BVSC Budapest

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The Budapesti VSC (Vasutas Sport Club, en. Railway Sports Club), or just short BVSC, was a Hungarian sports club from the capital Budapest. The club was founded in 1911 and dissolved in 2001. Of importance were amongst others the table tennis, wrestling and football (soccer) departments. The table tennis department won the European Cup of 1980 and several national championships.

The football team reached in the years 1996 and 1997 twice the Hungarian Cup final and was runner up in the national championship in 1996.

Contents 1 Name changes 2 Famous Athletes 2.1 Football 2.2 Other sports

[edit] Name changes

As most other Hungarian sports clubs BVSC was subject to numerous changes of its name throughout its history. Here is a list of names that were in use by the club:

• 1911 Budapesti VSC
• 1914 Konzum
• 1946 Budapesti Lokomotiv
• 1954 Budapesti TSE (after merger of Budapesti Elöre with Budapesti Postás SE)
• 1956 Budapesti VSC (after demerger of Budapesti Elöre an Budapesti Postás SE)
• 1990 BVSC Mavtransped
• 1992 BVSC Novép
• 1993 BVSC Dreher
• 1997 BVSC Zugló
• 1998 Budapesti VSC

[edit] Famous Athletes

[edit] Football

• Pál Dárdai
• Mihály Lantos
• Zoltán Végh
• Mihails Zemļinskis

[edit] Other sports

• Gábor Gergely, Table Tennis world champion
• Ferenc Kiss, Wrestler, coach with BVSC