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{{short description|Hungarian footballer}}
{{Eastern name order|Rudolf Gergely}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Rudolf  Gergely
| fullname    =
| height      = 1.77m
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1985|3|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nyíregyháza]], Hungary
| image       = Rudolf Gergely.JPG
| image_size  = 
| caption     = Rudolf playing for Debrecen
| currentclub = 
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1993–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[Nyíregyháza Spartacus|Nyíregyháza]]
| youthyears2 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs2 = [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
| years1  = 2002–2007 | clubs1  = [[AS Nancy|Nancy B]]                        | caps1  = 82 | goals1  = 26
| years2  = 2005–2007 | clubs2  = [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]                          | caps2  = 5 | goals2  = 0
| years3  = 2007–2010 | clubs3  = [[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]]                  | caps3  = 52 | goals3  = 25
| years4  = 2010–2012 | clubs4  = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]                      | caps4  = 12 | goals4  = 1
| years5  = 2011      | clubs5  = → [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] (loan)              | caps5  = 13 | goals5  = 2
| years6  = 2011–2012 | clubs6  = → [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (loan) | caps6  = 8 | goals6  = 1
| years7  = 2012–2013 | clubs7  = [[Diósgyőri VTK|Diósgyőr]]                  | caps7  = 18 | goals7  = 1
| years8  = 2013–2015 | clubs8  = [[Győri ETO]]                               | caps8  = 41 | goals8  = 14
| years9  = 2015–2016 | clubs9  = [[Videoton FC|Videoton]]                    | caps9  = 7 | goals9  = 0
| years10 = 2016–2018 | clubs10 = [[Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC|Nyíregyháza]]    | caps10 = 39 | goals10 = 10
| years11 = 2018      | clubs11 = [[Balmazújvárosi FC|Balmazújváros]]         | caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002 | nationalteam1 = [[Hungary national under-17 football team|Hungary U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam2 = [[Hungary national under-19 football team|Hungary U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2014 | nationalteam3 = [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]              | nationalcaps3 = 28 | nationalgoals3 = 10
}}

'''Gergely Rudolf ''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈɡɛrɡɛj ˈrudolf|lang}}; born 9 March 1985) is a Hungarian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

==Club career==
Rudolf was born in [[Nyíregyháza]].

===Debrecen===
Rudolf signed a contract with the Hungarian champion [[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]] in 2007.

His first trophy was won against [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] by 4–1 on aggregate. The first leg finished 1–1 in the Bozsik Stadion. In the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 season Debrecen entered in the second qualifying round. Debrecen faced the Swedish champion [[IF Elfsborg]]. Debrecen were eliminated from the Champions League 1–0 on aggregate. In the Hungarian League 2007–08 season Rudolf's team finished second while [[MTK Budapest FC|MTK]] became first. Debrecen won the Hungarian Cup in the 2007–08 season by beating Budapest Honvéd in the final 9–1 on aggregate.

Debrecen played in the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup]]. In the first round of the Central-East region they drew in Kazakhstan against [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]] 1–1, while in the second leg they beat the Kazakh team by 1–0. Debrecen qualified for the second round by 2–1 on aggregate. In the second round Debrecen faced the Swiss [[BSC Young Boys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0257-0de769814418-479ec00c2208-1000--rudolf-flying-as-debrecen-dream-on/|title=Rudolf flying as Debrecen dream on|date=14 August 2008|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> Debrecen were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by 3–7 on aggregate. Rudolf won the [[2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] season after beating their provincial rivals [[Diósgyőri VTK]] 3–2 away.

In the 2009–10 season, Debrecen played in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. After beating [[Kalmar FF]], [[Levadia Tallinn]], and [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] Debrecen reached the group stages of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] season. Rudolf scored a goal against Levski in the Puskás Ferenc Stadium. He was also successful against Fiorentina in the Champions League, a goal in Budapest and another in [[Florence]]. In 2010, it was obvious that Rudolf was going to leave Debrecen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1447200.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214110651/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=1447200.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2010|title=Rudolf free but priceless for Debrecen|date=11 February 2010|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>

===Genoa===
In the summer of 2010 Rudolf signed a contract with [[Serie A]] club [[Genoa C.F.C.]] In the [[2010–11 Serie A]] season Rudolf played 17 matches for Genoa. On 16 October 2010, he scored his first Serie A goal against [[AS Roma]] at the [[Stadio Olimpico]], while Genoa lost 2–1. On 11 December Rudolf played his last match for Genoa against Napoli. In the second half of the season Rudolf was loaned by Genoa to fellow Serie A club [[AS Bari]]. In summer 2011 it was announced that Rudolf had been loaned to [[Panathinaikos F.C.]] for the 2011–12 season. In summer 2012 Rudolf terminated his contract with the Italian club.

