János_Székely
János Székely
Romanian footballer
János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right winger.
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János Székely training at Steaua | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | János József Székely | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-13) 13 May 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger / Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecco U17 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2001 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Politehnica Timișoara | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Universitatea Cluj | 90 | (22) |
| 2007–2008 | Oțelul Galați | 41 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua București | 48 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Korona Kielce | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | FC Brașov | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Seregno | 43 | (6) |
| 2017 | Lecco | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | FBC Saronno | ||
| Total | 271 | (47) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Seregno U18 | ||
| 2023– | Lecco U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Timișoara of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timișoara, where he played 8 matches in Liga II between 2000 and 2002.
In 2003, he was bought by Universitatea Cluj for which he played 90 matches and managing to score 22 goals. After his good performance in Liga II Petre Grigoraş, coaching Oțelul Galați at that time, decided to transfer him. He debuted for Oțelul Galați in a cup match against Steaua. His first match in Liga I, in February 2007, was a victory against Unirea Urziceni.
Steaua București
On 6 May 2008 he signed a five-year[1] contract with Steaua București, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euro and the midfielder would earn 200,000 euros for season.
On 23 July 2009 he scored the first goal of the second leg against Újpest FC, victory which enabled Steaua's qualification in the next round.
Szekely was released from Steaua in June 2011, and then signed a contract for two and a half years with Volga Nizhny Novgorod, in the Russian Premier League.[2]
Korona Kielce
On 22 August 2012 Korona Kielce[3] announced that Szekely would become a player for the Polish Ekstraklasa club. He signed a one-year contract.
Oțelul Galați
Steaua București
ASA Târgu Mureș
- "Janos Szekely, primul transfer". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- "Korona Kielce S.A. Oficjalny Serwis Internetowy Szekely w Koronie!". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- János Székely at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- János Székely at 90minut.pl (in Polish)