János Radoki

{{short description|German-Hungarian footballer and manager}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Eastern name order|Radoki János}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = János Radoki

| image = Radoki, Janos Trainer Greuther Fürth 16-17 (7) WP.jpg

| caption = Radoki in 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mór, Hungary

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Schwaben Augsburg (Head coach)

| years1 = 1992–1995

| clubs1 = FC Augsburg

| caps1 = 45

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1995–1996

| clubs2 = TSV Vestenbergsgreuth

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1996–1999

| clubs3 = Greuther Fürth

| caps3 = 84

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999–2001

| clubs4 = SSV Ulm

| caps4 = 58

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001–2003

| clubs5 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2004

| clubs6 = FC Augsburg

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2005–2006

| clubs7 = DJK Lechhausen

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2006–2008

| clubs8 = TSV Rain am Lech

| caps8 = 24

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011–2014

| clubs9 = TSV Hilgertshausen

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 267

| totalgoals = 3

| manageryears1 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs1 = DJK Lechhausen (player-manager)

| manageryears2 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs2 = TSV Rain am Lech (player-manager)

| manageryears3 = 2008–2012

| managerclubs3 = FC Augsburg (U17)

| manageryears4 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs4 = 1. FC Heidenheim (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2013–2016

| managerclubs5 = Greuther Fürth (U19)

| manageryears6 = 2016

| managerclubs6 = Greuther Fürth (caretaker)

| manageryears7 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs7 = Greuther Fürth

| manageryears8 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs8 = Puskás Akadémia

| manageryears9 = 2020–

| managerclubs9 = Schwaben Augsburg

}}

János Radoki (born 7 March 1972) is a German-Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender and current head coach of TSV Schwaben Augsburg.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/janos-radoki/ |title=János Radoki |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=3 December 2016}}

Radoki was born in Hungary, but emigrated to Germany with his parents as a child. He holds German citizenship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/janos-radoki-bringt-viel-stallgeruch-mit-665048/artikel|title = Janos Radoki bringt viel Stallgeruch mit}} He played his whole career in various German leagues, spending one season in the top division with SSV Ulm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fupa.net/spieler/janos-radoki-27919.html|title = Janos Radoki - TSV Schwaben Augsburg - FuPa}}

On 21 November 2016, Radoki was announced as the interim replacement for Stefan Ruthenbeck at Greuther Fürth, as the club was playing a disappointing season.{{cite web|title=Fürth: Radoki übernimmt für Ruthenbeck|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/greuther-fuerth-radoki-uebernimmt-von-ruthenbeck-158180/|accessdate=21 November 2016}} He was sacked on 28 August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/nachrichten/profis/story-des-tages/20170828-kleeblatt-und-radoki-trennen-sich/|title=Kleeblatt und Radoki trennen sich|publisher=greuther-fuerth.de|language=German|date=28 August 2017|accessdate=28 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828184904/https://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/nachrichten/profis/story-des-tages/20170828-kleeblatt-und-radoki-trennen-sich/|archivedate=28 August 2017}}

International career

Radoki was called up to the Hungary national team in 2000 by captain Bertalan Bicskei. On 15 November 2000, he was nominated as a reserve player for the game against Macedonia, and he was already warming up to be substituted in when the game was abandoned due to the foggy weather.{{cite web|url=https://magyaridok.hu/sport/magyar-gyokerek-nemet-mentalitas-3815339|title=Magyar gyökerek, német mentalitás|trans-title=Hungarian roots, German mentality|publisher=Magyar Idők|language=Hungarian|date=4 January 2019|accessdate=5 January 2019}} He was eventually never capped for Hungary.

Managerial career

On 29 December 2018, he was appointed as the manager of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Puskás Akadémia FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/puskas-akademia-alairt-a-moron-szuletett-vezetoedzo-2676273|title=Puskás Akadémia: aláírt a Móron született vezetőedző|trans-title=Puskás Akadémia: a manager who was born in Mór was appointed|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|language=English|date=29 December 2018|accessdate=29 December 2018}} He was released from his contract on 7 April following a 0–4 home loss against Kisvárda FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/puskas-akademia-a-hetvegi-vereseg-utan-felmentettek-radokit-2693463|title=Puskás Akadémia: a hétvégi vereség után felmentették Radoki Jánost|publisher=Nemzeti Sport|language=Hungarian|date=7 April 2019|accessdate=8 April 2019}}

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