Cooperation between the football academy of MTK Budapest and TF
October 27, 2022 3:48 p.m
The Hungarian University of Physical Education and Sports Science (TF) and the MTK Budapest Sándor Károly Football Academy have signed a cooperation agreement.
“We are happy if as many people as possible realize that the development of Hungarian sports must be done through the TF,” Rector Tamás Sterbenz emphasized at the event held at the university on Thursday, and then added that it is beneficial for the students of the institution if they can attend training sessions at a high-level academy. to host, and the TF is happy if the clubs are open to their scientific results, use them in practice, and research is not “just” for books and studies.
Sándor Zakor, the owner of MTK Budapest Labdarúgó Zrt., emphasized that two organizations and institutions with a long history, the blue and white club founded in 1888 and the TF, founded in 1925, are entering into a cooperation agreement. He said that they can be proud of the first domestic academy, but today there is a lot of competition between academies on the international stage, without a scientific background it is not possible to do effective work.
Finfera Maximilián, MTK’s sales director and project manager, told MTI that although the cooperation was born with the football academy, it is not meant for youth football, other competitors of the club, other sports can be involved, even fencers.
“The TF provides the serious knowledge, the scientific background, and we provide the facilities and professionals. In this symbiosis, Hungarian sport is strengthened,” he added.
When asked by MTI how long the contract lasts, Tamás Sterbenz half-jokingly answered: there is no final deadline, “we think in hundreds of years”.
MTI