Péter Rajczi (born 3 April 1981) is a Hungarian
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
USV Neulengbach.
Career
Rajczi started to play football in
Kaposvár
Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...
, playing for
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC is a football club in Kaposvár, Hungary. Their home stadium is Rákóczi Stadion. The team is named after Francis II Rákóczi, a Transylvanian prince and national hero and they are also often referred to be the nic ...
. He played many seasons with Rákóczi, and scored a number of goals, reaching the topscorer title once in the second division. In 2003, he was signed by
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, football club based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...
, where he became one of the most respected Hungarian strikers. Rajczi won two silver medals in the championship with Újpest.
Rajczi became the top scorer of the
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in the 2005–06 season by scoring 23 goals in 24 games.
He joined English
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
(second-tier) club
Barnsley
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on 29 January 2007, for a substantial loan amount, and with an option to sign permanently in the summer. He made his debut as a substitute in Barnsley's game with
Cardiff City
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on 2 February 2007. Rajczi scored his only Barnsley goal against
Hull City on 20 February 2007.
At the end of the 2006–2007 season Rajczi returned from loan to Hungary and joined Újpest again. After a season spent at
Pisa Calcio in the Italian
Serie B
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, he returned to Újpest.
International goals
Honours
*Hungarian Top Goalscorer: 2006
*Player of the Year in Hungary: 2006
References
External links
*
Rajczi and Ferenczi fan site (In English)*
1981 births
Living people
People from Lengyeltóti
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Hungary men's international footballers
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players
Újpest FC players
Barnsley F.C. players
Pisa SC players
Kecskeméti TE players
Mezőkövesdi SE footballers
Kisvárda FC players
III. Kerületi TVE footballers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Serie B players
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
Footballers from Somogy County
English Football League players
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
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