György Sándor (footballer)
György Sándor (born 20 March 1984) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Csákvári TK as a midfielder. He was born in Carpathian Ruthenia to an ethnic Hungarian family.
 Sándor playing for Újpest in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | György Sándor | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Uzhhorod, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Újpest | 7 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Győri ETO | 23 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Újpest | 105 | (12) |
| 2008 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Litex Lovech (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2015 | Videoton | 136 | (16) |
| 2013 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Perth Glory | 24 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Puskás Akadémia | 34 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Csákvári TK | 61 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2014 | Hungary | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019– | Hungary U21 (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Career
Sándor started his professional career in Újpest FC. In season 2004-05 he played in Győri ETO FC. In June 2005 György returned to Újpest FC. For three seasons he earned 71 appearances, scored nine goals.
On 15 November 2006 Sándor made his debut for Hungary national football team in a friendly match against Canada. In February 2007 he played for the team in matches against Cyprus and Latvia.
Amidst rumours circulating over Sándor's fitness after a recent ankle injury, the midfielder completed a loan deal taking him to Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season, with a view to make the move permanent, on 24 January 2008 . On 23 April, Sándor returned from the loan to Újpest FC.
In January 2009, Sándor was loaned by Bulgarian Litex Lovech. Sándor was given the number 24 shirt. He made his team debut a few days later in Dubai, in an 0-0 friendly draw against FC Bunyodkor. Sándor scored his first goal in the league against PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra. In January 2013 he joined Ittihad FC .
On 16 July 2015 Sándor signed a two-year deal with Perth Glory. At the end of the season, on 8 May 2016, he was released by the club and returned to Hungary due to family reasons.[1]
Club statistics
- As of 26 October 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Újpest | 2003–04 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2006–07 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Total | 112 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 19 | |
| Győr | 2004–05 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2008–09 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Videoton | 2009–10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 11 | |
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 136 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 169 | 22 | |
| Career totals | 283 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 334 | 44 | |
References
External links
- György Sándor profile at magyarfutball.hu
- György Sándor at HLSZ
- György Sándor at National-Football-Teams.com
- György Sándor at Soccerway