Márton Fülöp

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Márton Fülöp
Personal information
Full name Márton Fülöp
Date of birth May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03) (age 25)
Place of birth    Budapest, Hungary
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Sunderland
Number 32
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2007
2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
2007
2008		 MTK Hungária FC
BKV Elöre
Bodajk FC
Tottenham Hotspur
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
→ Sunderland (loan)
Sunderland
→ Leicester City (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)		 00 (0)
16 (0)
0? (?)
00 (0)
07 (0)
31 (0)
01 (0)
04 (0)
24 (0)
00 (0)   
National team2
0
2005–		 Hungary U21
Hungary		 10 (0)
15 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:39, 31 December 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18:27, 18 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Fülöp Márton (IPA: ['Fyløp Maːrton]; born 3 May 1983 in Budapest, Hungary), name commonly romanised as Marton Fulop, is a Hungarian footballer. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for Sunderland.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Tottenham

Fülöp signed for Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2004 from MTK Hungária FC after a successful trial with the club.[1] In the 2004-05 season he joined Chesterfield on a month's loan.[2] This loan was extended until the end of the season.[3] He played in seven games before being recalled to Spurs as cover for Radek Černý due to an injury to Paul Robinson. He joined Coventry City on a three-month loan in October 2005.[4] In the 2005-06 season he was the first-choice for Coventry City. He did not make a first team appearances in a competitive match for Tottenham, but was on the bench 16 times and played 9 reserve matches in the '04-'05 season.

In early 2006 he stated that he did not intend to stay at Tottenham Hotspur as he admitted it would be hard to get past number one Paul Robinson. He had expressed a desire to join Coventry City on a permanent move.[5] However, in November 2006, he signed for Sunderland, on a month's loan, with a view to a permanent transfer once the transfer window opened in January. The move angered Coventry supporters who thought they would sign him permanently after his superb form for the club in the previous season.

[edit] Sunderland

Fulop made his debut for Sunderland on December 9, 2006 in the 2-1 victory over Luton. In December, Fülöp expressed his desire to join Sundeland permanently.[6] His deal at Sunderland was made permanent for £500,000 on 2 January 2007, in a deal which involved Ben Alnwick going to Tottenham Hotspur.[7]

[edit] Leicester City

Fülöp signed a year long loan deal with Leicester City on 16 August 2007,[8] making his debut against Crystal Palace two days later, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

On September 1, the goalkeeper made a string of superb saves against Plymouth Argyle to ensure Leicester a point at Home Park.[9] This would be the first of a number of fine performances from Fülöp. On September 26, he repeated his string of superb saves which contributed in the team's shock victory over Aston Villa in the Carling Cup.[10] He was twice named in the Championship Team Of The Week on the 1st and 22nd of October.[11][12]

Fülöp made another fine performance against Chelsea in a Carling Cup match on October 31, twice denying Claudio Pizarro and pushing an effort from Scott Sinclair onto the post, but could not prevent his side from losing 4-3.[13] His form during that season prompted the club to bid for him on a permanent basis in the January transfer window. Fülöp told Sky Sports on 21 December that he was interested in a permanent deal with Leicester,[14] and the club made an offer for him on 29 December, together with Graham Kavanagh.[15] He played his last match for Leicester in a 1-1 draw against Charlton Athletic at the Walkers Stadium on 29 December 2007.[16]

Fülöp was recalled to Sunderland on December 31.[17] On 4 January 2008, Leicester manager Ian Holloway accused Roy Keane of being greedy after his initial bid to sign Fülöp was rejected. A total of £1,000,000 was offered, however Keane demanded £3,000,000. Holloway refused to pay more than £1 million, ending any hopes of keeping Fülöp.[18] Fülöp revealed on 25 January that he was unhappy to be recalled by Roy Keane and that he actually wanted to stay at Leicester. He still plans to leave Sunderland.[19]

Fülöp was loaned to Stoke City on 22 February 2008,[20] but was recalled by Sunderland on 26th February as back up cover to Craig Gordon following Darren Ward's injury, making no appearances for the club.[21]

[edit] International

After signing for Tottenham, Fülöp made his full International debut for the Hungarian National team, coming on at half-time against France and managing to not concede a goal although Hungary lost 2-1. He has also played a number of U-21 games in addition to 10 U-21 caps he had when he signed for Tottenham.

Fülöp was never selected to play for Hungary again for about 2 years until September 2007 when he earned his fifth and sixth cap against Bosnia and Turkey during the Euro 2008 qualifying.[22][23] He managed two clean sheets against Malta and Poland on 13 and 17 October, but conceded three goals against Moldova on November 17. Fülöp conceded two more goals in Hungary's last match of the Euro 2008 qualifying, losing 2-1 to Greece. Hungary finished second last in Group C with 12 points.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Spurs sign keeper Fulop", BBC Sport, 2004-05-28. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  2. ^ "Spireites swoop for Spurs stopper", BBC Sport, 2005-03-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  3. ^ "Spireites extend Fulop loan spell", BBC Sport, 2005-04-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  4. ^ "Sky Blues make Fulop loan swoop", BBC Sport, 2005-10-28. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  5. ^ "Fulop wants a permanent City move", BBC Sport, 2006-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  6. ^ "Fulop keen on Black Cats switch", BBC Sport, 2006-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  7. ^ "Alnwick joins Spurs in swap move", BBC Sport, 2007-01-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  8. ^ "Foxes sign Sunderland duo on loan", BBC Sport, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. 
  9. ^ Plymouth 0-0 Leicester, BBC Sport 2007-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
  10. ^ "Villa out-foxed by Leicester", Sky Sports, 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. 
  11. ^ "Team Of The Week", Leicester City, 2007-10-01. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. 
  12. ^ "Team Of The Week (22/10/07)", The Football League. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 
  13. ^ "Chelsea 4-3 Leicester", BBC Sport, 2007-10-31. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. 
  14. ^ "Fulop fancies Foxes switch", Sky Sports, 2007-12-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-25. 
  15. ^ "Leicester bid for Sunderland pair", BBC Sport, 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-30. 
  16. ^ "Leicester 1-1 Charlton", BBC Sport, 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-02. 
  17. ^ "Fulop Returns", Leicester City FC, 2007-12-31. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. 
  18. ^ "Holloway slams greedy Keane", Sky Sports, 2008-01-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 
  19. ^ "I wanted to stay - Fulop", Leicester Mercury, 2008-01-25. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 
  20. ^ "FULOP SIGNS!", Stoke City FC, 2008-02-22. Retrieved on 2008-02-22. 
  21. ^ "Fulop Recalled", Stoke City FC, 2008-02-26 \ accessdate = 2008-02-26. 
  22. ^ "International Round Up", Leicester City FC, 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-15. 
  23. ^ "Turkey beats Hungary 3-0 in Euro 2008 qualifying", International Herald Tribute, 2007-09-12. Retrieved on 2007-09-15. 

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