Ákos Buzsáky
Encyclopedia
Ákos Buzsáky (ˈaːkoʃ ˈbuʒaːki; born 7 May 1982) is a Hungarian footballer who plays for Premier League club Queens Park Rangers
as a midfielder
, having previously played for MTK Hungária
, FC Porto
, Academica de Coimbra and Plymouth Argyle
. He has been capped
by Hungary
at international level.
. He then joined Porto under José Mourinho
for £
400,000 in July 2002. He was later loaned out to Portuguese Superliga side Academica de Coimbra
in 2003–04. He had been playing for Porto's 'B' side in the Portuguese third division prior to signing for English side Plymouth Argyle
.
Buzsáky joined Plymouth on loan until the end of the 2004–05
season after the former Hungarian Under-21 international captain impressed manager Bobby Williamson
during a behind-closed-doors friendly against Torquay United
. On the last day of his loan spell with Argyle, fans held up paper signs that read "Mr Chairman sign Akos now!" and "Buy Akos, Buy Akos!". This led to the board spending around £225,000 to make his move permanent, offering him a three-year contract.
He was a first team regular for Plymouth, and his form resulted in him being linked with West Bromwich Albion
and Bolton Wanderers
. After scoring 3 goals in the month, he was named one of the players of the month by the ITV programme "The Championship" for January 2007.
In October 2007 Buzsáky informed Plymouth he would not sign a new contract when his ran out in the summer, allegedly due to Plymouth's refusual to pay a fee to his agent. He was subsequently loaned to Queens Park Rangers
(QPR), and the move was made permanent on 2 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £500,000). Buzsaky signed a 2½ year Contract.
On 2 January 2008, QPR announced that they had signed Buzsáky permanently, with his contract running until the summer of 2010, with great relief for the fans. Buzsáky won the Kiyan Prince
Goal of the Season award for a side footed lob against Blackpool
. However, his first full season at QPR proved to be a frustrating one due to an injury he picked up in a Carling Cup tie away to Manchester United. Following his comeback to fitness Buzsáky played a large part in the opening part of the 09/10 season
. However in December 2009, following the 3–1 defeat away to Watford, it was reported that he was involved in a confrontation with manager Jim Magilton
, where it was reported that Buzsáky was assaulted by Magilton. This led to Magilton being suspended by QPR and subsequently leaving the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009.
(Statistics correct as of 3 February 2010)
gaining his first cap on 3 September 2005 against Malta
in Budapest
. He scored his first international against European champions Greece on 21 November 2007 in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
He scored his first international goal for Hungary on the 21 November 2007, in a 2–1 defeat at home against Greece, although the goal is credited by some sources as a Kostas Katsouranis
own goal as it took a big deflection off the Greek midfielder.
(Statistics correct as of 14 November 2008)
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, having previously played for MTK Hungária
MTK Hungária FC
MTK Budapest FC or just MTK is a football club from Budapest, Hungary. The team plays in the second division of the Hungarian League. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup 12...
, FC Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto
Futebol Clube do Porto , commonly known as FC Porto, Porto, or FCP, is a Portuguese multi-sports club from the city of Porto, in the northern region of the country. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, FC Porto is mostly known for its association football team...
, Academica de Coimbra and Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. He has been capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
by Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
at international level.
Club career
Buzsáky started his career at Grund 1986 FC, before moving on to MTK Hungária FCMTK Hungária FC
MTK Budapest FC or just MTK is a football club from Budapest, Hungary. The team plays in the second division of the Hungarian League. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup 12...
. He then joined Porto under José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....
for £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
400,000 in July 2002. He was later loaned out to Portuguese Superliga side Academica de Coimbra
Académica de Coimbra
Académica de Coimbra may refer to:* Associação Académica de Coimbra , the students' union of the University of Coimbra that comprises several sports and cultural sections, and autonomous organizations, in Coimbra, Portugal...
in 2003–04. He had been playing for Porto's 'B' side in the Portuguese third division prior to signing for English side Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
.
Buzsáky joined Plymouth on loan until the end of the 2004–05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
season after the former Hungarian Under-21 international captain impressed manager Bobby Williamson
Bobby Williamson
Robert "Bobby" Williamson is a former association footballer who is currently manager of the Uganda national football team. He previously managed Kilmarnock and Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League Championship.-Playing career:As a player, Williamson...
during a behind-closed-doors friendly against Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
. On the last day of his loan spell with Argyle, fans held up paper signs that read "Mr Chairman sign Akos now!" and "Buy Akos, Buy Akos!". This led to the board spending around £225,000 to make his move permanent, offering him a three-year contract.
He was a first team regular for Plymouth, and his form resulted in him being linked with West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
and Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. After scoring 3 goals in the month, he was named one of the players of the month by the ITV programme "The Championship" for January 2007.
