Sándor Torghelle (; born 5 May 1982) is a Hungarian former professional

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who played as a

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. During his career, he played for Honvéd,

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, PAOK, Carl Zeiss Jena,

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, 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

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, Marcali VFC and

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, Torghelle signed for

, 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

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before

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. 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. After 12 months at Palace, Torghelle was first stripped of his first-team squad number (given number 30, while 10 went to new signing

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), and shortly after was loaned out to

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. 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

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. 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

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team Carl Zeiss Jena. There, he finally met the expectations, scoring eight goals over the course of the

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season. Carl Zeiss Jena finished in last place and was relegated to the new

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FC Augsburg

Torghelle transferred to

team

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

team

Budapest Honvéd

Torghelle signed with former club Honvéd in August 2011. That reunion was short-lived and he signed for fellow Hungarian

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team

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in January 2012.

International career

Torghelle made 42 appearances for the Hungary national team. 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

in a friendly match in 2004.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torghelle goal.''

References

External links

Torghelle Sándor
Profile at magyarfutball.hu

at FC Augsburg official site
Torghelle Sándor
at HLSZ.hu * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torghelle, Sandor 1982 births Living people Hungarian people of Italian descent Hungarian men's footballers Footballers from Budapest Men's association football forwards Hungary men's international footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players Marcali VFC footballers MTK Budapest FC players Crystal Palace F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players PAOK FC players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players FC Augsburg players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fehérvár FC players Vasas SC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Premier League players Super League Greece players 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany