Zsolt Azari

Zsolt Azari
Date of birth	August 30, 1986
place of birth	Dunaújváros , Hungary
size	184 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2002-2015	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
2015-2016	KH Sanok
since 2016	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák

Zsolt Azari ( Hungarian Azari Zsolt ; born August 30, 1986 in Dunaújváros ) is a Hungarian ice hockey player who has been under contract with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák in the MOL league since 2016 .

Career

Zsolt Azari began his career as a hockey player in the youth of Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák in his hometown, for whose professional team he made his debut in the Hungarian Ice Hockey League in the 2003/04 season after having played in the Interliga the year before . With the exception of a short detour to HK Ružinov 99 Bratislava in Slovakia in early 2006, he spent the next twelve years at his home club. After winning the Hungarian Cup with his team in 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009 , he was able to win the MOL League with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák in 2012 and 2013 and the Hungarian championship title for the first time in 2013 . In 2014 he and his team became Hungarian national champions. In November 2015 he moved to KH Sanok in the Polish Ekstraliga , where he ended the season. Then he returned to Dunaújváros.

International

For Hungary Azari took part in the junior division in the U18 World Championships in Division II in 2003 and 2004 as well as in the U20 Junior World Championships in Division I in 2004 and 2006 and the U20 World Championships in Division I in 2006 .

Until he was nominated for a world championship for the first time in the senior division, it took until 2014 when he competed for the Magyars in Division I.

Achievements and Awards

• 2003 Hungarian Cup winner with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2004 Hungarian Cup winner with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2005 Promotion to Division I at the U20 Junior World Championship of Division II, Group B.
• 2008 Hungarian Cup winner with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2009 Hungarian Cup winner with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2012 won the MOL league with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2013 MOL league win with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2013 Hungarian champion with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
• 2014 Hungarian champion with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák

MOL league statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	10	345	149	254	403	339
Playoffs	7th	46	14th	20th	34	65

(Status: end of the 2017/18 season)

Web links

• Zsolt Azari at eurohockey.com
• Zsolt Azari at eliteprospects.com (English)