András Horváth (born 6 August 1980) is a former Hungarian professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

, Horváth started his career in 1995 with local side Szombathelyi Haladás VSE, before joining

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in 2002. In 2006, he marked his debut with the Hungary national team, and scored his first international goal in a friendly match against

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on 16 August 2007. In August 2007 he was signed by Italian third-tier side

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on advice by Dario Bonetti, who coached him during his stay at FC Sopron. Eventually, he played for

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; ; ; ) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders, and west-southwest of Budapest by road. Hi ...

, Haladás and Soproni VSE in Hungary.

Honours

FC Sopron *

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: 2005

International goals

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* 1980 births Living people Footballers from Szombathely Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hungary men's international footballers Szombathelyi Haladás footballers FC Sopron players ASD Città di Gallipoli players Zalaegerszegi TE players Soproni VSE players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub