Sándor Torghelle

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Sándor Torghelle (born May 5, 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer, playing as a striker. He came to prominence after scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Germany in a friendly match in 2004.

He plays for Crystal Palace F.C., after being signed from MTK Hungária in August 2004 for a fee of roughly £750,000. 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 first team with Andy Johnson often playing as a lone striker.

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), then loaned out to Panathinaikos in Greece for the 2005-06 season. In the deal, there was no clause for re-calling Sándor, and, thus, he spent the whole season in Greece. However, Torghelle failed to impress, and Panathinaikos chose not to make the deal permanent. In the 2006-07 season Torghelle will be playing for PAOK FC Salonika in Greece after signing a 3-year contract.

[edit] International goals

**Sándor Torghelle: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 April 2004	Budapest	Brazil	1-4	Loss	Friendly
2	6 June 2004	Budapest	Germany	2-0	Win	Friendly
3	6 June 2004	Budapest	Germany	2-0	Win	Friendly
4	8 September 2004	Budapest	Iceland	3-2	Win	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
5	15 August 2005	Budapest	Argentina	1-2	Loss	Friendly
6	3 September 2005	Budapest	Malta	4-0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.
7	11 October 2006	Ta'Qali	Malta	1-2	Loss	UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.