===Bari===
Rudolf scored his first goal for Bari in [[Serie A]] against [[Juventus FC]] in his debut match which Bari lost 2–1. He scored his second goal against [[AC Milan]] in the [[Stadio Giuseppe Meazza]] in front of the 48,000 spectators on 13 March 2011. The final result of the match was 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1397210.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629234218/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1397210.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Ten-man Milan held by Bari|date=13 March 2011|publisher=FIFA}}</ref>

===Panathinaikos===
Rudolf signed a one-year loan contract with [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] on 31 August 2011, the last day of the 2011–12 summer transfer window. He was officially presented to the fans on 14 September 2011. On 1 April 2012, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against [[Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Aris F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pao.gr/en/news/?itemid=6b311d15-63c2-419c-b006-c7578db3173f|title=PAO-Aris 1-0 |website=www.pao.gr|date=1 April 2012|access-date=1 April 2012}}</ref>

===Diósgyőr===
On 12 September 2012, Rudolf signed a three-year contract with [[Hungarian League]] club [[Diósgyőri VTK]]. He became the most valuable player of the 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság season. On 13 August 2013, he terminated his contract with Diósgyőr claiming that he was not happy playing for them after [[Tomislav Sivić]] became the head coach of the [[Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County|Borsod]] county team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/dvtk-rudolfot-es-seydit-atadolistara-tettek-tavozhatnak-2270809|title=Rudolfot és Seydit átadólistára tették, távozhatnak|date=13 August 2013|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref> Rudolf was unable to be regain his position at the national team in his spell in Miskolc. He was able to score only once wearing Diósgyőr's shirt, a big disappointment for the club.

===Győr===
On 2 September 2013, Rudolf joined league rivals [[Győri ETO FC]] signing a three-year contract with the 2012–13 Hungarian League winners.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eto.hu/hir/7059/rudolf_gergely_az_eto_jatekosa_lett/ |title=Rudolf Gergely az ETO játékosa lett |date=3 September 2013 |publisher=Győri ETO FC's Official Website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905130817/http://www.eto.hu/hir/7059/rudolf_gergely_az_eto_jatekosa_lett |archive-date=5 September 2013}}</ref> He scored his first goal wearing Győr's shirt against MTK Budapest in a 2–1 victory at the [[Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium]] on 15 September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/15/hungary/nb-i/mtk-hungaria-fc/gyori-eto-fc/1487976/?ICID=PL_MS_10|title=MTK Budapest 1-2 Győri ETO|date=15 September 2013|publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Videoton===
On 23 July 2015, Rudolf signed for [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] club [[Videoton FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-rudolf-gergely-ket-evre-alairt-a-cimvedohoz-2427999|title=Videoton: Rudolf Gergely két évre aláírt a címvédőhöz|date=23 July 2015|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref> On 16 March 2016, he was banned from attending training at Videoton due to his low performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-rudolf-gergely-kikerult-a-fehervariak-keretebol-2489659|title=Videoton: Rudolf Gergely kikerült a fehérváriak keretéből|date=16 March 2016|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref> Five days later, Videoton agreed to the termination of his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/videoton-szerzodest-bontottak-rudolffal-hivatalos-2490777|title=Videoton: szerződést bontottak Rudolffal – hivatalos|date=16 March 2016|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]}}</ref> [[Zoltán Kovács (footballer, born 1973)|Zoltán Kovács]], sports director for Videoton, said that Rudolf was unable to perform at that level the club had expected from him. Therefore, the termination of the contract was the best choice for both parties.

===Nyíregyháza Spartacus===
After almost four months of being a free agent, he signed for [[Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC]]. He stayed at the club until JAnuary 2018.

===Balmazújvárosi FC===
On 12 January 2018, he signed for [[Balmazújvárosi FC]].

==International career==
Rudolf's path to the national team began in the under-17 team in 2001 to 2002. The following two years, he played for the under-19 team.

Rudolf was a regular member of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]] squad in qualification for [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], and scored one of the goals in the 2–1 away defeat of [[Sweden]] on 10 September 2008. He also provided the assist for [[Ákos Buzsáky]]'s goal in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup|qualification]] against Denmark on 14 October 2009.

He scored his second international goal against [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] in the [[Szusza Ferenc Stadium]] while Hungary beat Moldova 2–1 in the [[Euro 2012 qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c9dd349ef-5e0e5ba9e476-1000--hungary-resist-moldova-comeback/|title=Hungary resist Moldova comeback|date=7 September 2010|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> He netted twice against the [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in the [[Puskás Ferenc Stadium]] in the [[Euro 2012 qualifier]] as Hungary beat San Marino 8–0 on home turf.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c9e0ef3c7-22a2d5bc4d26-1000--hungary-leave-san-marino-out-for-the-count/|title=Hungary leave San Marino out for the count|date=8 October 2010|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> Rudolf scored his sixth goal, the equaliser for 1–1 in 5–3 defeat to the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0252-0ce21dd5164b-788003870eb2-1000--kuyt-kills-off-brave-hungary-for-netherlands/|title=Kuyt kills of brave Hungary for Netherlands|date=29 March 2011|publisher=UEFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1408521.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402072952/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1408521.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2011|title=Dutch late show kills off brave Hungary|date=29 March 2011|publisher=FIFA}}</ref> Rudolf scored a goal in a 4–0 friendly win against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in August<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2012/matches/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810074631/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2012/matches/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2011|title=Hungary 4–0 Iceland|date=10 August 2011|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> On 2 September 2011, Rudolf scored against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in the 90th minute helping his country to beat Sweden 2–1 in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d28820ece-3cb7b96074da-1000--rudolf-strikes-gold-as-hungary-beat-sweden/ |title=Rudolf strikes gold as Hungary beat Sweden |date=2 September 2011 |publisher=UEFA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008174121/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season%3D2012/round%3D15171/match%3D2002066/postmatch/report/index.html#rudolf+sinks+sweden |archive-date=8 October 2011}}</ref> On 6 September, Rudolf scored the second goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]], securing a 2–0 away victory 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d3a4f6d1f-e3b703920650-1000--hungary-beat-moldova-to-stay-in-the-hunt/|title=Hungary beat Moldova to stay in the hunt|date=6 September 2011|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>

