Balázs Rabóczki (born 9 January 1978) is a former Hungarian

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player. During his career he has been

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position. In the summer of 2009, Rabóczki ended his career.

Club career

Balázs Rabóczki was a first team regular in Hungarian club Dunaferr SE, playing

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qualification games as well as

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games, before joining SV Salzburg on a 3-month loan deal. Shortly after he was signed by Swedish

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side

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F.C. Copenhagen

In January 2003, Balázs Rabóczki transferred to

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side

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for a transfer fee of 5 million DKK, signing a 3,5-year contract and rejoining former SV Salzburg manager,

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. Rabóczki stated that the transfer was a big step forward for him, giving him the best opportunity to be selected for the Hungarian national team. Rabóczki was signed as a replacement for then F.C. Copenhagen goalkeeper, Rune Pedersen, who had turned down contract offers and eventually was sold to Italian Serie A side

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. During his time in Denmark, Rabóczki never established himself as the first pick goalkeeper, due to injuries, lack of stability and competent competition in the form of

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and

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. During the end of the 2004/2005 season he did manage to secure a first team place, but the signing of Danish national team reserve and Danish Goalkeeper of the year, Jesper Christiansen, in the summer of 2005, meant that Rabóczki's days in the F.C. Copenhagen first team were numbered. In November 2005, Rabóczki spoke out about his frustrations about the lack of first team football, stating that it was not an acceptable situation for him, as he was losing his place in the national squad. The solution came shortly after, when he transferred to Hungarian side,

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. During his time in F.C. Copenhagen, Rabóczki played 63 games, helping to secure two

titles, one silver medal, a

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title and the first

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trophy.

FC Sopron

In 2005 Rabóczki joined the team of FC Sopron where he was promised to be a member of a continuously developing team. He signed a three-year contract. After having troubles with Vízer László Máriusz, the owner of FC Sopron, Rabóczki quit the club in 2006 and joined the team of

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, a club participating the third Hungarian league (also known as NB3). He said that while he is still looking for a new club to join, he wants to stay fit even if only by playing in a team that is in a lower league.

Vitesse Arnhem

On 18 July 2007, Rabóczki agreed to a two-year contract with

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outfit

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Budapest Honvéd FC

In June 2008, Rabóczki signed for Hungarian top side

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. Rabóczki appeared with the team in the UEFA Intertoto Cup against Kazah Zhetysu, Czech Teplice and Austrian Sturm Graz. Rabóczki retired from professional football in 2009 summer.

Honours

winner:

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runner-up:

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winner: 2004 (

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winner: 2004 (

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first place:

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References

External links

Profile on honvedfc.hu
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Profile on HLSZ.hu-n
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Profile on NS online
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raboczki, Balazs 1978 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers F.C. Copenhagen players Hungary men's international footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Footballers from Budapest Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands SBV Vitesse players