In October 2007 Buzsáky informed Plymouth he would not sign a new contract when his ran out in the summer, allegedly due to Plymouth's refusual to pay a fee to his agent. He was subsequently loaned to Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
(QPR), and the move was made permanent on 2 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £500,000). Buzsaky signed a 2½ year Contract.
On 2 January 2008, QPR announced that they had signed Buzsáky permanently, with his contract running until the summer of 2010, with great relief for the fans. Buzsáky won the Kiyan Prince
Kiyan Prince
Kiyan Prince was a 15 year old British boy who attended the London Academy in Edgware, in the London borough of Barnet. He was fatally stabbed on 18 May 2006, receiving a single lethal knife wound, while intervening to prevent the bullying of another boy...
Goal of the Season award for a side footed lob against Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
. However, his first full season at QPR proved to be a frustrating one due to an injury he picked up in a Carling Cup tie away to Manchester United. Following his comeback to fitness Buzsáky played a large part in the opening part of the 09/10 season
2009–10 in English football
The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...
. However in December 2009, following the 3–1 defeat away to Watford, it was reported that he was involved in a confrontation with manager Jim Magilton
Jim Magilton
James "Jim" Magilton is a Northern Irish former footballer and manager, who is currently employed as Football Consultant at Shamrock Rovers F.C. after being appointed on 6 July 2011....
, where it was reported that Buzsáky was assaulted by Magilton. This led to Magilton being suspended by QPR and subsequently leaving the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009.
Club Statistics
| Club | Season | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
— | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Subtotal | 74 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 15 | |
| Club | Season | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
— | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... (loan) |
2007–08 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
| Subtotal | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | |
| Club | Season | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
— | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
2007–08 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |
| Subtotal | 81 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 88 | 8 | |
| Club | Season | Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
— | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... (loan) |
2004–05 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Club | Season | Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
Portuguese Cup | SuperCup SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , also known as Portuguese SuperCup) is a Portuguese football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Portuguese Liga and the winners of the Cup of Portugal. If a team wins The Double , the double winner plays the defeated team of the Cup... |
— | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Académica de Coimbra (loan) |
2003–04 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | Portuguese Liga Portuguese Liga The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system... |
Portuguese Cup | SuperCup SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , also known as Portuguese SuperCup) is a Portuguese football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Portuguese Liga and the winners of the Cup of Portugal. If a team wins The Double , the double winner plays the defeated team of the Cup... |
Europe | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| FC Porto | 2002–03 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Subtotal | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | NB I | Magyar Kupa | — | Europe | Total | |||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| MTK Hungária MTK Hungária FC MTK Budapest FC or just MTK is a football club from Budapest, Hungary. The team plays in the second division of the Hungarian League. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most successful Hungarian football clubs, MTK has won the Hungarian League 23 times and the Hungarian Cup 12... |
2001–02 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 1999–00 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 53 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |
| Grand total | 225 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 33 | |
(Statistics correct as of 3 February 2010)
International career
Buzsáky is a full international for HungaryHungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
gaining his first cap on 3 September 2005 against Malta
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. He scored his first international against European champions Greece on 21 November 2007 in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
He scored his first international goal for Hungary on the 21 November 2007, in a 2–1 defeat at home against Greece, although the goal is credited by some sources as a Kostas Katsouranis
Kostas Katsouranis
Konstantinos "Kostas" Katsouranis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC and the Greek national team as a defensive midfielder.-Panachaiki:...
own goal as it took a big deflection off the Greek midfielder.
| Team | Year | Friendlies | International Competition |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Conceded | App | Conceded | App | Conceded | ||
| Hungary Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.... |
2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 November 2007 | Budapest, Hungary | 1–2 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008.- Seedings :Qualification coefficients were used to rank the teams according to their results in both UEFA Euro 2004 and FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying stages. Only the group matches, and not any additional playoffs, counted... |
|
| 2. | 14 October 2009 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 0–1 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2010 Qual. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament... |
(Statistics correct as of 14 November 2008)
Club
- MTK Hungária
- Hungarian Cup: 2000
- Hungarian LeagueHungarian LeagueThe Nemzeti Bajnokság is a Hungarian professional league for association football clubs. The league is currently known as the OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons, and it is the highest level of professional league since its inception in 1901. UEFA currently ranks the league 35th in Europe.Sixteen...
: Runner-up 2000
- FC Porto
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
: 2003 - Super Cup "Cândido de Oliveira"SuperCup Cândido de OliveiraThe Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira , also known as Portuguese SuperCup) is a Portuguese football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Portuguese Liga and the winners of the Cup of Portugal. If a team wins The Double , the double winner plays the defeated team of the Cup...
: 2003
- UEFA Cup
- Queens Park Rangers
- Football League ChampionshipFootball League ChampionshipThe Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
: 2010–112010–11 Football League ChampionshipThe 2010–11 Football League Championship was the seventh season of the league under its current name and nineteenth season under its current league division format...
- Football League Championship
Individual
- Young Hungarian Player of the Year: 2003
- Player of the Month in The Championship: January 2007