The Wake

Viktor Adamcsek is no stranger to winning in national and international soccer competition. The University of Minnesota men’s club soccer team hopes its 24-year-old midfielder’s past experience and success will lead to future wins for the Gophers.

Adamcsek, who is originally from Budapest, Hungary, has played in an estimated 27 national and international games. As a teenager, he played for the Hungarian Youth National team. His high school team even won the USA Cup in 1997. Viktor met his future host family at the Cup and they offered him a place to stay if he wanted to study abroad.

Viktor came to Minnesota two and a half years ago. Now a junior, Adamcsek is majoring in Kinesiology. He is excited about this year’s team and its chances in the national tournament.

“The competition level differs from year to year, but if we play our best soccer, nobody can beat us,” he said.

Viktor hopes and often encourages fans to come out and support the Gophers because he believes it’s the best soccer in the state after the Thunder and select teams.

“If you’ve never seen a game, this is a great place to start because it’s fast, there are a lot of goals and it’s free admission,” he said.

The games are entertaining because the team’s ultimate goal is to have fun, but the players push each other to win, he said. Along with being a leader of the team, Viktor is the club’s travel officer, so he is responsible for reserving buses and booking hotels before road trips.

Just another item he can add to his already distinguished soccer resumé.