János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

Timișoara Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...

of Hungarian heritage, he started his football career with local club Politehnica Timișoara, where he played 8 matches in

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between 2000 and 2002. In 2003, he was bought by

Universitatea Cluj Asociația Sportivă Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the L ...

for which he played 90 matches and managing to score 22 goals. After his good performance in Liga II

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, coaching Oțelul Galați at that time, decided to transfer him. He debuted for Oțelul Galați in a cup match against Steaua. His first match in Liga I, in February 2007, was a victory against

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Steaua București

On 6 May 2008 he signed a five-year contract with Steaua București, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euro and the midfielder would earn 200,000 euros for season. On 23 July 2009 he scored the first goal of the second leg against

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, victory which enabled Steaua's qualification in the next round. Szekely was released from Steaua in June 2011, and then signed a contract for two and a half years with Volga Nizhny Novgorod, in the

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Korona Kielce

On 22 August 2012,

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announced that Szekely would become a player for the Polish

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club. He signed a one-year contract.

Honours

Oțelul Galați *

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Steaua București *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Szekely, Janos 1983 births Living people Footballers from Timișoara Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Universitatea Cluj players ASC Oțelul Galați players FCSB players FCSB II players FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players Korona Kielce players FC Brașov (1936) players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players US 1913 Seregno Calcio players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Liga I players Liga II players Russian Premier League players Ekstraklasa players Serie D players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Romanian sportsmen