Gábor Gyepes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gábor Gyepes[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 June 1981||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1998 | Ferencváros | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2005 | Ferencváros | 112 | (12) |
2005–2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | (0) |
2008 | Northampton Town | 15 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Cardiff City | 64 | (4) |
2012 | Vasas | 14 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Portsmouth | 35 | (4) |
2013 |
Videoton | 12 | (0) |
2014 | Sarawak FA | 14 | (2) |
2015–2018 | Soroksár | 76 | (19) |
2018–2019 | III. Kerület | 22 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Biatorbágy | ||
2021 | Budakalász | ||
International career | |||
2002–2009 | Hungary | 26 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gábor Gyepes (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡaːbor ˈɟɛpɛʃ]; born 26 June 1981) is a Hungarian former professional footballer.
Gyepes began his career with Ferencváros, where he won two Hungarian national championships. He went on to make over 100 appearances in the English Football League with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Northampton Town, Cardiff City, and Portsmouth.
He was capped 26 times for the Hungary national football team between 2002 and 2009, scoring once in his first full appearance for the team, a friendly match with Switzerland.
Club career
Ferencváros
Gyepes was born in
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In July 2005, Gyepes joined
He became a regular fixture at centre back during the season, partnering Joleon Lescott, and his move was made permanent when he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract in December 2005 for £400,000.[4] This deal later led to an FA charge against Gyepes' agent for improper practice.[5] However, he ruptured cruciate knee ligaments on 25 March 2006, during a 3–1 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday and underwent surgery to repair the injury[6] and was told that he would never play football again. This injury ruled him out of the whole of the following season, despite making a reserve appearance in February 2007. After suffering a further setback, it was reported that his contract with Wolves had been terminated by mutual consent in April 2007 so Gyepes could continue his rehabilitation in Hungary.[7]
Northampton Town
After regaining full fitness, the defender returned to England and won a contract at Northampton Town in January 2008 that ran until the end of the season, having previously worked with manager Stuart Gray at Wolves.[8] Gyepes also spent time on trial at Queens Park Rangers as his agent also represented their Hungarian international Ákos Buzsáky.[9] He made his debut for the side on 12 February 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Yeovil Town and,[10] after establishing himself in the first team, he signed a new contract in April 2008 to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008–09 season. The contract included a release clause allowing him to discuss a transfer to any club offering a particular fee to Northampton Town.[11]
Cardiff City
On 19 August 2008, Gyepes completed a move to
The start of the
During the 2010–11 season, Gyepes started in the defense after giving
However, Jones was sacked at the end of the season and Malky Mackay took his place, but Gyepes still didn't find himself in the team for the first game but started the next game against Oxford United.[17] Gyepes got his first goal of the season in a 5–3 victory over Huddersfield Town in the following round of the League Cup.[18] On 31 January 2012, Cardiff and Gyepes mutually agreed to terminate his contract to pursue his career elsewhere.[19]
Vasas SC
On 15 March 2012,
After these trials, Gypes went on to finish off the 2011–12 season with Vasas SC in Hungary.[22] He recently reiterated his desire to return to English football for the 2012–2013 season.
Portsmouth
On 7 September it was confirmed that he had signed for
Sarawak FA
On 4 December 2013, Gyepes signed a one-year deal with Malaysia side
Due to injuries, Gyepes was released by Sarawak at the end of 2014.[29]
International career
Gyepes made his debut for Hungary in 2002 and played 22 times in the following three years. However his knee injury sustained while playing for Wolves meant he fell out of favour. In March 2009, his form playing for Cardiff saw him receive his first call up in three years for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Malta.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 13 February 2002 | Limassol, Cyprus | Switzerland | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Football League statistics
- Statistics accurate as of 8 February 2014
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Subtotal | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Northampton Town | 2007–08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Subtotal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Cardiff City | 2008–09 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
2009–10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
2010–11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Subtotal | 64 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | |
Vasas | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Subtotal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Portsmouth | 2012–13 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
Subtotal | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
Sarawak | 2014– | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Subtotal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
Total | 141 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 11 |
Personal life
Gyepes and his wife, figure skater Diána Póth, married on 12 July 2008.[30]
Honours
- Ferencváros
- Hungarian National Championship I: 2001, 2004
- Hungarian Cup: 2003, 2004
- Hungarian Super Cup: 2004
References
- ^ a b c "Gábor Gyepes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Hungarian Gyepes has the appetite for a battle" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 4 December 2008
- ^ "Wolves complete Gyepes loan deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2005.
- ^ "Hoddle seals the gift of Gab". Mirror. 19 December 2005.
- ^ "FA charges agent over Gyepes move". BBC Sport. 15 February 2007.
- ^ "Wolves' Gyepes has knee surgery". BBC Sport. 6 April 2006.
- ^ "Gyepes parts company with Wolves". BBC Sport. 20 April 2007.
- ^ "Northampton sign defender Gyepes". BBC Sport. 26 January 2008.
- ^ "QPR hungary for trialist". Sky Sports. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Yeovil 1–0 Northampton". BBC Sport. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ "Gyepes in Championship Move" Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Northampton Town F.C. Official Website
- ^ "Cardiff sign Northampton's Gyepes". BBC Sport. 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Bluebirds held by 10-man Reading" Media Wales Retrieved on 4 December 2008
- ^ "Championship team of the week" Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Thefootballleague.co.uk Retrieved on 14 December 2008
- ^ "Gyepes: Cardiff promotion would be biggest achievement of career" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 15 April 2009
- ^ "Cardiff City's Gabor Gyepes: I won't play for Dave Jones again". Wales Online. South Wales Echo. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Oxford Utd 1 – 3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Cardiff 5 – 3 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "City & Gabor agree to part ways". Cardiff City FC. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Westley: Loans, Trialists, Mellor, Exeter". PNEFC Official Site. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Pompey look at defensive duo". Sky Sports. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Ironworkers: Gabor Gyepes committed by the end of the season the club (in Hungarian" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Hungarian international joins Pompey". Portsmouth News. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ All change as five depart Blues; Portsmouth News, 8 January 2013
- ^ Duo exit but Pompey wrap up deals; Portsmouth News, 7 May 2013
- ^ http://www.newsarawaktribune.com/news/16717/Sarawak-unveil-new-players/ Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Three import player signed
- ^ "Crocs came up empty in Super League opener". 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Sarawak 2 – 1 Pulau Pinang Match report – 1/21/14 FA Cup – Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ CLDN (4 December 2014). "Gabor announces he is no more part of Sarawak – SarawakCrocs.com".
- ^ "Póth Dia férjhez megy" Archived 17 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Napi Ász Online Retrieved on 11 July 2008
External links
- Gábor Gyepes profile at magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)
- Gábor Gyepes at Soccerbase