Zoltán Hercegfalvi (born 31 December 1979 in

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) is a Hungarian

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Career

Club

Hercegfalvi joined the youth academy of storied Hungarian team Honvéd at the age of 6, and played all the way through their system before making his first team appearance in 1998. He played at Honvéd until 2003, and subsequently enjoyed stints with rivals Videoton Székesfehérvár, Lombard-Pápa TFC, and Czech side

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, before rejoining Honvéd in 2006. In total, Hercegfalvi spent more than 20 years at Honvéd, and made over 150 appearances for the club. He won the

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with Honvéd in 2007 and played in the

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with Székesfehérvár in 2003, with Lombard-Pápa in 2005, and with Honvéd in 2008. Hercegfalvi joined the

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on 28 July 2009.Wizards sign Hungarian striker Zoltan Hercegfalvi
/ref> Hercegfalvi missed most of the 2010 season due to a torn ACL suffered in a 2–1 friendly win over AC St. Louis and was released at the conclusion of the 2010 season.

International

Hercegfalvi has also appeared three times for the

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References

External links

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Budapest Honved bio
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Zoltán Hercegfalvi fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hercegfalvi, Zoltan 1979 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hungary men's international footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Budapest Honvéd FC players Fehérvár FC players Pápai FC footballers Czech First League players SK Slavia Prague players Sporting Kansas City players Budapest Honvéd FC II players Vasas SC players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer players