Gabor Kiraly
Gabor Kiraly was born in Szombathely, Vas County, Hungary on April 1st, 1976 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 48, Gabor Kiraly biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Gábor Ferenc Király (Hungarian pronunciation: [abor fets kira]; born 1 April 1976) is a former professional footballer who competes as a goalkeeper.
Király spent the bulk of his playing career in Germany and England. In 1997, he signed for Hertha BSC, went on to compete in 198 official games, and played for 1860 Munich later in his career. He played for Crystal Palace, Burnley, and Fulham in England, as well as loan spells with West Ham United and Aston Villa. He re-joined his hometown team Szombathelyi Haladás in 2015.
Király played for Hungary's national team for the first time since making his international debut against Austria in 1998. He represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016, and on June 14, 2016, he became the first national representative to represent their country at a UEFA European Championship for 40 years and 74 days, beating Lothar Matthäus' previous record of 39 years and 91 days. On June 26, 2016, the record was extended to 40 years and 86 days. After the tournament, Király resigned from international football.
In almost every match he played, Király was known for wearing a distinctive pair of grey tracksuit bottoms rather than shorts.
Club career
Király, a native of Szombathely, began his career with local club Szombathelyi Haladás in 1993 before moving to Bundesliga club Hertha BSC in 1997.
He was initially the second-choice goalkeeper at Hertha, but he was then selected over the first-choice goalkeeper Christian Fiedler for Hertha's home match against 1. FC Köln defeated Köln on September 28, 1997, the first Bundesliga victory of the season. He continued to be the first-choice keeper and Fiedler, but not for more than two years, until February 2000, when Király missed seven league games due to a strained shoulder injury. In the 1999–2000 season, he appeared in ten UEFA Champions League matches for Hertha.
However, after Hans Meyer was named the new Hertha coach in the winter break of the 2003–04 Bundesliga season, Király lost his place in the starting lineup, and Fiedler was named the first-choice keeper after spending the majority of the previous six years on the bench. Király was then told that if he took a pay cut, his deal would not be renewed. He appeared in the last 14 minutes of Hertha's final Bundesliga match of the season against 1. FC Köln; the same club against whom he made his Bundesliga debut. In total, he appeared in almost 200 top-flight matches for Hertha.
Crystal Palace made Király their first signing for the 2004–05 season, but they also signed Argentine goalkeeper Julián Speroni later this season, who was first named as the first-choice keeper. Király made his debut for Palace in the League Cup game against Hartlepool United, where his appearance, as well as Speroni's poor form, resulted in his promotion to the first choice in Palace goal. Király was forced off during a game with Hartlepool because his joggers were ripped on one side, and his backup shorts were ineffective in providing heat to his legs during the game. Although he didn't find a pair of backup shorts suitable for use, he stayed out for 3 games. He was in the first team for more than 12 months before being relegated to the Championship following the 2004–05 season. After the rest, he jumped straight back to Palace and kept his position for the remainder of the 2005-06 season, in which he made 43 appearances in the Championship.
Király requested a transfer request on May 18th, 2006. It seemed that with the signing of Scott Flinders, his chances of winning a move to the Premier League seemed to rise. He played for Hungary in their 3–1 loss to England, saving a penalty by Frank Lampard. However, Palace's director of football, Bob Dowie, reported that there had been no bids for the keeper's services, and that he had no calls, and that the club thus began a third season at Palace.
Király, his number one goal, was deployed with Flinders as his back-up, but Flinders was recalled from a loan spell and brought Király into the starting lineup later this season. However, the Flinders played only two games, losing seven goals and giving Király a quick return to the first team.
Király played for two weeks at West Ham United, from mid-November to early December 2006, in which he did not make an appearance, but he did three games on the bench as an unavailable substitute.
He then returned to Palace, but Aston Villa's regular keepers Thomas Srensen and Stuart Taylor were forced to return to work almost immediately. Király, a Villa, then returned to Premier League football after an eighteen-month absence following Palace's relegation. In Villa Park's 1–0 loss to Bolton Wanderers on December 16, he made his Villa debut on December 16, 2006. Villa's third-round FA Cup match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday was the last match in his loan spell at the club. Manchester United beat Manchester United 2–1 after an otherwise solid showing. Király's late error gave Manchester United a 2–1 win. Following Srensen and Taylor's return to fitness, he was allowed to return to Palace on January 12, 2007.
He returned to the Palace goal by the end of January 2007, with his first league match being a goalless draw away from Sunderland on January 30, 2007. Király stayed with the team until the end of the season, when Speroni stepped in with three games remaining. Taylor revealed that Gábor had left the club a week before the game.
After being released by Crystal Palace, Király joined Burnley on May 30, 2007.
Király left Burnley on loan to Bayer Leverkusen in January 2009 as the back-up for their injured second choice keeper.
Király was released by Burnley at the end of his deal with Steve Jones and Alan Mahon in June 2009. On June 3, 2009, TSV 1860 Munich, a three-year contract.
Király was suspended to the second squad of the 2014–15 season, as well as his colleagues Vitus Eicher, Daniel Adlung, Yannick Stark, and captain Julian Weigl. During a match, Király assaulted Gary Kagelmacher, while the other four players were out drinking late at night and were overheard discussing the club.
Király had signed for Fulham's English Championship team on August 28, 2014. Király made his Fulham debut in September 2014 against Reading and was in action several times, but the heat eventually told him with two goals against him within an hour. Pavel Pogrebnyak, a former Fulham player, was tipped over by Király against the crossbar, but Jake Taylor was barely wide from distance. Fulham's at 2–0, but they did not have to leave at 2:0 before the game ended. Nick Blackman passed through, went by Király, and slotted the ball home in the 85th minute.
Király announced his retirement from playing in May 2019.
International career
On March 25, 1998 in Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Király made his debut for Hungary's national team against Austria. Hungary beat Hungary 3–2 after only four minutes, after saving a penalty from Austria's all-time top scorer Toni Polster. Király was the only person in the Hungarian team to appear in all of their ten qualifying matches during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. He hadn't played for Malta since October's humiliating 2–1 loss, but he was called up to the squad for the World Cup Qualifiers against Sweden and Portugal in September 2009 and has remained in the squad despite being second choice behind Gábor Babos.
In a 1–0 victory over Norway in the first leg of their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off in Oslo on November 12, 2015, he earned his 100th cap for Hungary. After József Bozsik of the Golden Team, he was the second Hungarian to reach the milestone. Király was eventually selected to Hungary's UEFA Euro 2016 squad.
Király won by 2–0 over Austria in the first group match of the UEFA Euro 2016 Group F match at Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, France, on June 14, 2016. Hence, he became the oldest player to play in the tournament, defeating Lothar Matthäus' record. At the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, three days later, he played in a 1–1 draw against Iceland. On June 22, 2016, he played in his last group match against Portugal, who tied 3-3 against Portugal. He later suffered in a 4–0 loss to Belgium in the round of 16, in which he managed to extend his record as the oldest player to participate in the tournament, aged 40 years and 86 days. On August 2, 2016, he declared his retirement from international football. However, he played his testimonial match against Sweden on November 15, 2016. In 2–0 loss, he played the first 30 minutes in 2–0 loss.