Dániel Tőzsér

Dániel Tőzsér (Hungarian: [ˈdaːniɛl ˈtøːʒeːr]; born 12 May 1985) is a retired Hungarian footballer who last played for Debrecen and the Hungarian national football team as a midfielder. Tőzsér is left-footed and plays central, defensive or on the left side of midfield. He is known for his impressive free-kick abilities.

The native form of this personal name is Tőzsér Dániel. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dániel Tőzsér
Tőzsér with Watford in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dániel Tőzsér
Date of birth (1985-05-12) 12 May 1985
Place of birth Szolnok, Hungary
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
2002–2003 Debrecen
2003–2004 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ferencváros 54 (3)
2006–2008 AEK Athens 37 (3)
2008–2012 Racing Genk 132 (17)
2012–2014 Genoa 22 (0)
2014 → Watford (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Watford (loan) 45 (5)
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers 16 (1)
2016–2020 Debrecen 104 (17)
National team‡
1999–2000 Hungary U-21 2 (0)
2006–2015 Hungary 31 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2017

Club career

Dániel Tőzsér graduated through the youth ranks at Debrecen. He managed 1 first team appearance for Debrecen. Tőzsér transferred to Turkey with Galatasaray youth team in 2003, aged 17, but didn't manage to make any appearances for the first team. After one year with the club, Tőzsér moved to Hungarian club Ferencváros.

Ferencváros

Tőzsér signed a professional contract with Ferencváros in what turned out to be a successful two years at the club. Club manager, Bobby Davison, called Tőzsér the Hungarian Frank Lampard. In total Tőzsér made 54 apps and scored 3 goals over 2 years with the club, before moving to AEK Athens in 2006.

AEK Athens

With AEK Athens, Tőzsér managed 35 appearances and 3 goals. AEK manager Llorenç Serra Ferrer said he had talent and a great future ahead of him. Tőzsér wore the number 88. He scored his first goal against OFI Crete with a stunning strike. Tőzsér also played an important role in AEK's UEFA Champions League run and was voted man of the match against Anderlecht. Following the match and evidently impressed, Anderlecht attempted to sign Tőzsér, however AEK declined the offers. He also gave the assist for the goal of Nikos Liberopoulos against Hearts. After 2 years at the club, he departed to Belgian team Racing Genk.

Genk

On 5 June 2008, Genk announced the signing of Tőzsér on a four-year deal. According to several Greek newspapers the Belgian club paid around €1.500,000. In Genk, Dániel would play alongside fellow Hungarian, Balázs Tóth. He stated that he hoped by doing well at Genk he would regain his place in the Hungarian national team. He also stated that he wanted to win the Belgian title with Genk. On 16 August, he captained his side against Porto in a 4–2 defeat. On 21 July 2011, Tőzsér won the Belgian Supercup beating Standard Liège. Tőzsér scored the only goal of the match.[1] On 23 August 2011, Tőzsér and his Hungarian teammate László Köteles played an important role in qualifying for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2011–12 season. Genk beat Maccabi Haifa 4-1 on penalties.[2] On 13 September 2011, Tőzsér debuted in the UEFA Champions League against Valencia. The result was a goalless draw.[3][4]

Genoa

In February 2012 it was announced that Tözsér would be leaving Genk at the end of the season, with a four-year contract having been agreed with Italian side Genoa.[5] Tözsér struggled for consistency in his first season, making only 22 appearances for the Serie A club. Having fallen out of favour with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini the following season,[6] Tözsér joined long-term admirers Watford on loan.[7]

Watford (loan)

On 29 January 2014, Tőzsér joined Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, with a view to signing a permanent deal.[8][9] Tőzsér made his Watford debut in a 2–0 win over Brighton on 2 February 2014, playing the full 90 minutes.[10]

Parma

After two years at Genoa, and a loan spell in 2014 with Watford, Tőzsér signed for fellow Serie A side Parma on 5 July 2014 signing a two-year contract.[11]

Return to Watford (loan)

Following his move to Parma in early July as part of the deal that Aleandro Rosi moved to Genoa., Tőzsér returned to Watford on 7 July 2014 signing a two-year loan deal with the option of a third.[12][13]

He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 win against Leeds United on 23 August 2014.[14]

On 1 November 2014, Tőzsér scored a superb free-kick in the 45th minute against Millwall in a 3–1 victory in the 2014–15 Football League Championship season.[15][16]

Tőzsér playing for Watford F.C.

Tőzsér was cited as the Watford's unsung hero of the 2014–15 Football League Championship by the journalist of Here Is The City.[17]

Despite playing a crucial role in Watford's promotion to the Premier League, Tőzsér announced he would be leaving the club early, just one year into a two-year loan from Parma.[18]

Queens Park Rangers

On 28 August 2015, Tőzsér completed a move to QPR on a two-year deal.[19] The first of two of Watford's promotion winning side to sign for QPR during the summer transfer window. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on 23 February 2016.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 June 2020[21][22][23]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ferencváros 2004-05 Hungarian League 271-7[lower-alpha 1]1[lower-alpha 2]342
2005-06 272-2[lower-alpha 3]0292
Total 54391634
AEK 2006–07 Super League Greece 232-0010[lower-alpha 4]000332
2007–08 141-208[lower-alpha 5]000241
Total 373002018000573
Racing Genk 2008-09 Belgian Pro League 252-000000252
2009-10 385-202[lower-alpha 6]21[lower-alpha 7]0425
2010-11 398-104[lower-alpha 6]100449
2011-12 302-2010[lower-alpha 8]01[lower-alpha 7]1433
Total 1321700501632115419
Genoa 2012–13 Serie A 220-000000220
Watford (loan) 2013–14 Championship 20000000000200
2014–15 45510000000465
Total 65510000000885
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16 Championship 14110000000151
Debrecen 2016-17 Hungarian League 24410000000254
2017-18 32650000000376
2018-19 27530000000305
2019-20 21210004000262
Total 104171004011817
Career total 40646120703932149549
  1. 1 Appearance in UEFA Champions League, 6 appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Goal in UEFA Cup
  3. 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League, 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League, 6 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
  8. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International career
Tőzsér playing for Hungary in 2011.

Tőzsér made his international debut on 14 December 2005 against Mexico. Tőzsér scored his first international goal against Malta during a Euro 2008 Qualifier, putting Hungary two goals in front with a stunning free kick.[24]

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Hungary 200520
200600
2007111
200820
200910
201020
201120
201200
201300
201460
201550
Total311

International goals

Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2007Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Malta2–02–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Personal life

Tőzsér married on 21 June 2008 to Zsanett Lénárt. On 3 September 2011, Tőzsér appeared on the breakfast football show Soccer AM.

gollark: Someone has recently installed a CC "OS" which is not PotatOS.
gollark: Soon, the rivers shall flow with chat messages.
gollark: It begins.
gollark: But it's open-source...
gollark: It can do about 3.5 pages a second before the IO backs up.

References
  1. "Genk edge Standard to win first Super Cup". UEFA. 21 July 2011.
  2. "Köteles shines as Genk defeat Haifa on penalties". UEFA. 23 August 2011.
  3. "Genk and Valencia draw a blank". UEFA. 13 September 2011.
  4. "Point against Valencia pleases Genk's Buffel". UEFA. 13 September 2011.
  5. "Tozser agrees Genoa switch". skysports.com. 12 January 2012.
  6. "Genoa midfielder Daniel Tozser set to join Watford on season-long loan". skysports.com. 28 January 2014.
  7. "Transfer window: Watford sign Genoa's Daniel Tozser on loan". bbc.com. 30 January 2014.
  8. "Transfer window: Watford sign Genoa's Daniel Tozser on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014.
  9. "OFFICIAL: Midfielder Signs". Watford FC. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
  10. "Watford 2-0 Brighton". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014.
  11. "Tozser completes Parma move".
  12. "Daniel Tozser: Midfielder signs two-year loan deal from Parma". BBC Sport. 8 July 2015.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Watford won the clash of the Championship's two Italian-owned clubs as they overcame nine-man Leeds United". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014.
  15. "Watford moved two points clear at the top of the Championship with victory over Millwall at Vicarage Road". BBC Sport. 4 November 2014.
  16. "HALF-TIME: Daniel Tozser's thunderbolt ensures Watford lead Millwall 2-1 at the break". Croydon Guardian. 4 November 2014.
  17. "Why Daniel Tozser is Watford's unsung hero this season". Here Is The City. 30 March 2015.
  18. "Tozser announces he will leave Watford".
  19. "Daniel Tozser: QPR sign former Watford loanee". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015.
  20. "Sheff Wed 1-1 QPR". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  21. "Dániel Tőzsér". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  22. "Dániel Tőzsér". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  23. "Dániel Tőzsér". hlsz.hu (in Magyar). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  24. "Tozser 1st Goal in National Football Team"
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