Gyula Gál (born 18 August 1976 in

Várpalota Várpalota (; German: Burgschloß) is a town in Western Hungary, in the Transdanubian county of Veszprém (county), Veszprém. It was a mining town during the Socialism, Socialist era, but the mines have been closed. Most of the citizens work in t ...

) is a retired Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player. He made his international debut on 15 March 1999 against

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. Gál suffered a torn knee ligament in April 2009 and since then he was struggling to fight back into the first team of

MKB Veszprém KC MKB may refer to: Business * MKB Bank, the third-biggest commercial bank in Hungary * MKB Raduga, a Russian aerospace company * MKB Fakel, a Russian government-owned aerospace defense corporation Community *Moogooru Karnataka Brahmin, a sect of ...

and was also missing from the national team selection. To get more playing minutes and to win back his form, he was loaned to Tatabánya KC in October 2010. However, this loan spell was cut short as he was signed by

RK Zagreb Rukometni klub Zagreb (, ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian Premier League and the EHF Champions League. RK Zagreb has won 38 national championships and the national cup 32 times. The c ...

in January 2010. The Croatian side was in need of a line player, as Frank Løke has been suspended for nine months by the

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

for signing a contract with both Skjern and Zagreb at the same time, and first choice pivot Igor Vori moved to

HSV Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a professional handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has t ...

during the summer transfer window. Gál's contract runs till June 2012.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: **''Winner'': 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 **''Silver Medallist'': 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Winner'': 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009 **''Silver Medallist'': 2006, 2008 * Prva hrvatska rukometna liga: **''Winner'': 2010 * Hrvatski rukometni kup: **''Winner'': 2010 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2002 **''Quarterfinalst'': 2003, 2006 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: **''Winner'': 2008 **''Finalist'': 2000 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Finalist'': 2002, 2008 **''Third Placed'': 2000

Individual awards

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the ...

: 2006

References

External links

Profile on RK Zagreb website

Gyula Gál career statistics on Worldhandball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gal, Gyula 1976 births Living people Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Várpalota Tatabánya KC players Hungarian expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Handball players from Veszprém County Expatriate handball players in Croatia