Gáspár Orbán
Personal information
Full name Gáspár Orbán
Date of birth (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Videoton II 11 (0)
2012–2014 Puskás Akadémia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gáspár Orbán (born 7 February 1992) is a Hungarian lawyer,[1] soldier, religious leader and former professional footballer. He is the son of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Football career

Orbán played as a midfielder for Videoton II and Puskás Akadémia.[2]

Religious career

Orbán was raised as a Catholic alongside his four sisters[3] In 2014, following a religious epiphany, he converted to the Faith Church, a Pentecostal denomination, where he became a pastor; he claims to have heard from God and witnessed miraculous healings.[4]

Military career

In 2019, Orbán became a professional soldier. In 2020, he went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with a study agreement with the Hungarian state and graduated in January 2021. He undertook five years of military service in exchange.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Kalan, Dariusz (30 October 2019). "How Viktor Orbán's Son Found God Instead of Politics". Ozy.
  2. ↑ Gáspár Orbán at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Sebestyén, István (2 July 2007). "Orbán hite". Hetek.
  4. ↑ "A portrait of Viktor Orbán's son as a healer and Pentecostal preacher". Hungarian Free Press. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nem ösztöndíjat kapott Orbán Gáspár a brit elit akadémiára, hanem tanulmányi szerződéssel támogatta a HM". Telex (in Hungarian). 27 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Days, Matthew; Crisp, James (19 January 2021). "Viktor Orban accused of putting son through Sandhurst at Hungarian taxpayer's expense". The Daily Telegraph.


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