György Kottán

György Kottán
Kottán in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-10-06)6 October 1946
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 25 September 2023(2023-09-25) (aged 76)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1972 MTK 13 (1)
1973–1975 VÖEST Linz 80 (18)
1975–1976 Bayer Uerdingen 10 (0)
1977–1978 Union Wels
1979 Los Angeles Aztecs 8 (1)
1981 SC Eisenstadt
Managerial career
1979 Los Angeles Aztecs (assistant)
1980–1983 1. FC Köln (assistant)
1987–1988 Murcia (assistant)
1990 Levante (assistant)
2000–2003 Bangladesh
2003–2005 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2005–2006 Churchill Brothers
2009–2010 Pakistan
2015–2016 Dhaka Abahani
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Bangladesh (as manager)
SAFF Championship
Winner2003 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

György Kottán (6 October 1946 – 25 September 2023), also referred to as a Georg Kottán or George Kottán, was a Hungarian-Austrian football manager and player. He guided the Bangladesh national team to their first SAFF Championship in 2003. Additionally, he holds the record for being the only coach to win the Bangladesh Premier League as an undefeated champion, with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2016.