Dániel Tőzsér (; born 12 May 1985) is a Hungarian professional football official and a former

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. He works as a sporting director for

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. He also played for the

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. A left-footed player, he played on the central, defensive or the left side of midfield.

Club career

Dániel Tőzsér graduated through the youth ranks at

. He managed 1 first team appearance for

. Tőzsér transferred to Turkey with Galatasaray youth team in 2003, aged 17, but didn't manage to make any appearances for the first team. After one year with the club, Tőzsér moved to Hungarian club

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Ferencváros

Tőzsér signed a professional contract with Ferencváros in what turned out to be a successful two years at the club. Club manager, Bobby Davison, called Tőzsér ''the Hungarian

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''. In total Tőzsér made 54 apps and scored 3 goals over 2 years with the club, before moving to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

in 2006.

AEK Athens

With AEK Athens, Tőzsér managed 35 appearances and 3 goals. AEK manager Llorenç Serra Ferrer said he had talent and a great future ahead of him. Tőzsér wore the number 88. He scored his first goal against

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with a stunning strike. Tőzsér also played an important role in AEK's

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run and was voted man of the match against Anderlecht. Following the match and evidently impressed, Anderlecht attempted to sign Tőzsér, however AEK declined the offers. He also gave the assist for the goal of

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against Hearts. After 2 years at the club, he departed to

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team

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Genk

On 5 June 2008, Genk announced the signing of Tőzsér on a four-year deal. According to several

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newspapers the Belgian club paid around €1.500,000. In Genk, Dániel would play alongside fellow Hungarian, Balázs Tóth. He stated that he hoped by doing well at Genk he would regain his place in the Hungarian national team. He also stated that he wanted to win the Belgian title with Genk. On 16 August, he captained his side against Porto in a 4–2 defeat. On 21 July 2011, Tőzsér won the Belgian Supercup beating

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. Tőzsér scored the only goal of the match. On 23 August 2011, Tőzsér and his Hungarian teammate

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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. On 13 September 2011, Tőzsér debuted in the

against

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. The result was a goalless draw.

Genoa

In February 2012, it was announced that Tözsér would be leaving Genk at the end of the season, with a four-year contract having been agreed with Italian side

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. Tözsér struggled for consistency in his first season, making only 22 appearances for the

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club. Having fallen out of favour with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini the following season, Tözsér joined long-term admirers

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on loan.

Watford (loan)

On 29 January 2014, Tőzsér joined Watford on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season, with a view to signing a permanent deal. Tőzsér made his Watford debut in a 2–0 win over Brighton on 2 February 2014, playing the full 90 minutes.

Parma

After two years at Genoa, and a loan spell in 2014 with Watford, Tőzsér signed for fellow

side

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on 5 July 2014 signing a two-year contract.

Return to Watford (loan)

Following his move to Parma in early July as part of the deal that Aleandro Rosi moved to Genoa., Tőzsér returned to Watford on 7 July 2014 signing a two-year loan deal with the option of a third. He scored his first goal for Watford in a 4–1 win against

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on 23 August 2014. On 1 November 2014, Tőzsér scored a superb free-kick in the 45th minute against

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in a 3–1 victory in the

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season.

Tőzsér was cited as the Watford's unsung hero of the

by the journalist of ''Here Is The City''. Despite playing a crucial role in Watford's promotion to the Premier League, Tőzsér announced he would be leaving the club early, just one year into a two-year loan from Parma.

Queens Park Rangers

On 28 August 2015, Tőzsér completed a move to

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on a two-year deal. The first of two of Watford's promotion winning side to sign for QPR during the summer transfer window. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 1–1 draw with

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on 23 February 2016.

Career statistics

International career

Tőzsér made his international debut on 14 December 2005 against

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. Tőzsér scored his first international goal against

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during a Euro 2008 Qualifier, putting

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two goals in front with a stunning free kick.

International goals

''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Tőzsér married on 21 June 2008 to Zsanett Lénárt. On 3 September 2011, Tőzsér appeared on the breakfast football show

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Honours

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: 2009 Belgian Cup Final, 2008–09 *

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: 2011

References

External links

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Dániel Tőzsér fan site (In English)
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