Gergely Rudolf

Rudolf Gergely

Rudolf, seen here playing for Debrecen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-03-09) 9 March 1985
Place of birth	Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Győri ETO
Youth career
1993–1999	Nyíregyháza
1999–2002	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Nancy B	82	(26)
2005–2007	Nancy	5	(0)
2007–2010	Debrecen	52	(25)
2010–2012	Genoa	12	(1)
2011	→ Bari (loan)	13	(2)
2011–2012	→ Panathinaikos (loan)	8	(1)
2012–2013	Diósgyőr	18	(1)
2013–	Győri ETO	5	(1)
National team‡
2001–2002	Hungary U17	3	(0)
2003–2004	Hungary U19	6	(2)
2008–2012	Hungary	24	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2013

Gergely Rudolf (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛɾɡɛj ˈɾudolf]; born 9 March 1985 in Nyíregyháza) is a Hungarian football player who is currently playing for Győri ETO FC.

Club career

Debrecen

Gergely Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007. Gergely Rudolf's first trophy was won against Budapest Honvéd by 4–1 on aggregate. The first leg finished 1–1 in the Bozsik Stadion. In the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 season Debrecen entered in the second qualifying round. Debrecen faced with the Swedish champion Elfsborg. Debreceni VSC were eliminated from the Champions League 1–0 on aggregate. In the Hungarian League 2007–08 season Rudolf's team finished second while MTK became first. Debrecen won the Hungarian Cup in the 2007–08 season by beating Budapest Honvéd in the final 9–1 on aggregate. Debrecen played in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. In the first round of the Central-East region they drew in Kazakhstan against FC Shakhter Karagandy 1–1, while in the second leg they beat the Kazakh team by 1–0. Debrecen qualifyied for the second round by 2–1 on aggregate. In the second round Debrecen faced with the Swiss BSC Young Boys.^[1] Debrecen were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by 3–7 on aggregate. Rudolf won the Hungarian National Championship I 2008–09 season after beating their provincial rivals Diósgyőri VTK 3–2 away. In the 2009–10 season, Debrecen played in the UEFA Champions League. After beating Kalmar FF, Levadia Tallinn, and PFC Levski Sofia Debrecen reached the grop stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009-10 season. Rudolf scored a goal against Levski in the Puskás 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 going to leave Debrecen.^[2]

Genoa

In the summer of 2010 Rudolf signed a contract with Serie A club Genoa C.F.C.. In the Serie A 2010-11 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, although Genoa lost 2-1. On 11 December Rudolf played his last match for Genoa against Napoli. In the second half of the season Rudolf was loaned by Genoa to fellow Serie A club AS Bari. In summer 2011 it was announced that Rudolf had been loaned to Panathinaikos F.C. for the 2011-12 season. In summer 2012 Rudolf terminated his contract with the Italian club.

Bari

Rudolf scored his first goal for Bari in Serie A against Juventus F.C. in his debut match, however, Bari lost 2–1 to The Old Lady. Rudolf 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 1–1.^[3]

Panathinaikos

Gergely Rudolf signed a one-year loan contract with Panathinaikos to become the fifth signing for the Greens this summer on the very last day of the transfer window on 31 August 2011. He was officially presented to the fans on 14 September 2011. On 1 April 2012 Rudolf scored his first goal for the club against Aris F.C.. The match finished with a 1-0 victory.^[4]

Diósgyőr

On 12 September 2012 Rudolf signed a three-year contract with Hungarian League club Diósgyőri VTK. Rudolf became the most valuable player of the 2012-13 Nemzeti Bajnokság season. On 13 August 2013 Rudolf terminated his contract with Diósgyőr claiming that he is not happy playing for them after Tomislav Sivić became the head coach of the Borsod county team. ^[5] 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 the Diósgyőr's shirt causing a big dissappointment for the club.

Győr

On 2 September Rudolf was signed by the Hungarian League club Győri ETO FC. Rudolf signed a three-year contract with the 2012-13 Hungarian League winners.^[6] In an interview, Rudolf said that he is expecting to score goals himself while playing for the best club in Hungary. ^[7] Rudolf scored his first goal wearing Győr's shirt against MTK Budapest in a 2-1 victory at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium on 15 September 2013. ^[8]

