Pál Dárdai

Pál Dárdai
Dárdai as a Hertha BSC coach in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-03-16) 16 March 1976
Place of birth Pécs, Hungary
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Pécs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Pécs 68 (11)
1996 Budapesti VSC 22 (3)
1997–2011 Hertha BSC 297 (17)
Total 387 (31)
International career
1996–1997 Hungary U21 5 (1)
1998–2010 Hungary 61 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Hungary
2015–2019 Hertha BSC
2021 Hertha BSC
2023–2024 Hertha BSC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pál Dárdai (born 16 March 1976) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

In a 20-year professional career, he played for over a decade with the same club, Hertha BSC, in Germany. With 286 Bundesliga appearances, he is the club's most capped player. Dárdai gained 61 caps for the Hungary national team in 12 years, scoring five goals. He also worked as the country's manager.