Bence Krakovszki Explained

Bence Krakovszki
Birth Date:9 July 2002
Birth Place:Győr, Hungary
Nationality:Hungarian
Height:1.87 m
Position:Left wing
Currentclub:MOL Tatabánya KC
Clubnumber:88
Youthyears1:2014–2017
Youthclubs1:Győri FKKA
Youthyears2:2017–2019
Youthclubs2:NEKA
Years1:2019–2023
Clubs1:NEKA
Years2:2023–
Clubs2:MOL Tatabánya KC
Nationalyears1:2023–
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:14

Bence Krakovszki (born 9 July 2002) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Hungary national team.

Career

Club

Bence and his twin brother Zsolt moved from Győr to Balatonboglár, the National Handball Academy (NEKA) in 2017. He made his debut in the first team in NEKA in 2019, and in that season he scored 3 goals in 7 matches in the then still Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B team. In 2021, NEKA was promoted to the first division,[1] Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Bence scored 79 goals in the season. After 6 years at NEKA, it was announced in May 2023 that he would continue his career in one of the best Hungarian teams, MOL Tatabánya KC.[2]

National team

As a member of the junior national team, he participated in the 2022 Junior European Championship where the Hungarian team became the 5th.[3] He was included in the extended squad for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship,[4] but in the end was not selected for the final tournament. A year later, he was included in the extended squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship,[5] but in the end was dropped once again. At the age of 20, on March 9, 2023, he made his debut in the senior national team in Schaffhausen in the Switzerland–Hungary men's European qualifying match 32–37, where he scored 2 goals.[6] He participated in the 2023 Junior World Championship, where Hungary won the silver medal.[7] He was also a member of the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship squad,[8] but he did not play in a single match at the European Championship. He was included in the large squad of the men's handball team participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics[9], but in the end he was not included in the traveling team.[10]

Personal life

He has a twin brother, Zsolt Krakovszki, who plays as a right winger. He is also a professional handball player and Hungary national team player.

Honours

National team

Club

NEKA

2021

MOL Tatabánya KC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Győzelemmel zárta a szezont a bajnokcsapat .
  2. Web site: Krakovszki Bence Tatabányán folytatja .
  3. https://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2022/07/18/kezi-ujra-az-elitben-minden-idok-harmadik-legjobb-szereplesevel-eb-otodik-lett-a-ferfi-u20-as-valogatott
  4. Web site: Men's EHF EURO 2022 Official Squad Lists. Szabolcs KOZICZ. 2021-12-07. 2023-07-01.
  5. Web site: Férfi kézi-vb: Chema Rodríguez kapitány bő keretet hirdetett . 29 November 2022 .
  6. Web site: Kettős debütálás a felnőtt válogatottban! .
  7. Web site: Nagy falat volt a házigazda, vb-ezüstérmes a magyar U21-es férfi kézilabda-válogatott . 2 July 2023 .
  8. Web site: Férfi kézi: Rodríguez Pedro kihagyja az Eb-t – szűkített magyar keret . 28 December 2023 .
  9. https://vehir.hu/cikk/74103-ferfi-kezilabda-olimpiai-felkeszules-nem-valtozott-a-magyar-valogatott-kerete
  10. https://mksz.hu/cikk/6108