International career

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 Hungarian squad in qualification for 2010 FIFA World Cup, and scored one of the goals in the 2-1 away defeat of Sweden on 10 September 2008. He also provided the assist for Ákos Buzsáky's goal in a qualification against Denmark on 14 October 2009. Rudolf scored his second international goal against Moldova in the Szusza Ferenc Stadium.^[9] Hungary beat Moldova 2–1 in the Euro 2012 qualifier. Rudolf was capable to score twice against the San Marino in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in the Euro 2012 qualifier.^[10] Hungary thrashed San Marino 8–0 on home turf. Gergely Rudolf scored his sixth goal against the Netherlands in the Amsterdam Arena in front of 51,700 spectators. His goal was the equaliser (1–1) in the Euro 2012 Qualifiers.^[11] The match finished 5–3 to the Netherlands.^[12] Rudolf scored a goal against Iceland at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium. The match finished 4–0 to Hungary.^[13] On 2 September 2011, Rudolf scored against Sweden at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in the 90th minute. This goal resulted in the celebration of 25,000 spectators after beating Sweden in the Euro 2012 qualifying 2–1.^[14] On 6 September Rudolf scored the second goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău which secured the victory. Hungary won 2–0.^[15] Rudolf has not been invited to play for the national teasm since he returned to Hungary.

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)

International statistics

As of 31 August 2011

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Assist Competition 2008–09 1. 20 August 2008 Budapest, Hungary  Montenegro 3–3 0 0 Friendly 2. 6 September 2008 Budapest, Hungary  Denmark 0–0 0 0 2010 WCQ 3. 10 September 2008 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 1 0 2010 WCQ 4. 11 October 2008 Budapest, Hungary  Albania 2–0 0 0 2010 WCQ 5. 19 November 2008 Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–0 0 0 Friendly 6. 11 February 2009 Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 0–1 0 0 Friendly 7. 28 March 2009 Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 0 0 2010 WCQ 2009–10 8. 12 August 2009 Budapest, Hungary  Romania 0–1 0 0 Friendly 9. 14 October 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 0 1 2010 WCQ 10. 14 November 2009 Genk, Belgium  Belgium 0–3 0 0 Friendly 11. 3 March 2010 Győr, Hungary  Russia 1–1 0 0 Friendly 2010–2011 12. 11 August 2010 London, England  England 1–2 0 0 Friendly 13. 3 September 2010 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 0–2 0 0 2012 UEQ 14. 7 September 2010 Budapest, Hungary  Moldova 2–1 1 0 2012 UEQ 15. 8 October 2010 Budapest, Hungary  San Marino 8–0 2 1 2012 UEQ 16. 12 October 2010 Helsinki, Finland  Finland 2–1 0 0 2012 UEQ 17. 17 November 2010 Székesfehérvár, Hungary  Lithuania 2–0 0 0 Friendly 18. 9 February 2011 Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Azerbaijan 2–0 1 0 Friendly 19. 25 March 2011 Budapest, Hungary  Netherlands 0–4 0 0 2012 UEQ 20. 29 March 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 3–5 1 0 2012 UEQ 2011–2012 21. 10 August 2011 Budapest, Hungary  Iceland 4–0 1 0 Friendly 22. 2 September 2011 Budapest, Hungary  Sweden 2–1 1 1 2012 UEQ 23. 6 September 2011 Chişinău, Moldova  Moldova 2–0 1 0 2012 UEQ 2012–2013 24. 6 February 2013 Belek, Turkey  Belarus 1–1 0 0 Friendly

National team Club Season Apps Goals Hungary Debrecen 2008–09 7 1 2009–10 4 0 Genoa 2010–11 6 3 Bari 2010–11 3 2 Genoa 2011–12 1 1 Panathinaikos 2011–12 2 2 DVTK 2012–13 1 0 Total 24 9

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2008	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–2	1–2	2010 WCQ
2.	7 September 2010	Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Moldova	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3.	8 October 2010	Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	San Marino	1–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4.	8 October 2010	Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	San Marino	3–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5.	9 February 2011	Stadium Al-shabab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–0	International Friendly
6.	29 March 2011	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	3–5	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
7.	10 August 2011	Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Iceland	2–0	4–0	International Friendly
8.	2 September 2011	Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Sweden	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9.	6 September 2011	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova	Moldova	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Club

Nancy

• French League Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2006

Debrecen

• Hungarian National Championship I:
  • Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10

• Hungarian Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10

• Hungarian Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2009

• Hungarian League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2010

Panathinaikos

• Greek Super League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2011-12

Individual

• Named in the Hungarian National Championship I all-star team (nemzetisport.hu): 2008–09
• József Bozsik Prize: 2009 ^[16]
• Zilahi Prize: 2009

References

External links

• Transfermarkt Profile (German)