Sándor Torghelle

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.

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
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1999 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

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.[7]

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[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 70–––70
2000–01[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 211–––211
2001–02[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 184–––184
2002–03[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2710–20–2910
Total 731520007515
Marcali IFC (loan) 2000–01[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 107–––107
2001–02[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 227–––227
Total 321400003214
MTK Budapest 2003–04[8][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 229–61–2810
Crystal Palace 2004–05[9] Premier League 1200031––151
Panathinaikos (loan) 2005–06[9] Alpha Ethniki 110–50–160
PAOK 2006–07[9] Superleague Greece 241–––241
Carl Zeiss Jena 2007–08[9] 2. Bundesliga 27811–––289
FC Augsburg 2008–09[9] 2. Bundesliga 27700–––277
2009–10[9] 2. Bundesliga 21721––1[lower-alpha 1]0248
Total 4814210000105115
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2010–11[9] 2. Bundesliga 16110–––171
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2010–11[9] Regionalliga West 10––––10
Budapest Honvéd 2011–12[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 630032––95
Videoton 2011–12[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 91323200–155
2012–13[10][9] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 21640701001[lower-alpha 2]0436
2013–14[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 50104100–101
Total 35782143100106812
MTK Budapest 2013–14[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1072100––128
2014–15[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2261061––297
2015–16[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2611100020–2911
2016–17[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 269000042–3011
2017–18[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság II 251210–––2612
2018–19[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 29721–––318
Total 138527261620015757
Vasas SC 2019–20[10] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 102000000–102
Career total 45512619626729320531142
  1. Appearance in relegation play-offs
  2. Appearance in Hungarian Super Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hungary 2004114
200572
200671
200700
200853
200991
201030
Total4211
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
128 April 2004Budapest, Hungary Brazil1–31–4Friendly
26 June 2004Kaiserslautern, Germany Germany1–02–0Friendly
32–0
48 September 2004Budapest, Hungary Iceland2–13–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
515 August 2005Budapest, Hungary Argentina1–11–2Friendly
63 September 2005Budapest, Hungary Malta1–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
711 October 2006Ta'Qali, Malta Malta1–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
81–0
915 October 2008Ta'Qali, Malta Malta1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1019 November 2008Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–02–0Friendly
1128 March 2009Tirana, Albania Albania1–01–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. 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. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. Mamrud, Roberto (11 December 2009). "Hungary - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  7. "Hungary shock Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. Sándor Torghelle at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Sandor Torghelle » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  10. Sándor Torghelle at Soccerway
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