Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vilmos Vanczák | ||
Date of birth | 20 June 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Miskolc, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Full back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Puskás Akadémia | ||
Youth career | |||
–2000 | Diósgyőri VTK | ||
2000–2001 | Vasas SC | ||
2001–2002 | Újpest FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Újpest FC | 91 | (4) |
2002 | → Fóti SE (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2006–2007 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 30 | (3) |
2007–2016 | FC Sion | 254 | (31) |
2016– | Puskás Akadémia | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
1998–1999 | Hungary U-15 | 5 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Hungary U-16 | 9 | (0) |
2004–2015 | Hungary | 79 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2016. |
Vilmos Vanczák (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvilmoʃ ˈvɒnt͡saːk]; born 20 June 1983 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a centre back or full back for Puskás Akadémia.
Vanczák started to play football in his hometown's club, Diósgyőri VTK, and made his first-team debut at the age of 15. He spent the following season in the youth team of Vasas and joined Újpest FC in 2001. He spent the autumn of 2002 in Újpest's second league 'B' team, Újpest FC-Fót on loan, and joined again the first team of Újpest in 2003.
After his debut in the national team of Hungary, he joined Belgian team Sint-Truiden. In 2007, he returned from loan and joined Újpest FC for the third time.
On 17 July 2007 Vanczák signed a four-year contract with FC Sion. Vanczák has been playing for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League since 2007.
On 3 March 2010 Vanczák scored his first international goal against Russia in a friendly match in Győr at the ETO Park. The match finished 1-1. On 6 September Vanczák scored the first goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău which secured the victory. Hungary won by 2-0.