Dénes Rósa

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Personal information
Dénes Rósa
Date of birth	April 7, 1977 (1977-04-07) (age 31)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number	39
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1999 1999–2001 2002–2003 2003 2003–2005 2006– 2007	BVSC Budapest Győri ETO FC Dunaferr SE Újpest FC Ferencváros Wolverhampton Wanderers → Cheltenham Town (loan)	51 0(9) 49 0(2) 25 0(2) 09 0(1) 66 (13) 09 0(2) 04 0(0)
National team²
2004–2005	Hungary	10 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Dénes Rósa (born April 7, 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian international footballer signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers of the English Championship.

[edit] Playing career

Rósa played for a number of clubs in his homeland of Hungary, ending up at Ferencváros where he won the league and cup double in 2004. He played in six European ties (both UEFA Cup and Champions League qualifiers) during his spell here, scoring 6 times.

He moved on loan to English side Wolves in January 2006 on a six month trial contract, where he linked up with former Ferencváros teammate Gábor Gyepes. He made his debut for the club on January 2, 2006 in a 0-2 loss at Coventry City and went on to make 9 league appearances in the rest of the campaign, scoring twice.

His performances won him a permamanent move at the end of the season and he signed a three-year deal.^[1] However, the surprise departure of Glenn Hoddle and arrival of Mick McCarthy as manager in the summer saw him left out of first team contention afterward. McCarthy admitted that Rosa may struggle to figure in his formation.^[2]

The midfielder was loaned to League One Cheltenham Town for a month in Spring 2007 but returned to his parent club after, who put him on the transfer list. He made a brief substitute appearance for Wolves in the League Cup during the following season, but despite a strong goalscoring record in reserve games, has never featured in the first team since.