Vilmos Vanczák
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vilmos Vanczák | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Miskolc, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Sion | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2000 | Diósgyőri VTK | ||
| 2000–2001 | Vasas SC | ||
| 2001–2002 | Újpest FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | Újpest FC | 91 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Fóti SE (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2007– | FC Sion | 216 | (28) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Hungary U-15 | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Hungary U-16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2004– | Hungary | 79 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vilmos Vanczák (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvilmoʃ ˈvɒnt͡saːk]; born 20 June 1983) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or full back for FC Sion.[1]
Club career
Újpest
Vanczák started to play football in his hometown's club, Diósgyőri VTK,[2] and made his first-team debut at the age of 15. He spent the following season in the youth team of Vasas[3] and joined Újpest FC in 2001. He spent the autumn of 2002 in Újpest's second league 'B' team, Újpest FC-Fót on loan, and joined again the first team of Újpest in 2003.[4]
Sint-Truiden
After his debut in the national team of Hungary, he joined Belgian team Sint-Truiden. In 2007 he returned from loan and joined Újpest FC for the third time.
Sion
On 17 July 2007 Vanczák signed a four-year contract with FC Sion.[5] Vanczák has been playing for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League since 2007.
International career
On 3 March 2010 Vanczák scored his first international goal against Russia in a friendly match in Győr at the ETO Park. The match finished 1-1. On 6 September Vanczák scored the first goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău which secured the victory. Hungary won by 2-0.[6]
International appearances
| Team | Year | Friendlies | International Competition |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Hungary | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 78 | 4 | |
(Statistics correct as of 26 June 2014)
International goals
- Score and Result lists Hungary's goals first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 March 2010 | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |  Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 2011 | Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Romania |  Moldova | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2012 UEFA Euro qualifying |
| 3 | 22 March 2013 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |  Romania | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 6 June 2013 | ETO Park, Győr, Hungary |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Újpest FC
- Hungarian National Championship I runner-up: 1
- 2003–04
- FC Sion
- Swiss Cup winner: 2
- 2008–09, 2010–11
References
- ↑ "Vilmos Vanczák". UEFA. 6 September 2011.
- ↑ erdon.ro: Kötélék énekelték a ,,Ria, ria, Hungária!”-t (Hungarian)
- ↑ nemzetisport.hu: Angyalföldön nehéz meccs vár a lilákra (Hungarian)
- ↑ fotcafe.hu: A Fóti SE története (Hungarian)
- ↑ "Sion strengthen with Vanczák". UEFA. 17 July 2007.
- ↑ "Hungary beat Moldova to stay in the hunt". UEFA. 6 September 2011.
External links
- Vilmos Vanczák profile at magyarfutball.hu
- Profile on mlsz.hu (Hungarian)
- Profile on hlsz.hu (Hungarian)
- Profile on footballdatabase.eu (English)
- Vanczák Vilmos career statistics at Soccerbase (English)
- Profile on national-football-teams.com (English)
- Stats on fussballdaten.de
- Profile on soccernet.espn.com (English)
- Spielerprofil FC Sion-Online
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