Lajos Mocsai

Lajos Mocsai (; born 10 March 1954) is a former Hungarian international handball player, coach, university professor and sports director.

Mocsai worked as the head coach of MKB Veszprém KC since his appointment in 2007, and beside his club team duties, he also served as the technical director of the Hungarian men's national team from February 2010, before taking over the head coach position from István Csoknyai. In the summer of 2012 Mocsai resigned from the coaching position of Veszprém to fully concentrate on his work by the national team. Two years later he resigned from the national team as well, to make himself clear for the rector position of the in Budapest.

Career One of the most successful managers in Europe, Mocsai has won several continental club competition trophies, led the Hungarian women's national team to European Championship title and won silver both on the World Championship and the Olympic Games with the same team. In addition, he also captured a World Championship silver with the Hungarian men's national team in 1986.

Two of the players who were trained by him, namely Daniel Stephan and Bojana Radulovics were given the IHF World Player of the Year award.

Mocsai also has been honoured many times, from which the most valuable is probably the Life Achievement Award, which he received on the ten years jubilee of the European Handball Federation in 2002. The prestigious prize is adjudged by strict criteria and was awarded only to four coaches in Europe.

Personal He is married. He has four children: three daughters and a son. One of the daughters, Dorottya, and his son Tamás are both professional handball players.

Coaching achievements

Club Nemzeti Bajokság I – women: Winner: 1982 Magyar Kupa – women: Winner: 1982 Nemzeti Bajokság I – men: Winner: 1983, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Magyar Kupa – men: Winner: 1983, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 DHB-Pokal – men: Winner: 1995 EHF Champions League – women: Winner: 1982 EHF Cup Winners' Cup – men: Winner: 1996, 2008 EHF Cup – men: Winner: 1998

National team Olympic Games – women's tournament: Silver Medalist: 2000 Fifth Placed: 2004 Olympic Games – men's tournament: Fourth Placed: 1988 Fourth Placed: 2012 World Championship – women's tournament: Silver Medalist: 2003 Fifth Placed: 1999 Sixth Placed: 2001 World Championship – men's tournament: Silver Medalist: 1986 European Championship – women's tournament: Winner: 2000 Bronze Medalist: 1998 Fifth Placed: 2002

Individual awards and recognitions Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000) Lifetime Achievement Award of the European Handball Federation (2002) Endre Kerezsi Award (2003) Hungarian Coach of the Year (2009) Fair Play Award for the propagation of sportsmanship – Hungarian Olympic Committee (2011) Head Coach of the Century of TBV Lemgo (2011) Hungarian Handball Coach of the Year (2012)