Krisztián Vadócz

The native form of this personal name is Vadócz Krisztián. This article uses the Western name order.
Krisztián Vadócz
Personal information
Date of birth30 May 1985
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Grasshoppers
Number31
Youth career
Honvéd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2005Honvéd72(7)
2005–2007Auxerre B32(2)
2007→ Motherwell (loan)11(0)
2007–2008NEC28(2)
2008–2011Osasuna71(9)
2011–2012NEC29(1)
2012–2014Odense36(9)
2014Pune City6(0)
2015–Grasshoppers10(2)
National team‡
2004–2006Hungary U213(0)
2004–Hungary40(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Krisztián Vadócz (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɾistiaːn ˈvɒdoːt͡s]; born 30 May 1985) is an Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zürich as a central midfielder.

Club career

Early years

Born in Budapest, Vadócz made his professional debuts aged 17, with hometown's Budapest Honvéd FC, and caught the eye of Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre in the 2005 summer. However, he managed no first-team appearances in a three-year spell, finishing his last on loan to Motherwell in Scotland.[1]

In June 2007 Vadócz was finally released by the French, joining NEC Nijmegen. During his only season in the Eredivisie, he was an essential midfield element for a team that finished a comfortable eighth.

Osasuna

Subsequently, Vadócz penned a four-year contract with La Liga side CA Osasuna.[2] Never an undisputed starter in his first season he did score some important goals for the Navarrese, against UD Almería (3–1, after only playing one minute)[3] and at Atlético de Madrid (4–2).[4]

In the 2009–10 campaign Vadócz appeared in exactly the same number of matches for Osasuna, again mainly from the bench. On 11 April 2010, he netted from 35 yards to help his team to a 2–0 home win against Real Zaragoza.[5]

Late career

Vadócz was released by Osasuna in the last day of the 2011 summer transfer window, immediately signing with former side NEC. On 6 September 2012 he changed clubs and countries again, joining Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.[6]

On 14 November 2014 Vadócz moved to the Indian Super League with FC Pune City, as an injury replacement to John Goossens.[7][8] On 16 February of the following year, he was signed by Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich.[9][10]

On 3 April 2015 Vadócz scored twice against FC Sion, helping to a 5–0 success at the Stade Tourbillon.[11]

International career

Vadócz made his debut for both Hungary's under-21 and the full side in 2004. He scored his first goal for the latter a year later, in a 3–2 friendly win over Antigua and Barbuda in Miami, Florida.

International goals

Krisztián Vadócz International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 December 2005 Miami, United States  Antigua and Barbuda 3–0 Win Friendly
2. 24 May 2008 Budapest, Hungary  Greece 3–2 Win Friendly

Honours

Club

Honvéd

References

  1. ↑ Hungarian agrees Well loan deal; BBC Sport, 31 January 2007
  2. ↑ Osasuna ficha al medio húngaro Krisztian Vadocz (Osasuna signs Hungarian midfielder Kristian Vadocz); Sport, 11 August 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Osasuna 3–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 23 November 2008
  4. ↑ Atlético Madrid 2–4 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 5 April 2009
  5. ↑ Osasuna prove too strong for Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 11 April 2010
  6. ↑ Krisztián Vadócz præsenteret i OB (Krisztián Vadócz presented at OB); Odense's official website, 6 September 2012 (Danish)
  7. ↑ "Hungarian Krisztian Vadocz replaces injured John Goossens at FC Pune City". Firstpost. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Former Osasuna midfielder Krisztian Vadocz joins FC Pune City replacing John Goossens". Sportskeeda. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "GC verpflichtet mittelfeldspieler Krisztian Vadocz" [GC acquires midfielder Krisztian Vadocz] (in German). Grasshoppers. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Svájc: Vadócz a 27-szeres bajnokcsapatnál folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "5:0-Sieg im Tourbillon" [5:0-Win at Tourbillon] (in German). Grasshoppers. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

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