Krisztián Vadócz

Krisztián Vadócz (Hungarian: [ˈkristiaːn ˈvɒdoːt͡s]; born 30 May 1985) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Uruguayan club Peñarol as a central midfielder.

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

Krisztián Vadócz
Vadócz playing with Kitchee in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985[1]
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Peñarol
Number 6
Youth career
Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Honvéd 72 (7)
2005–2007 Auxerre B 32 (2)
2007 → Motherwell (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2008 NEC 28 (2)
2008–2011 Osasuna 71 (9)
2011–2012 NEC 29 (1)
2012–2014 Odense 36 (9)
2014 Pune City 6 (0)
2015 Grasshoppers 15 (2)
2015–2016 Alavés 3 (0)
2016 Perth Glory 11 (1)
2016 Mumbai City 14 (3)
2017–2018 Kitchee 27 (10)
2018 Honvéd 6 (0)
2018–2019 Kitchee 13 (3)
2019 Honvéd 11 (0)
2020– Peñarol 14 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Hungary U21 3 (0)
2004–2018 Hungary 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021

Club career

Early years

Born in Budapest, Vadócz made his professional debut aged 17 with hometown club Budapest Honvéd FC, and caught the eye of AJ Auxerre in summer 2005. However, he managed no Ligue 1 appearances in a two-year spell, finishing his last on loan to Motherwell in Scotland.[2]

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

On 11 August 2008, Vadócz agreed to a four-year contract with CA Osasuna for a €950,000 transfer fee.[3] Never an undisputed starter in his first season in La Liga, he did score important goals against UD Almería (3–1, after only playing one minute)[4] and at Atlético Madrid (4–2).[5]

In the 2009–10 campaign, Vadócz appeared in exactly the same number of matches for the Navarrese, again mainly from the bench. On 11 April 2010, he netted from 35 yards to help his team to a 2–0 home win over Real Zaragoza.[6]

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 of the Danish Superliga.[7]

On 14 November 2014, Vadócz moved to the Indian Super League with FC Pune City, as an injury replacement for John Goossens.[8][9] On 16 February of the following year, he was signed by Grasshopper Club Zürich from the Swiss Super League.[10][11]

On 3 April 2015, Vadócz scored twice against FC Sion to help to a 5–0 victory at the Stade Tourbillon.[12] On 19 September he moved back to Spain, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés.[13]

On 28 January 2016, after appearing rarely for the Basques, Vadócz terminated his contract and joined Perth Glory FC on an injury-replacement contract.[14] At the end of the season, he was not offered a new deal and was released.[15]

Vadócz signed for Mumbai City FC on 28 June 2016, thus returning to the Indian top division.[16] Hong Kong Premier League's Kitchee SC announced his signing for six months the following 11 January,[17] and on 8 June the 32-year-old renewed his contract with the latter until the end of the 2017–18 campaign,[18] where he won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, Most Favourite Player and Top Midfielder awards.[19]

Vadócz returned to his native Hungary on 5 July 2018, agreeing to a one-year deal with Honvéd.[20] On 28 August, however, he terminated his contract by mutual consent because he opted to continue to play abroad.[21]

Vadócz returned to Kitchee on 17 October 2018, with head coach Chu Chi Kwong confirming that the player had signed a multi-year contract.[22][23] The following 27 August, he left.[24]

After a half-year at Honvéd, Vadócz joined Peñarol of the Uruguayan Primera División on 4 January 2020, where he was reunited with former Mumbai City and Kitchee teammate Diego Forlán who acted as manager of the club.[25]

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 3–0 friendly win over Antigua and Barbuda in Miami, Florida.

International goals

(Hungary score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vadócz goal)[26]

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 December 2005Riccardo Silva, Miami, United States Antigua and Barbuda1–03–0Friendly
2.24 May 2008Ferenc Puskás, Budapest, Hungary Greece3–13–2Friendly

Honours

Club

Honvéd

Kitchee

Individual

References
  1. "Krisztián Vadócz". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. Hungarian agrees Well loan deal; BBC Sport, 31 January 2007
  3. Osasuna ficha al medio húngaro Krisztian Vadocz (Osasuna sign Hungarian midfielder Kristian Vadocz); Sport, 11 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. Osasuna 3–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 23 November 2008
  5. Atlético Madrid 2–4 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 5 April 2009
  6. Osasuna prove too strong for Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 11 April 2010
  7. Krisztián Vadócz præsenteret i OB (Krisztián Vadócz presented at OB); Odense Boldklub, 6 September 2012 (in Danish)
  8. "Hungarian Krisztian Vadocz replaces injured John Goossens at FC Pune City". Firstpost. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. "Former Osasuna midfielder Krisztian Vadocz joins FC Pune City replacing John Goossens". Sportskeeda. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  10. "GC verpflichtet mittelfeldspieler Krisztian Vadocz" [GC acquire midfielder Krisztian Vadocz] (in German). Grasshopper CZ. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. "Svájc: Vadócz a 27-szeres bajnokcsapatnál folytatja" [Switzerland: Vadócz moves to 27-time champions] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  12. "5:0-Sieg im Tourbillon" [5:0-Win at Tourbillon] (in German). Grasshopper CZ. 3 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  13. "El Deportivo Alavés se refuerza con el centrocampista húngaro Vadócz" [Deportivo Alavés bolster with Hungarian midfielder Vadócz] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. "Vadocz rescindó con el Alavés y se va al Perth australiano" [Vadocz terminated with Alavés and goes to Australia's Perth] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  15. "Perth Glory reveal squad shake-up". Football Federation Australia. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  16. "Mumbai City FC sign Krisztian Vadocz, Gerson Vieira for ISL 3". The Statesman. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  17. "傑志再簽入國家隊成員 銳意挑戰亞冠盃" (in Chinese). Kitchee SC. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  18. "傑志與前匈牙利國腳華杜斯續約一年" (in Chinese). Kitchee SC. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  19. "I'm not crying, but it's emotional: Kitchee's Krisztian Vadocz scoops four at Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards". South China Morning Post. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  20. "Honvéd: Vadócz Krisztián visszatér Kispestre – hivatalos" [Honvéd: Krisztián Vadócz returns to Kispest – official] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  21. "Honvéd: Vadócz Krisztián máris távozik a klubtól – hivatalos" [Honvéd: Krisztián Vadócz leaves the club – official] (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  22. "港足先生華杜斯回歸　重返傑志助拳爭上前列" [Hong Kong Footballer of the Year Vadócz returns to return to the top] (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  23. Yuen, Chi Ho (17 October 2018). "華杜斯放下去季光環　初衷之心盼再領傑志衝冠" (in Chinese). HK 01. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  24. Yuen, Chi Ho (27 August 2019). "傑志公布外援名單　中場大將離隊　圖說華杜斯在港生涯" (in Chinese). HK 01. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  25. "Peñarol: "Si te llama Diego Forlán no podés decirle que no", dijo Krisztian Vadócz" [Peñarol: "If Diego Forlán calls you you can't say no", said Krisztian Vadócz] (in Spanish). Fútbol Uruguay. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  26. "Vadócz Krisztián". European Football. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  27. "2017 HKJC Community Cup – Kitchee 2:1 Eastern Long Lion". Hong Kong Football Association. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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