Richárd Guzmics (, born 16 April 1987) is a Hungarian former professional

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who plays as a

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. He is a product of the

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youth academy.

Club career

Wisla Krakow

On 10 September 2014, Guzmics was signed by

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

club Wisla Krakow. On 18 December 2014, Guzmics suffered a knee injury on the last match of the year against

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in the

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season.

Yanbian Funde

On 5 January 2017, it was officially announced that Guzmics had signed for

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Slovan Bratislava

On 26 January 2019, Guzmics returned to Europa signing for Slovan Bratislava.

International career

Guzmics gained notoriety in his international career against an ill-fated match against arch-rivals

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, when in the second minute his defensive fumble allowed

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to score an early goal - the match would end with 3–0, with Guzmics being universally blamed for it, a blame he accepted. On 7 September 2015, Guzmics scored his first goal for Hungary in a 1–1 draw against

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at the

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, in

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, Northern Ireland. After his performance against

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, he was selected as one of the best defenders of the

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. Guzmics was selected for Hungary's

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squad. On 14 June 2016, Guzmics played in the first group match in a 2–0 victory over

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at the

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match at

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, France. Three days later on 18 June 2016 he played in a 1–1 draw against

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at the

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. He also played in the last group match in a 3–3 draw against

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at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais,

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on 22 June 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guzmics goal''.

Honours

Slovan Bratislava *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

* *
Profile on haladas.hu

Profile on starsandfriends.hu

Profile on Hlsz.hu
* 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Szombathely Hungarian footballers Association football defenders Hungary international footballers Hungary under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Wisła Kraków players Yanbian Funde F.C. players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Slovak Super Liga players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Ekstraklasa players Chinese Super League players China League One players Hungarian expatriate footballers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in China Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Slovakia {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub