Gábor Végh

President of Zalaegerszegi TE (ZTE) and Slovenia's NK Nafta 1903, sports official close to Lőrinc Mészáros's business circle

Sports Grift Corruption

Gábor Végh simultaneously serves as president of Hungarian top-flight club Zalaegerszegi TE (ZTE) and Slovenia's second-division NK Nafta 1903; a 2023 444.hu article called it "surprising" that the Slovenian club's president is Végh, described as close to Lőrinc Mészáros, while the Hungarian government transferred 570 million forints through the Bethlen Gábor Fund to develop the Slovenian club's academy. According to Átlátszó's 2016 "Stadionláz" investigative series, Végh's company Pharos '95 Kft. was already among the stadium-construction firms tied to the Felcsút circle, working on the renovation of several provincial stadiums (including Mezőkövesd, Balmazújváros, Békéscsaba and Zalaegerszeg), while according to the commercial register the company's address was Lőrinc Mészáros's permanent residence - meaning Végh financed the renovation of his own club ZTE's stadium through a company officially registered at an address tied to Mészáros.

Sources

Közel 600 millió forinttal támogatja a kormány a szlovén másodosztályú focicsapat akadémiáját → 444.hu · 2023-10-13

Stadionláz, 3. rész: Minden út Felcsútra vezet - a stadionépítő cégek toplistája → Átlátszó · 2016-06-30