János Balogh (born 29 November 1982) is a Hungarian

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coach and a former

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. He is the goalkeepers coach with

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Club career

Early career

Balogh began his career with hometown club

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, picking up a

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winner's medal in 2001. In 2004, he joined

FC Sopron FC Sopron is a Hungarian football club from the town of Sopron, near the Austrian border. It was founded in 1921 as ''Soproni Postás''. The club's home stadium is Stadion Városi with a capacity of 5,300. History With the beginning of the sea ...

for a season where he won the Hungarian cup for a second time, before spending a brief spell with

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and then returning to Debreceni VSC. The following seasons proved to be very successful domestically as Balogh won the

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and the

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in 2007 and the Hungarian cup for a third time in 2008. In August 2008 he left to join Heart of Midlothian.

Hearts

Balogh signed for Hearts on an initial six-month loan in August 2008, where he was expected to compete with

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and Jamie MacDonald for a place in the starting line-up. On 19 October 2008 he made his debut as a half time replacement for the injured

in an

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. The match ended 1–1 with Balogh making a crucial save to deny

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a winning goal in the dying minutes. He signed for the ''Jambos'' on a permanent deal on 2 February 2009 from

for a fee of £185,000. After spending the early part of his career battling Kello for a place in the first-team he eventually lost out to the Slovakian and spent much of his time on the bench and with the emergence of Jamie MacDonald he slipped to third-choice, making only one appearance in the 2011–12 season. As his contract with the club was set to expire in January 2012 he was widely expected to depart Tynecastle in the new year, however on 7 December 2011 he left the club early by agreeing to terminate his contract. He left having made 41 appearances in all competitions for Hearts and described his performances in Edinburgh derbies as personal highlights.

International career

Balogh made his debut for the Hungary national team on 12 September 2007, in

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against

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. ''(Statistics correct as of 20 July 2009)''

International matches

Honours

Debreceni VSC *

: 2007 *

: 2001, 2008 **Runners-up: 2003, 2007 *

: 2007 **Runner-up: 2008 *Hungarian Liga Cup: Runner-up 2008 FC Sopron *

: 2005

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balogh, Janos 1982 births Footballers from Debrecen Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungary men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Debreceni VSC players FC Sopron players Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nemzeti Bajnokság III players Scottish Premier League players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen