László Köteles (; born 1 September 1984) is a Hungarian former football

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Club career

Early career

Köteles played for

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and

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in the Hungarian NB I, and with

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and

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in Serbia and Montenegro.

Genk

In August 2009, Lázsló Köteles joined the Belgian

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on a one-year loan with an option to make the move permanent. The club has already had two other Hungarian players (

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and Balázs Tóth). It was uncertain whether KRC Genk would continue with Köteles as the Hungarian has had some flaws in a few games, but in the play-offs of the Belgian league he got back to his regular level. In a small amount of time, Köteles has gained a lot of popularity with Genk fans due to his enthusiastic style of goalkeeping and the interaction with the fans, making them think of the legendary and unmatched popular goalkeeper István Brockhauser (also Hungarian) when the latter was first goalkeeper at KRC Genk, back in the 1990s. On 23 August 2011, Köteles played an important role in qualifying for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2011–12 season. Genk beat

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4–1 on penalties. Köteles saved the penalties of Vladimir Dvalishvili and Eyal Golasa. On 13 September 2011, Köteles debuted in the

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against

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. Köteles kept a

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since the result was a goalless draw. On 1 November 2011, Köteles saved the penalty shot by

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and contributed to the second point gained in the UEFA Champions League 2011–12 season for Genk against

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The final result was 1–1. In January 2018, Genk and Köteles dissolved their contract by mutual agreement.

Retirement

On 5 March 2018, he was signed by F.C. Copenhagen on a short-term contract.

International career

He was called up several times to be part of the Hungarian national team but never made a debut.Laszlo Koteles
at 11v11.com

Honours

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References

External links

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Profile on hlsz.hu

Köteles László stats on BOON
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Koteles, Laszlo 1984 births Living people Footballers from Csongrád-Csanád County Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Fehérvár FC players FK Železnik players FK Bežanija players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Vác FC players Diósgyőri VTK players K.R.C. Genk players F.C. Copenhagen players Belgian Pro League players Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen