Sándor Torghelle
 Torghelle with MTK Budapest in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vasas | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Marcali | ||
| 1999–2002 | Honvéd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Honvéd | 18 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Marcali | 22 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Honvéd | 27 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | MTK Budapest | 22 | (9) |
| 2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Panathinaikos | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | PAOK | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 27 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Augsburg | 48 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Honvéd | 6 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Videoton | 35 | (8) |
| 2014–2019 | MTK Budapest | 139 | (52) |
| 2019–2020 | Vasas | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2000 | Hungary U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Hungary U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Hungary U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2010 | Hungary | 42 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2012 | |||
Sándor Torghelle (Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈtorɡɛllɛ]; born 5 May 1982) is a retired Hungarian footballer who last played as a striker for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Vasas.
During his career, he has played for Honvéd, Marcali, Crystal Palace, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Carl Zeiss Jena, FC Augsburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, and Videoton.
He played 42 games for the Hungary national football team between 2004 and 2010.
Career[]
Crystal Palace[]
After developing in Hungary and playing for Honvéd, Marcali VFC and MTK Hungária, Torghelle signed for Crystal Palace F.C., in August 2004 for a fee of roughly £750,000. He caught their eyes after scoring both goals for Hungarian national team in their shock international friendly 2–0 victory over Germany in Kaiserslautern before UEFA Euro 2004.[1] He wore the number 10 shirt, that of a first-choice striker, but found it hard to gain a regular place in the Crystal Palace starting eleven with Andy Johnson often playing as a lone striker. He scored only one goal in a League Cup match against Charlton, but the referee sent him off late in the game for diving.[2]
After 12 months at Palace, Torghelle was first stripped of his first-team squad number (given number 30, while 10 went to new signing Jon Macken), and shortly after was loaned out to Panathinaikos in Greece for the 2005–06 season. In the deal, there was no clause for re-calling him, so he spent the whole season in Greece.[3] However, he failed to impress, and Panathinaikos chose not to make the deal permanent.
PAOK[]
Torghelle was transferred to PAOK Thessaloniki FC in Greece and handed a three-year contract, being one of the three players that were traded for the transfer of striker Dimitris Salpingidis.[4]
He was also famous for his failure to score even a single goal since he was transferred from Crystal Palace, yet this "curse" was lifted when he scored in a PAOK-Olympiakos derby in early 2007. He left PAOK at the end of the 2006–07 season for the German 2. Bundesliga team FC Carl Zeiss Jena. There, he finally met the expectations, scoring eight goals over the course of the 2. Bundesliga 2007–08 season. Unfortunately FC Carl Zeiss Jena finished in last place and was relegated to the new 3. Liga.
FC Augsburg[]
Torghelle transferred to German 2. Bundesliga team FC Augsburg before the start of the 2008–09 season. He played two seasons for the largest team in Swabian Bavaria.
Fortuna Düsseldorf[]
On 17 May 2010, Torghelle left FC Augsburg signed with another 2. Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Honvéd[]
Torghelle signed with former club Honvéd in August 2011.[5] That reunion was short-lived and he signed for fellow Hungarian National Championship team Videoton FC in January 2012.
International career[]
Torghelle has made 42 appearances for the Hungary national football team.[6] He was one of its most able strikers, with an excellent instinct for scoring goals, but rather hot-headed on the pitch and therefore frequently being sent off. As for his goals, he scored several decisive ones during the 2010 World Cup Qualification campaign, such as against Albania and Malta. He came to prominence after scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Germany in a friendly match in 2004.[7]
Club statistics[]
- As of 19 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honvéd | |||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2002–03 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | |
| 2011–12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 84 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 18 | |
| MTK Budapest | |||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 7 | |
| 2015–16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 31 | 11 | |
| 2017–18 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 161 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 187 | 69 | |
| Crystal Palace | |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Panathinaikos | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| PAOK | |||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| CZ Jena | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| Augsburg | |||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | |
| Düsseldorf | |||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Videoton | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 70 | 14 | |
| Career totals | 417 | 110 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 491 | 127 | |
International statistics[]
| Team | Year | Friendlies | International Competition |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Conceded | App | Conceded | App | Conceded | ||
| Hungary | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 34 | 11 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 April 2004 | Budapest |  Brazil |
1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern |  Germany |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern | Germany |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 8 September 2004 | Budapest |  Iceland |
2–1 | 3–2 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. |
| 5 | 15 August 2005 | Budapest |  Argentina |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Budapest |  Malta |
1–0 | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual. |
| 7 | 11 October 2006 | Ta'Qali | Malta |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 8 | 11 October 2008 | Budapest |  Albania |
1–0 | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qual. |
| 9 | 15 October 2008 | Ta'Qali | Malta |
1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qual. |
| 10 | 19 November 2008 | Belfast |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 28 March 2009 | Tirana | Albania |
1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qual. |
Honours[]
- 2. Bundesliga: Third place 2009–10 with FC Augsburg
References[]
- ^ "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Charlton 1-2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Torghelle a Panathinaikoszhoz szerződikt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Torghelle a PAOK-hoz igazolt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Torghelle's contract was terminated in Düsseldorf (in Hungarian)". hvg.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Hungary - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
External links[]
- Torghelle Sándor Profile at magyarfutball.hu
- Torghelle Sándor at FC Augsburg official site (in German)
- Torghelle Sándor at HLSZ.hu (in Hungarian)
- Sándor Torghelle at FootballDatabase.eu
- Torghelle Sándor at Soccerbase
- Sándor Torghelle at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sándor Torghelle at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Sándor Torghelle at ESPN FC
- Sándor Torghelle at Soccerway
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungary international footballers
- Footballers from Budapest
- Hungarian people of German descent
- Budapest Honvéd FC players
- Marcali VFC footballers
- MTK Budapest FC players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
- FC Augsburg players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Fehérvár FC players
- Vasas SC players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Premier League players
- Super League Greece players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
- Hungarian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Association football forwards