Sándor Torghelle

The native form of this personal name is Torghelle Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sándor Torghelle
Torghelle with MTK Budapest in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982 (age 42)
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

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.

Club career

Crystal Palace

After 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

Torghelle 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

Torghelle 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

On 17 May 2010, Torghelle left FC Augsburg and signed with another 2. Bundesliga team Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Budapest Honvéd

Torghelle 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

Torghelle 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.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Budapest Honvéd 1999–2000[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 7 0 – – – 7 0
2000–01[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 1 – – – 21 1
2001–02[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 18 4 – – – 18 4
2002–03[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 10 – 2 0 – 29 10
Total 73 15 2 0 0 0 75 15
Marcali IFC (loan) 2000–01[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 10 7 – – – 10 7
2001–02[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 22 7 – – – 22 7
Total 32 14 0 0 0 0 32 14
MTK Budapest 2003–04[7][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22 9 – 6 1 – 28 10
Crystal Palace 2004–05[8] Premier League 12 0 0 0 3 1 – – 15 1
Panathinaikos (loan) 2005–06[8] Alpha Ethniki 11 0 – 5 0 – 16 0
PAOK 2006–07[8] Superleague Greece 24 1 – – – 24 1
Carl Zeiss Jena 2007–08[8] 2. Bundesliga 27 8 1 1 – – – 28 9
FC Augsburg 2008–09[8] 2. Bundesliga 27 7 0 0 – – – 27 7
2009–10[8] 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[8] 2. Bundesliga 16 1 1 0 – – – 17 1
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2010–11[8] Regionalliga West 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Budapest Honvéd 2011–12[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 6 3 0 0 3 2 – – 9 5
Videoton 2011–12[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 9 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 – 15 5
2012–13[9][8] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21 6 4 0 7 0 10 0 1[b] 0 43 6
2013–14[9] 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[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 10 7 2 1 0 0 – – 12 8
2014–15[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 22 6 1 0 6 1 – – 29 7
2015–16[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 11 1 0 0 0 2 0 – 29 11
2016–17[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 26 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 – 30 11
2017–18[9] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 25 12 1 0 – – – 26 12
2018–19[9] 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[9] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Hungarian Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Sándor Torghelle
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

  1. ^ a b "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Charlton 1-2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Torghelle a Panathinaikoszhoz szerződikt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Torghelle a PAOK-hoz igazolt" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Torghelle's contract was terminated in Düsseldorf (in Hungarian)". hvg.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Hungary - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Sándor Torghelle at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sándor Torghelle at Soccerway