Hungária and BKV Előre. He spent the next four-years with four clubs in two countries before returning to his first club, Ferencváros. In early January 2007 his form for them attracted interest from Plymouth Argyle and he signed on loan for the Pilgrims for the remainder of the 2006–07 season, with compatriot Péter Halmosi.^[4] He made a great start to his loan period with a debut goal in the 2–2 draw with Wolves at Molineux.^[5]

The duo impressed and they both joined the club permanently in May 2007.^[6] During his time with the club Timár has built up a cult following, with his no-nonsense approach and 100% commitment endearing him greatly to the Argyle supporters who nicknamed him "The Beast" or "The Timarnator". Timár was voted as the club's Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season in April 2008 before he suffered an horrific head injury in the final game of the season at Wolves.^[7] He signed a new three-year contract, with the option of a fourth, in July 2008.^[8]

Upon his return he endured a frustrating 2008–09 season, losing his place in the team to Craig Cathcart. He made just 22 appearances, with 8 of them coming as a substitute, which prompted then manager Paul Sturrock to challenge him to put the season behind him and rediscover his form of 2007–08.^[9] He began the 2009–10 season strongly with a goal against Crystal Palace but soon found himself out of the team again, and upon the opening of the January transfer window he was sent out on-loan to Oldham Athletic for a month by Paul Mariner in order to gain first-team football.^[10]

In December 2011, Timár signed with Vietnamese V-League club SHB Đà Nẵng and V-league 2012 Champion .^[11]

International career

Timár represented his country at youth level and was called up to the Hungarian senior team for the first time in March 2008 for the match against Slovenia.^[12] He made his long-awaited full international debut in that game as part of the starting eleven. He made his fourth appearance for the Magyars against Sweden in September 2009.^[13]^[14]

Coaching career

Timár was hired as a manager of Győr on 30 June 2022 on a two-year deal.^[15]

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

Player of the Year: 2007–08

References

^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
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^ "Krisztián Timar". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ "Pilgrims Bring in Trio". Skysports.com. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Timar Nets". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "Hungarians Return". Pafc.premiumtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Kris Comes Home". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "Timar Signs New Deal". Skysports.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Kris Challenged". Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "Beast Hits Boundary". Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "Vietnam: a magyar válogatott védő augusztusig aláírt a Da Nanghoz". Nemzeti Sport. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "Pilgrims Called Up". BBC News. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Hungary 1–2 Sweden". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Krisztián Tímár". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
^ "TÍMÁR KRISZTIÁN AZ ETO FC ÚJ VEZETŐEDZŐJE" [KRISZTIÁN TÍMÁR IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF ETO FC] (in Hungarian). Győr. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.