Gergely Rudolf

Gergely Rudolf (Hungarian: [ˈɡɛrɡɛj ˈrudolf]; born 9 March 1985) is a retired Hungarian football player.

The native form of this personal name is Rudolf Gergely. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Rudolf Gergely
Rudolf, 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)
Position(s) Striker
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)
2013–2015 Győri ETO 41 (14)
2015–2016 Videoton 7 (0)
2016–2018 Nyíregyháza 39 (10)
2018 Balmazújváros 9 (2)
National team‡
2001–2002 Hungary U17 3 (0)
2003–2004 Hungary U19 6 (2)
2008–2014 Hungary 28 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2014

Club career

Rudolf was born in Nyíregyháza.

Debrecen

Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion Debrecen in 2007.

His 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. Debrecen 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 qualified 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 group 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 2010–11 Serie A 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, while 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 which Bari lost 2–1. He 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

Rudolf signed a one-year loan contract with Panathinaikos on 31 August 2011, the last day of the 2011–12 summer transfer window. He was officially presented to the fans on 14 September 2011. On 1 April 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Aris F.C..[4]

Diósgyőr

On 12 September 2012, Rudolf signed a three-year contract with Hungarian League club Diósgyőri VTK. He became the most valuable player of the 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság season. On 13 August 2013, he terminated his contract with Diósgyőr claiming that he was 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 Diósgyőr's shirt, a big disappointment for the club.

Győr

On 2 September 2013, Rudolf joined league rivals Győri ETO FC signing a three-year contract with the 2012–13 Hungarian League winners.[6] He 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.[7]

Videoton

On 23 July 2015, Rudolf signed for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Videoton FC.[8] On 16 March 2016, he was banned from attending training at Videoton due to his low performance.[9] Five days later, Videoton agreed to the termination of his contract.[10] Zoltán Kovács, sports director for Videoton, said that Rudolf was unable to perform at that level the club had expected from him. Therefore, the termination of the contract was the best choice for both parties.

Nyíregyháza Spartacus

After almost four months of being a free agent, he signed for Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. He stayed at the club until JAnuary 2018.

Balmazújvárosi FC

On 12 January 2018 he signed for Balmazújvárosi FC.

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.

He scored his second international goal against Moldova in the Szusza Ferenc Stadium while Hungary beat Moldova 2–1 in the Euro 2012 qualifier.[11] He netted twice against the San Marino in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium in the Euro 2012 qualifier as Hungary beat San Marino 8–0 on home turf.[12] Rudolf scored his sixth goal, the equaliser for 1–1 in 5–3 defeat to the Netherlands in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[13][14] Rudolf scored a goal in a 4–0 friendly win against Iceland in August[15] On 2 September 2011, Rudolf scored against Sweden in the 90th minute helping his country to beat Sweden 2–1 in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[16] On 6 September, Rudolf scored the second goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Moldova, securing a 2–0 away victory 2–0.[17]

Rudolf was called up to play for the national squad since, until early 2014, in which he scored a goal against Finland in his first match back with the team, in an eventual 1–2 loss.

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 2 June 2018
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nancy 2005–06 5000000050
Total5000000050
Debrecen 2007–08 1323312200287
2008–09 26160000332919
2009–10 13700111032411
Total5225331331368137
Genoa 2010–11 121300000151
Total121300000151
Bari 2010–11 132000000132
Total132000000132
Panathinaikos 2011–12 81200000101
Total81200000101
Diósgyőr 2012–13 151101000171
2013–14 3000000030
Total181101000201
Győr 2013–14 1674145002413
2014–15 176301020236
Total33137155204719
Videoton 2015–16 7010001090
Total7010001090
Nyíregyháza 2016–17 289000000289
2017–18 111300000141
Total39103000004210
Balmazújváros 2017–18 92500000142
Total92500000142
Career total1965525419816625671

International
As of 31 August 2011

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2008Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–21–22010 WCQ
2.7 September 2010Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Moldova1–02–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3.8 October 2010Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary San Marino1–08–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4.8 October 2010Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary San Marino3–08–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
5.9 February 2011Stadium Al-shabab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Azerbaijan1–02–0International Friendly
6.29 March 2011Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–13–5UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
7.10 August 2011Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Iceland2–04–0International Friendly
8.2 September 2011Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Sweden2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9.6 September 2011Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău, Moldova Moldova2–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
10.5 March 2014ETO Park, Győr, Hungary Finland1–01–2International Friendly

Honours

Club
Nancy
Debrecen
Panathinaikos

Individual

References
  1. "Rudolf flying as Debrecen dream on". UEFA. 14 August 2008.
  2. "Rudolf free but priceless for Debrecen". UEFA. 11 February 2010.
  3. "Ten-man Milan held by Bari". FIFA. 13 March 2011.
  4. "PAO-Aris 1-0". http://www.pao.gr. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. "Rudolfot és Seydit átadólistára tették, távozhatnak". Nemzeti Sport. 13 August 2013.
  6. "Rudolf Gergely az ETO játékosa lett". Győri ETO FC's Official Website. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013.
  7. "MTK Budapest 1-2 Győri ETO". Soccerway. 15 September 2013.
  8. "Videoton: Rudolf Gergely két évre aláírt a címvédőhöz". Nemzeti Sport. 23 July 2015.
  9. "Videoton: Rudolf Gergely kikerült a fehérváriak keretéből". Nemzeti Sport. 16 March 2016.
  10. "Videoton: szerződést bontottak Rudolffal – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 16 March 2016.
  11. "Hungary resist Moldova comeback". UEFA. 7 September 2010.
  12. "Hungary leave San Marino out for the count". UEFA. 8 October 2010.
  13. "Kuyt kills of brave Hungary for Netherlands". UEFA. 29 March 2011.
  14. "Dutch late show kills off brave Hungary". FIFA. 29 March 2011.
  15. "Hungary 4–0 Iceland". UEFA. 10 August 2011.
  16. "Rudolf strikes gold as Hungary beat Sweden". UEFA. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  17. "Hungary beat Moldova to stay in the hunt". UEFA. 6 September 2011.
  18. "Rudolf picks up Hungarian player prize". UEFA. 25 June 2010.
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