Zsolt Korcsmár (; born 9 January 1989) is a Hungarian professional

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who plays as a

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and

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Club career

Újpest

Korcsmár played his first match in the

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against

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in 2006. In the following season, he scored his first goal in the championship against

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. He joined

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side

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for a two-week trial in December 2007. He played 96 matches and scored 12 goals in

Újpest FC Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, football club based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...

. In the winter of 2010, Korcsmár tried out for several teams including SK Brann where he scored a goal in a friendly against

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. On 19 July 2010, Újpest FC and Brann announced that Korcsmár was loaned to SK Brann for the remainder of the 2010 season with an option for Brann to make the move permanent. The investment company Hardball helped Brann finance the transfer.

Brann

In January 2011, Korcsmár joined the Norwegian club

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, where he played on loan from the Hungarian club

. In his first season, Korcsmár played 811 minutes.

Greuther Fürth

It was officially confirmed on 14 May 2013 that Korcsmár would start the next season with German-side Greuther Fürth. He made his debut in the

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, against

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at an eventual 2–0 away win, where he scored the opening goal. On 30 August 2013, he made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga, against

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at an eventual 1–1 away draw, where he played the full 90 minutes.

Vasas SC

He moved to

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on 1 February 2016.

International career

Korcsmár was captain of Hungary under-21 national team. He was part of the Hungary U20 squad that won the bronze medal in the

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. He played his first international match for the Hungary national team against

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at the

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in August 2011. The match ended 4–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

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: third place

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References

External links

Zsolt Korcsmár
profile at magyarfutball.hu
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Zsolt Korcsmár
at NFF {{DEFAULTSORT:Korcsmar, Zsolt 1989 births Living people Footballers from Baranya County Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Hungary men's youth international footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Újpest FC players SK Brann players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Vasas SC players FC Midtjylland players Eliteserien players 2. Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen