Gábor Torma (born 1 August 1976) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Born in Dunaújváros, Torma started his career at Dunaferr SE, from where he was signed by Cercle Brugge in 1994 to replace Belgian international Josip Weber. He spent three years at the club, and in the 1996–97 season he became the top goalscorer of the team. Due to his exceptional club performance he was called up to the Hungary national team in 1996, where he gained seven caps. After

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's resignation in late 1997 he was not called up to the team again. In 1997, he signed for Dutch side Roda JC, and spent the next seven seasons in the Eredivisie, also playing for

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and RKC Waalwijk. However, he could not any more reach the level of his performances with Brugge, and in 2004 he left the Netherlands for AEL Limassol in Cyprus. In 2005, he returned to Hungary and played a while for ZTE, before moving to REAC.

Honours

Cercle Brugge * Belgian Cup runner-up: 1996 Roda JC *

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References

* Belgian Cup profile * Dutch Cup profile

External links

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