Zoltán Hercegfalvi

Zoltán Hercegfalvi (born 31 December 1979 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer.

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

Zoltán Hercegfalvi
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1985–1998 Budapest Honvéd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Budapest Honvéd 72 (11)
2003–2004 Videoton FC Fehérvár 42 (12)
2004–2005 Lombard-Pápa TFC 24 (3)
2005–2006 Slavia Prague 9 (0)
2006–2009 Budapest Honvéd 79 (27)
2009–2010 Kansas City Wizards 10 (2)
2011–2012 Budapest Honvéd FC II 7 (0)
2012 Vasas SC 7 (0)
National team‡
2003–2004 Hungary 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2009

Career

Club

Hercegfalvi joined the youth academy of storied Hungarian team Honvéd at the age of 6, and played all the way through their system before making his first team appearance in 1998. He played at Honvéd until 2003, and subsequently enjoyed stints with rivals Videoton Székesfehérvár, Lombard-Pápa TFC, and Czech side Slavia Prague, before rejoining Honvéd in 2006. In total, Hercegfalvi spent more than 20 years at Honvéd, and made over 150 appearances for the club.

He won the Hungarian Cup with Honvéd in 2007 and played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Székesfehérvár in 2003, with Lombard-Pápa in 2005, and with Honvéd in 2008.

Hercegfalvi joined the Kansas City Wizards on 28 July 2009.[1] Hercegfalvi missed most of the 2010 season due to a torn ACL suffered in a 2–1 friendly win over AC St. Louis and was released at the conclusion of the 2010 season.

International

Hercegfalvi has also appeared three times for the Hungarian national football team.

References
  1. Wizards sign Hungarian striker Zoltan Hercegfalvi
  • "MLS player profile". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • Budapest Honved bio
  • Zoltán Hercegfalvi at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Zoltán Hercegfalvi fansite
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