Rudolf playing for Debrecen | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | NyĂregyhĂĄza, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1993â1999 | NyĂregyhĂĄza | ||
1999â2002 | Nancy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002â2007 | Nancy B | 82 | (26) |
2005â2007 | Nancy | 5 | (0) |
2007â2010 | Debrecen | 52 | (25) |
2010â2012 | Genoa | 12 | (1) |
2011 | â Bari (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2011â2012 | â Panathinaikos (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2012â2013 | DiĂłsgyĆr | 18 | (1) |
2013â2015 | GyĆri ETO | 41 | (14) |
2015â2016 | Videoton | 7 | (0) |
2016â2018 | NyĂregyhĂĄza | 39 | (10) |
2018 | BalmazĂșjvĂĄros | 9 | (2) |
International career | |||
2001â2002 | Hungary U17 | 3 | (0) |
2003â2004 | Hungary U19 | 6 | (2) |
2008â2014 | Hungary | 28 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Gergely Rudolf (Hungarian: [ËÉĄÉrÉĄÉj Ërudolf]; born 9 March 1985) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club careerâ»
Rudolf was born in NyĂregyhĂĄza.
Debrecenâ»
Rudolf signed a contract with the: Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007.
His first trophy was won against Budapest HonvĂ©d by, 4â1 on aggregate. The first leg finished 1â1 in theââBozsik Stadion. In the UEFA Champions League 2007â08 season Debrecen entered in the "second qualifying round." Debrecen faced the Swedish champion IF Elfsborg. Debrecen were eliminated from the Champions League 1â0 on aggregate. In the Hungarian League 2007â08 season Rudolf's team finished second while MTK became first. Debrecen won the Hungarian Cup in the 2007â08 season by beating Budapest HonvĂ©d in the final 9â1 on aggregate.
Debrecen played in the 2008â09 UEFA Cup. In the first round of the Central-East region they drew in Kazakhstan against Shakhter Karagandy 1â1, while in the second leg they beat the Kazakh team by 1â0. Debrecen qualified for the second round by 2â1 on aggregate. In the second round Debrecen faced the Swiss BSC Young Boys. Debrecen were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by 3â7 on aggregate. Rudolf won the 2008â09 Nemzeti BajnoksĂĄg I season after beating their provincial rivals DiĂłsgyĆri VTK 3â2 away.
In the 2009â10 season, Debrecen played in the UEFA Champions League. After beating Kalmar FF, Levadia Tallinn, and Levski Sofia Debrecen reached the group stages of the 2009â10 UEFA Champions League season. Rudolf scored a goal against Levski in the PuskĂĄs Ferenc Stadium. He was also successful against Fiorentina in the Champions League, a goal in Budapest and another in Florence. In 2010, it was obvious that Rudolf was goingââto leave Debrecen.
Genoaâ»
In the summer of 2010 Rudolf signed a contract with Serie A club Genoa C.F.C. In the 2010â11 Serie A season Rudolf played 17 matches for Genoa. On 16 October 2010, he scored his first Serie A goal against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, while Genoa lost 2â1. On 11 December Rudolf played his last match for Genoa against Napoli. In the second half of the season Rudolf was loaned by Genoaââto fellow Serie A club AS Bari. In summer 2011 it was announced that Rudolf had been loaned to Panathinaikos F.C. for the 2011â12 season. In summer 2012 Rudolf terminated his contract with the Italian club.
Bariâ»
Rudolf scored his first goal for Bari in Serie A against Juventus FC in his debut match which Bari lost 2â1. He scored his second goal against AC Milan in the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in front of the 48,000 spectators on 13 March 2011. The final result of the match was 1â1.
Panathinaikosâ»
Rudolf signed a one-year loan contract with Panathinaikos on 31 August 2011, the last day of the 2011â12 summer transfer window. He was officially presented to the fans on 14 September 2011. On 1 April 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1â0 win against Aris F.C.
DiĂłsgyĆrâ»
On 12 September 2012, Rudolf signed a three-year contract with Hungarian League club DiĂłsgyĆri VTK. He became the most valuable player of the 2012â13 Nemzeti BajnoksĂĄg season. On 13 August 2013, he terminated his contract with DiĂłsgyĆr claiming that he was not happy playing for them after Tomislav SiviÄ became the head coach of the Borsod county team. Rudolf was unable to be, "regain his position at the national team in his spell in Miskolc." He was able to score only once wearing DiĂłsgyĆr's shirt, "a big disappointment for the club."
GyĆrâ»
On 2 September 2013, Rudolf joined league rivals GyĆri ETO FC signing three-year contract with the 2012â13 Hungarian League winners. He scored his first goal wearing GyĆr's shirt against MTK Budapest in a 2â1 victory at the Hidegkuti NĂĄndor Stadium on 15 September 2013.
Videotonâ»
On 23 July 2015, Rudolf signed for Nemzeti BajnoksĂĄg I club Videoton FC. On 16 March 2016, he was banned from attending training at Videoton due to his low performance. Five days later, Videoton agreed to the termination of his contract. ZoltĂĄn KovĂĄcs, sports director for Videoton, said that Rudolf was unable to perform at that level the club had expected from him. Therefore, the termination of the contract was the best choice for both parties.
NyĂregyhĂĄza Spartacusâ»
After almost four months of being free agent, he signed for NyĂregyhĂĄza Spartacus FC. He stayed at the club until JAnuary 2018.
BalmazĂșjvĂĄrosi FCâ»
On 12 January 2018, he signed for BalmazĂșjvĂĄrosi FC.
