Gyula Gál (born 18 August 1976 in

Várpalota Várpalota (; German: Burgschloß) is a town in Western Hungary, in the Transdanubian county of Veszprém (county), Veszprém. It was a mining town during the Socialism, Socialist era, but the mines have been closed. Most of the citizens work in t ...

) is a retired Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. He made his international debut on 15 March 1999 against

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. Gál suffered a torn knee ligament in April 2009 and since then he was struggling to fight back into the first team of

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and was also missing from the national team selection. To get more playing minutes and to win back his form, he was loaned to

Tatabánya KC MOL-Tatabánya Kézilabda Club is a Hungarian team handball club from Tatabánya, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. History In Tatabánya, handball boasts a long history. The game took place in an organized form from 1942, within the f ...

in October 2010. However, this loan spell was cut short as he was signed by

RK Zagreb Rukometni klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Handball Club, ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian Premier League, SEHA League, and the EHF Champions League. RK Zagreb won 33 national championships a ...

in January 2010. The Croatian side was in need of a line player, as Frank Løke has been suspended for nine months by the

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for signing a contract with both Skjern and Zagreb at the same time, and first choice pivot

Igor Vori Igor Vori (born 20 September 1980) is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach. He is currently working as the sports director of the Croatian national team. Vori competed for Croatia in the 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympic ...

moved to

HSV Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has traditionally b ...

during the summer transfer window. Gál's contract runs till June 2012.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Winner'': 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 **''Silver Medallist'': 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Winner'': 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 **''Silver Medallist'': 2006, 2008 * Prva hrvatska rukometna liga: **''Winner'': 2010 * Hrvatski rukometni kup: **''Winner'': 2010 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2002 **''Quarterfinalst'': 2003, 2006 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: **''Winner'': 2008 **''Finalist'': 2000 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Finalist'': 2002, 2008 **''Third Placed'': 2000

Individual awards

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the m ...

: 2006

References

External links

Profile on RK Zagreb website

Gyula Gál career statistics on Worldhandball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gal, Gyula 1976 births Living people Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Várpalota Expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriates in Croatia Sportspeople from Veszprém County