Zoltán Takács (born 26 November 1983, in

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) is a Hungarian

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player who currently plays for Pátyi SE.

Club career

Budapest Honvéd

Takács spent the first four and a half years of his career at

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where he played at the Hungarian top level, except in the 2003–04 season where

was playing in the

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. In the first division of the

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, he played in 72 games and scored 5 goals. In the 2003–04 season

, a second division club at the time, reached the final of the

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where they lost 3-1 to

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

. Their performance lead Takács' club into the

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where they were defeated by a penalty shoot-out against the Polish side of

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in the second qualifying round of the tournament.

Debreceni VSC

In 2006, the

coach

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was replaced by Attila Supka. Upon his appointment Supka made cuts to the team and Takács moved to

Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...

on a free transfer.

Újpest FC

Takács played for Italian side

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during the 2009 Spring season. On 4 July 2009

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signed Takács.

Honours

: 2007 *

: 2008

External links

*
www.hlsz.hu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takacs, Zoltan 1983 births Living people Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hungary men's international footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players Debreceni VSC players SPAL players Újpest FC players Vasas SC players BFC Siófok players ŠK 1923 Gabčíkovo players Vecsési FC footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen