András Gángó

András Gángó (born 2 March 1984) is a Hungarian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeper coach of AGF.

András Gángó
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-02) March 2, 1984
Place of birth Hungary
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AGF (gk coach)
Youth career
AGF
Aarhus Fremad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 ÍF
2010–2011 NSÍ 54 (0)
2012 KÍ 27 (0)
2013 07 Vestur 27 (0)
2014–2015 NSÍ 54 (0)
2016–2017 Skála 54 (0)
2018 NSÍ 0 (0)
Managerial career
0000–2019 Faroe Islands U-21 (gk coach)
2019–2021 Tromsø (gk coach)
2020–2023 Faroe Islands (gk coach)
2021–2024 Vejle (gk coach)
2024– AGF (gk coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

He was born in 1984 in Mór, Hungary. He was childhood friends with Hungary international Tamás Priskin.[1]

Career

For András, it will also be a reunion with Aarhus, where he came from Hungary twenty years ago and was a student at Idrætshøjskolen in Vejlby/Risskov.

Gángó came from Hungary to Denmark, where he settled in Aarhus and was a student at Idrætshøjskolen in Vejlby/Risskov. In that connection, he trained briefly with Danish club AGF and also trained at Aarhus Fremad before his active career took off abroad.[2]

In 2007, he signed for Faroese side ÍF. In 2010, he signed for Faroese side NSÍ. In 2012, he signed for Faroese side KÍ. In 2013, he signed for Faroese side 07 Vestur. In 2014, he returned to Faroese side NSÍ. In 2016, he signed for Faroese side Skála. In 2018, he returned to Faroese side NSÍ. He has been described as "performed excellently in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers on several occasions, and was chosen as one of the best in the Faroese league year after year".[3]

Personal life

He can speak fluent Faroese. He has applied to become a naturalized Faroese citizen. He has worked as a gardener and as a store manager.[4] He has three children.[5]

Coaching career

Gángó worked as goalkeeping coach for the Faroe Islands U-21 national team for a year, also during his active player career.[6][7] He also took the coaching courses and obtained the UEFA B and UEFA GK-A licenses.[8]

In March 2019, Gángó was hired as goalkeeper coach for Tromsø IL, who played in the Norwegian top league, Eliteserien, on a contract until the summer.[9] In July 2019, Gángó had his contract further extended.[10] Alongside this, in 2020 he also became goalkeeping coach for the Faroe Islands national team.[11] Gángó left Tromsø in the summer of 2021[12] and in March 2023 he left his job as goalkeeping coach of the national team.[13]

In the summer of 2021, Gángó was presented as the new goalkeeping coach for the Danish club Vejle Boldklub.[14] Prior to the 2024-25 season, Gángó was hired as goalkeeper coach for another Danish club, AGF.[15]

References
  1. "Andras Gango: Føroyar kann skapa eina sensatión". in.fo.
  2. NY MÅLMANDSTRÆNER PÅ FREDENSVANG, agf.dk, 11 June 2024
  3. "András Gángó - Új Szó article".
  4. "Gango: „Kertész voltam, kapust nevelek" - magyar játékossors". nemzetisport.hu.
  5. "Andras venter sitt tredje barn i neste uke". nordlys.no.
  6. Gango: Eg haldi við báðum í kvøld, in.fo, 14 October 2014
  7. Vit ynskja Andras Gango, málmannsvenjari hjá..., facebook.com, 10 September 2019
  8. Andras Gango, fsf.fo
  9. Gango nýggjur málmansvenjari í Tromsø, portal.fo, 9 March 2019
  10. TIL forlenger med ungarer: - Jeg har en stor familie med tre ..., nordlys.no, 9 July 2019
  11. Hesin verður málmansvenjari á A-landsliðnum, bolt.fo, 25 February 2020
  12. Tromsøs keepertrener klar for dansk klubb, fotballnerd.no, 19 June 2021
  13. Jákup Mikkelsen aftur á landsliðnum, sosialurin.fo, 13 March 2023
  14. VB’s kommende trænerteam er helt på plads, vafo.dk, 18 June 2021
  15. NY MÅLMANDSTRÆNER PÅ FREDENSVANG, agf.dk, 11 June 2024
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