ABOUT US

Over the past decade, WiseStadia has developed extensive expertise in stadium development and operational consultancy, supporting the planning, design and delivery of large-scale sports infrastructure projects.

WiseStadia Kft is an independent consultancy company who provides support for the entire stadium or sport facility development process from planning to launching the operations. Throughout the stadium/sport facility development process, WiseStadia Kft offers a comprehensive range of services that will improve design, functionality, and operations in order to maximize revenue stream through perfect use while attaining cost effectiveness.

WiseStadia is a cooperative partner of Johan Cruijff ArenA.

Tamás Szekeres
Meet the Founder

Tamás Szekeres

An ambitious senior executive with 15+ years of experience in the football business managing national teams, elite youth academy and stadium operation companies. Professional football player for 17 years, started his professional career at the age of 17. Strong experience and involvement with the best Hungarian clubs; won 7 National Cups and 4 Championship titles. Hungarian National Team player from 1994 – 2003 (earned 6 caps). A professional football player who also played internationally in the Belgian Jupiler League and in the Norwegian Eliteserien, where he won the Norwegian Cup in 2006.

After shifting to the corporate world, he worked as the Operational Director of the Senior Men’s National Team and the Youth National Teams for the Hungarian Football Association, and Development Director for Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC). Served as the Stadium Project Director of the Groupama Arena and was trusted as the Managing Director by Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions Ltd, the operating company of Groupama Arena.

As a stadium operation expert, he delivered several new stadium projects for the Hungarian government; including the National Stadium of Hungary, Puskás Ferenc Stadium, which was one of the host venues of the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship. He also served as the CEO of one of the biggest Hungarian football academies, Vasas Kubala Football Academy, and a second league senior football team BFC Siófok. From January 1st 2020 he joined Budapest Honvéd FC as stadium director of the new Bozsik Arena, where he worked until April 2022.