Sándor Torghelle (Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈtorɡɛllɛ]; born 5 May 1982) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, he played for Honvéd, Marcali, Crystal Palace, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Carl Zeiss Jena, FC Augsburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Videoton, and Vasas. He played 42 games for the Hungary national team between 2004 and 2010.
![]() Torghelle with MTK Budapest in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1999 | Marcali | ||
1999–2002 | Honvéd | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Honvéd | 73 | (15) |
2001–2002 | → Marcali IFC (loan) | 32 | (14) |
2003–2004 | MTK Budapest | 22 | (9) |
2004–2005 | Crystal Palace | 12 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2006–2007 | PAOK | 24 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 27 | (8) |
2008–2010 | FC Augsburg | 48 | (14) |
2010–2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | (1) |
2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 1 | (0) |
2011 | Honvéd | 6 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Videoton | 35 | (7) |
2014–2019 | MTK Budapest | 138 | (52) |
2019–2020 | Vasas | 10 | (2) |
Total | 455 | (126) | |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Hungary U17 | 9 | (2) |
2000–2001 | Hungary U19 | 3 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Hungary U21 | 7 | (2) |
2004–2010 | Hungary | 42 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editCrystal Palace
editAfter developing in Hungary and playing for Budapest Honvéd, Marcali VFC and MTK Hungária, Torghelle signed for Crystal Palace, in August 2004 for a fee of roughly £750,000. He caught their eyes after scoring both goals for Hungary national team in their shock international friendly 2–0 victory over Germany in Kaiserslautern before UEFA Euro 2004.[1] He wore the number 10 shirt, that of a first-choice striker, but found it hard to gain a regular place in the Crystal Palace starting eleven with Andy Johnson often playing as a lone striker. He scored only one goal in a League Cup match against Charlton, but the referee sent him off late in the game for diving.[2]
After 12 months at Palace, Torghelle was first stripped of his first-team squad number (given number 30, while 10 went to new signing Jon Macken), and shortly after was loaned out to Panathinaikos in Greece for the 2005–06 season. In the deal, there was no clause for re-calling him, so he spent the whole season in Greece.[3] However, he failed to impress, and Panathinaikos chose not to make the deal permanent.
PAOK
editTorghelle was transferred to PAOK in Greece and handed a three-year contract, being one of the three players that were traded for the transfer of striker Dimitris Salpingidis.[4]
He was also famous for his failure to score even a single goal since he was transferred from Crystal Palace, yet this "curse" was lifted when he scored in a PAOK-Olympiakos derby in early 2007. He left PAOK at the end of the 2006–07 season for 2. Bundesliga team Carl Zeiss Jena. There, he finally met the expectations, scoring eight goals over the course of the 2007–08 2. Bundesliga season. Carl Zeiss Jena finished in last place and was relegated to the new 3. Liga.
FC Augsburg
editTorghelle transferred to 2. Bundesliga team FC Augsburg before the start of the 2008–09 season. He played two seasons for the largest team in Swabian Bavaria.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
editOn 17 May 2010, Torghelle left FC Augsburg and signed with another 2. Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Budapest Honvéd
editTorghelle signed with former club Honvéd in August 2011.[5] That reunion was short-lived and he signed for fellow Hungarian National Championship team Videoton FC in January 2012.
International career
editTorghelle made 42 appearances for the Hungary national team.[6] He scored several decisive ones during the 2010 World Cup Qualification campaign, such as against Albania and Malta. He came to prominence after scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Germany in a friendly match in 2004.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Budapest Honvéd | 1999–2000[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
2000–01[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||||
2001–02[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||||
2002–03[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 10 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 10 | |||||
Total | 73 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||||||
Marcali IFC (loan) | 2000–01[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | |||||
2001–02[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | ||||||
Total | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | ||||||
MTK Budapest | 2003–04[8][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 22 | 9 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 28 | 10 | ||||
Crystal Palace | 2004–05[9] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
Panathinaikos (loan) | 2005–06[9] | Alpha Ethniki | 11 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
PAOK | 2006–07[9] | Superleague Greece | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||||
Carl Zeiss Jena | 2007–08[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 28 | 9 | |||
FC Augsburg | 2008–09[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||
2009–10[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 8 | |||
Total | 48 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2010–11[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2010–11[9] | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Budapest Honvéd | 2011–12[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 5 | ||
Videoton | 2011–12[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 5 | |
2012–13[10][9] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
2013–14[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 12 | ||
MTK Budapest | 2013–14[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8 | ||
2014–15[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 7 | |||
2015–16[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 11 | ||
2016–17[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 30 | 11 | ||
2017–18[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | ||||
2018–19[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 8 | ||||
Total | 138 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 57 | ||
Vasas SC | 2019–20[10] | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 2 | |
Career total | 455 | 126 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 531 | 142 |
- ^ Appearance in relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Hungarian Super Cup
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hungary | 2004 | 11 | 4 |
2005 | 7 | 2 | |
2006 | 7 | 1 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | |
2008 | 5 | 3 | |
2009 | 9 | 1 | |
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torghelle goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 April 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | Brazil | 1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2 | 6 June 2004 | Kaiserslautern, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 8 September 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | Iceland | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 15 August 2005 | Budapest, Hungary | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
6 | 3 September 2005 | Budapest, Hungary | Malta | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 11 October 2006 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
8 | 1–0 | |||||
9 | 15 October 2008 | Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 19 November 2008 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
11 | 28 March 2009 | Tirana, Albania | Albania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Charlton 1-2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Torghelle a Panathinaikoszhoz szerződikt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Torghelle a PAOK-hoz igazolt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Torghelle's contract was terminated in Düsseldorf (in Hungarian)". hvg.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Hungary - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sándor Torghelle at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Sandor Torghelle » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sándor Torghelle at Soccerway
External links
edit- Torghelle Sándor Profile at magyarfutball.hu
- Torghelle Sándor at FC Augsburg official site (in German)
- Torghelle Sándor at HLSZ.hu (in Hungarian)
- Torghelle Sándor at Soccerbase
- Sándor Torghelle at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sándor Torghelle at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Sándor Torghelle at ESPN FC
- Sándor Torghelle at Soccerway