Rudolf was called up to play for the national squad since, until early 2014, in which he scored a goal against Finland in his first match back with the team, in an eventual 2–1 loss.

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{Updated|matches played 2 June 2018}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|[[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]]
|5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]]
|[[2007–08 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2007–08]]
|13||2||3||3||12||2||0||0||28||7
|-
|[[2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2008–09]]
|26||16||0||0||0||0||3||3||29||19
|-
|[[2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2009–10]]
|13||7||0||0||1||1||10||3||24||11
|-
!Total
!52!!25!!3!!3!!13!!3!!13!!6!!81!!37
|-
|[[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]
|[[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]]
|12||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||15||1
|-
|[[A.S. Bari|Bari]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 Serie A|2010–11]]
|13||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||13||2
|-
|[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Superleague Greece|2011–12]]
|8||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||10||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Diósgyőri VTK|Diósgyőr]]
|[[2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2012–13]]
|15||1||1||0||1||0||0||0||17||1
|-
|[[2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2013–14]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
!Total
!18!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!20!!1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Győri ETO FC|Győr]]
|[[2013–14 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2013–14]]
|16||7||4||1||4||5||0||0||24||13
|-
|[[2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2014–15]]
|17||6||3||0||1||0||2||0||23||6
|-
!Total
!33!!13!!7!!1!!5!!5!!2!!0!!47!!19
|-
|[[Videoton FC|Videoton]]
|[[2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2015–16]]
|7||0||1||0||0||0||1||0||9||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC|Nyíregyháza]]
|[[2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II|2016–17]]
|28||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||28||9
|-
|[[2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság II|2017–18]]
|11||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||14||1
|-
!Total
!39!!10!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!42!!10
|-
|[[Balmazújvárosi FC|Balmazújváros]]
|[[2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2017–18]]
|9||2||5||0||0||0||0||0||14||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!196!!55!!25!!4!!19!!8!!16!!6!!256!!71
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|2008–09||7||1
|-
|2009–10||4||0
|-
|2010–11||6||3
|-
|2010–11||3||2
|-
|2011–12||1||1
|-
|2011–12||2||2
|-
|2012–13||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!24!!9
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Gergely Rudolf
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 10 September 2008 || [[Stockholm]], Sweden || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 7 September 2010 || [[Szusza Ferenc Stadium]], [[Budapest]], Hungary || {{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|8 October 2010 || rowspan="2"|[[Puskás Ferenc Stadium]], Budapest, Hungary || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SMR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|8–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|3–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || 9 February 2011 || Stadium Al-shabab, [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|AZE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 29 March 2011 || [[Amsterdam Arena]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|NED}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–5 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|7 || 10 August 2011 || Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|8 || 2 September 2011 || Puskás Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|9 || 6 September 2011 || [[Zimbru Stadium]], [[Chişinău]], Moldova || {{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|10 || 5 March 2014 || [[ETO Park]], [[Győr]], Hungary || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Nancy'''
*[[French League Cup]]: [[Coupe de la Ligue 2005-06|2006]]

'''Debrecen'''
*[[Hungarian National Championship I]]: [[Hungarian National Championship I 2008–09|2008–09]], [[Hungarian National Championship I 2009–10|2009–10]]
*[[Hungarian Cup]]: 2008–09, 2009–10
*[[Hungarian Super Cup]]: 2009
*[[Hungarian League Cup]]: [[2009–10 Ligakupa|2010]]

'''Panathinaikos'''
*[[Greek Super League]]: runners-up [[2011–12 Superleague Greece|2011–12]]

'''Individual'''
*Named in the [[Hungarian National Championship I]] all-star team (nemzetisport.hu): [[2008–09 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2008–09]]
*[[József Bozsik]] Prize: 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=841767.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102143245/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=hun/news/newsid=841767.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 November 2012|title=Rudolf picks up Hungarian player prize|date=25 June 2010|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
*[[:hu:Zilahi-díj|Zilahi Prize]]: 2009

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hungarian Footballer of the Year}}

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