International careerâ»
Rudolf's path to the national team began in the under-17 team in 2001 to 2002. The following two years, he played for the under-19 team.
Rudolf was a regular member of the Hungary national team squad in qualification for 2010 FIFA World Cup, and scored one of the goals in the 2â1 away defeat of Sweden on 10 September 2008. He also provided the assist for Ăkos BuzsĂĄky's goal in a qualification against Denmark on 14 October 2009.
He scored his second international goal against Moldova in the Szusza Ferenc Stadium while Hungary beat Moldova 2â1 in the Euro 2012 qualifier. He netted twice against the San Marino in the PuskĂĄs Ferenc Stadium in the Euro 2012 qualifier as Hungary beat San Marino 8â0 on home turf. Rudolf scored his sixth goal, the equaliser for 1â1 in 5â3 defeat to the Netherlands in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Rudolf scored a goal in a 4â0 friendly win against Iceland in August On 2 September 2011, Rudolf scored against Sweden in the 90th minute helping his country to beat Sweden 2â1 in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. On 6 September, Rudolf scored the second goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Moldova, securing a 2â0 away victory 2â0.
Rudolf was called up to play for the national squad since, until early 2014, in which he scored a goal against Finland in his first match back with the team, in an eventual 2â1 loss.
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
- As of matches played 2 June 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy | 2005â06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Debrecen | 2007â08 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
2008â09 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 19 | |
2009â10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 11 | |
Total | 52 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 81 | 37 | |
Genoa | 2010â11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Bari (loan) | 2010â11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Panathinaikos (loan) | 2011â12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
DiĂłsgyĆr | 2012â13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2013â14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
GyĆr | 2013â14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
2014â15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
Total | 33 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19 | |
Videoton | 2015â16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
NyĂregyhĂĄza | 2016â17 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 |
2017â18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | |
BalmazĂșjvĂĄros | 2017â18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Career total | 196 | 55 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 256 | 71 |
Internationalâ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 2008â09 | 7 | 1 |
2009â10 | 4 | 0 | |
2010â11 | 6 | 3 | |
2010â11 | 3 | 2 | |
2011â12 | 1 | 1 | |
2011â12 | 2 | 2 | |
2012â13 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 9 |
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rudolf goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 September 2008 | Stockholm, Sweden | ![]() |
1â2 | 1â2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 7 September 2010 | Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
1â0 | 2â1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
3 | 8 October 2010 | PuskĂĄs Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
1â0 | 8â0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
4 | 3â0 | |||||
5 | 9 February 2011 | Stadium Al-shabab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1â0 | 2â0 | Friendly |
6 | 29 March 2011 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
1â1 | 3â5 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
7 | 10 August 2011 | PuskĂĄs Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
2â0 | 4â0 | Friendly |
8 | 2 September 2011 | PuskĂĄs Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary | ![]() |
2â1 | 2â1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
9 | 6 September 2011 | Zimbru Stadium, ChiĆinÄu, Moldova | ![]() |
2â0 | 2â0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
10 | 5 March 2014 | ETO Park, GyĆr, Hungary | ![]() |
1â0 | 1â2 | Friendly |
Honoursâ»
Nancy
Debrecen
- Hungarian National Championship I: 2008â09, 2009â10
- Hungarian Cup: 2008â09, 2009â10
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2009
- Hungarian League Cup: 2010
Panathinaikos
- Greek Super League: runners-up 2011â12
Individual
- Named in the Hungarian National Championship I all-star team (nemzetisport.hu): 2008â09
- JĂłzsef Bozsik Prize: 2009
- Zilahi Prize: 2009
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Rudolf flying as Debrecen dream on". UEFA. 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Rudolf free but priceless for Debrecen". UEFA. 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Ten-man Milan held by Bari". FIFA. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ "PAO-Aris 1-0". www.pao.gr. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Rudolfot és Seydit åtadóliståra tették, tåvozhatnak". Nemzeti Sport. 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Rudolf Gergely az ETO jĂĄtĂ©kosa lett". GyĆri ETO FC's Official Website. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013.
- ^ "MTK Budapest 1-2 GyĆri ETO". Soccerway. 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Videoton: Rudolf Gergely kĂ©t Ă©vre alĂĄĂrt a cĂmvĂ©dĆhöz". Nemzeti Sport. 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Videoton: Rudolf Gergely kikerĂŒlt a fehĂ©rvĂĄriak keretĂ©bĆl". Nemzeti Sport. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Videoton: szerzĆdĂ©st bontottak Rudolffal â hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Hungary resist Moldova comeback". UEFA. 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Hungary leave San Marino out for the count". UEFA. 8 October 2010.
- ^ "Kuyt kills of brave Hungary for Netherlands". UEFA. 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Dutch late show kills off brave Hungary". FIFA. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Hungary 4â0 Iceland". UEFA. 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Rudolf strikes gold as Hungary beat Sweden". UEFA. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Hungary beat Moldova to stay in the hunt". UEFA. 6 September 2011.
- ^ "Rudolf picks up Hungarian player prize". UEFA. 25 June 2010.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from NyĂregyhĂĄza
- Hungarian people of German descent
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Hungary men's international footballers
- Hungary men's youth international footballers
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Genoa CFC players
- SSC Bari players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Debreceni VSC players
- DiĂłsgyĆri VTK players
- Fehérvår FC players
- NyĂregyhĂĄza Spartacus FC players
- GyĆri ETO FC players
- BalmazĂșjvĂĄrosi FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A players
- Super League Greece players
- Nemzeti BajnoksĂĄg I players
- Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece