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Biography
István Pisont (born 16 May 1970) is a Hungarian football player. He is currently the coach of the Hungarian national U-17 team.
Career
Pisont started his professional career in the Hungarian League with Budapest Honved. After a few years spent with the Budapest side, he decided to move on to the Belgium League where he sighed for R. Charleroi S.C. in the 1994/1995 season. After spending one season in Belgium, he shifted to Israel where he played for Beitar Jerusalem F.C. in the season 1995/1996.
In the season 1995/96, Pisont decided to join the Israeli team of Beitar Jerusalem F.C.where he scored 6 goals in the first season itself. In the season 1996/97, he scored 5 goals for Beitar Jerusalem F.C. and in the season 1997/98, he improved his performance by scoring 15 goals.
In the season 1998/1999 he was offered a place in the Eintracht Frankfurt team after having shown an impressive goal scoring capabilities in his last year at Beitar Jerusalem F.C.. However, after one year only, he returned to Israel where this time he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv from the 1999/2000 season to the 2001/2002 season.
In 2002, Pisont was a star of the Hapoel Tel Aviv team that was the first Israeli team to reach the quarter final of the UEFA Cup.
In 2003, he left Bnei Yehuda to join MTK Hungaria FC on a free transfer for one year.
His last match 21 April 2004 against DVSC. Since then he is the coach of Vecsés.
Career honours
Budapest Honved
- Hungarian League: 1991, 1993
Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
- Israeli Championship: 1996-97, 1997-98
- Toto Cup Al: 1997-98
- Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
- Israeli Championship: 1999-2000
- Israel State Cup: 1999-2000
- Toto Cup Al: 2001-02