Gábor Babos

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gábor Babos

| image = Gabor-Babos.jpg

| upright =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sopron, Hungary

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Soproni LC

| years1 = 1993–1995

| clubs1 = Soproni LC

| caps1 = 27

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1995–2000

| clubs2 = MTK

| caps2 = 141

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2000–2004

| clubs3 = NAC Breda

| caps3 = 126

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004–2006

| clubs4 = Feyenoord

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2006

| clubs5 = → NEC (loan)

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2006–2013

| clubs6 = NEC

| caps6 = 198

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs7 = NAC Breda

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2022

| clubs8 = NAC Breda

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 545

| totalgoals = 1

| medaltemplates =

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2009

| nationalteam1 = Hungary

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2015–2018

| managerclubs1 = BSC Roosendaal

}}

Gábor Babos ({{IPA|hu|ˈɡaːbor ˈbɒboʃ|lang}}; born 24 October 1974) is a Hungarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is the goalkeeper coach of NAC Breda.

Babos played for MTK Hungária, NAC Breda, Feyenoord and NEC. He was also a member of the Hungary national team for twelve years.

On 16 December 2022, he was named for the squad for NAC, although he had retired five years previously.{{Cite web |last=nemzetisport.hu |title=Légiósok: a 48 éves Babos bekerült a NAC meccskeretébe! - NSO |url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/legiosok/legiosok-a-48-eves-babos-bekerult-a-nac-meccskeretebe-2930023 |access-date=16 December 2022 |website=www.nemzetisport.hu |date=16 December 2022 |language=hu}}

Coaching career

After his career, Babos started working as a goalkeeper coach for the youth teams of NAC Breda. In November 2015, he became manager of the Roosendaal amateur club BSC, where his son, Dani, played.[https://www.bndestem.nl/amateurvoetbal/gabor-babos-nieuwe-trainer-van-bsc-roosendaal~aabad0f5/ Gabor Babos nieuwe trainer van BSC Roosendaal], bndestem.nl, 24 November 2015 Though his new manager job, he still continued as a youth goalkeeper coach at NAC.

In March 2018, Babos joined NEC, replacing Wilfried Brookhuis, who was hit by an Intracerebral hemorrhage.[https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/239961/NAC-Breda-moet-op-zoek-naar-nieuwe-keeperstrainer-Gabor-Babos-vertrekt-per-direct-naar-NEC NAC Breda moet op zoek naar nieuwe keeperstrainer: Gábor Babos vertrekt per direct naar NEC], omroepbrabant.nl, 19 March 2019

On 16 December 2022, Babos was registered to the NAC Breda squad as an emergency backup due to the illness of their three starting goalkeepers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/zeer-opmerkelijk-48-jarige-babos-reservekeeper-bij-nac-breda|title=Zeer opmerkelijk: 48-jarige Babos reservekeeper bij NAC Breda|date=16 December 2022|website=Voetbal International}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportnieuws.nl/voetbal/keeperstrainer-gabor-babos-op-de-bank-als-reservedoelman-bij-nac-breda/|title=Keeperstrainer Gabor Babos op de bank als reservedoelman bij NAC Breda|date=16 December 2022|website=Sportnieuws}}