Zsolt Laczkó (born 18 December 1986) is a Hungarian former professional

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who last played as a left wing back or winger for III. Kerületi TVE.

Club career

Ferencváros

Zsolt Laczkó was born in

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, Hungary. He debuted in the

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in 2004. He played for

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44 matches and scored 12 goals.

Olympiacos

Laczkó was a free agent and joined

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's pre-season training. Laczkó was given a trial period in which he played in two friendlies – one of which he scored in – and impressed Olympiacos coach

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enough to be rewarded with a contract with the club. On 25 July 2007, he signed a four-year deal with the club, but was subsequently loaned out to fellow

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side

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shortly after signing.

Loan to Leicester City

On 17 December 2007, Laczkó joined

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on trial, and he was signed on loan on 4 January 2008 for the remainder of the season, with the club having the option to buy him for a pre-determined fee. Issued the number 32 shirt, both he and compatriot

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(who joined the following week) were keen to earn permanent deals to stay at the club. Laczkó made his debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 12 January, receiving a standing ovation from the home fans when substituted. Then-manager

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described him as "absolutely outstanding." Laczkó made his only assist for the club against

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on 16 February, setting up

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's goal in a 4–0 win. He played a total of nine league games as Leicester were relegated at the end of the season; a permanent deal never took place.

Vasas

Laczkó returned to Hungary after failing to establish himself as a first team player with Olympiacos, signing for

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for whom he played for one season before joining Hungarian champions

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in August 2009.

Debrecen

Laczkó played 35 matches and scored 2 goals in the Hungarian squad of

. He played six matches in the group stages of the 2009–10 Champions League season with Debreceni VSC. He scored a double against arch-rival

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in the 2009–10 season. He won the

with Debreceni VSC in 2010. He played and important role in the qualification of the

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season in the squad. He scored a goal against Litex in the play-off round. He also performed well against

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in the

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, however Debreceni VSC lost 1–0. In the last round of the 2010–11 Europa League Debreceni VSC beat Sampdoria 2–0.

Sampdoria

In January 2011 Zsolt Laczkó signed a contract with Italian

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team

Ferencváros

On 22 February 2014, Laczkó was signed by the

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club

International career

Laczkó was part of the U21 squad that played in the

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, making five appearances as

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failed to qualify for the finals. His last appearance for the under-21 was a 1–0 away defeat to

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on 18 November 2007. Laczkó made his national team debut as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly defeat to

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on 29 May 2010.

Career statistics

Honours

Ferencváros *

: runner-up 2004–05 *

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: runner-up 2004–05 Debrecen *

: 2009–10 *

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: 2010 *

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: 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laczko, Zsolt 1986 births Living people Footballers from Szeged Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's under-21 international footballers Hungary men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Ferencvárosi TC footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Vasas SC players Debreceni VSC players UC Sampdoria players LR Vicenza players Calcio Padova players Kecskeméti TE players III. Kerületi TVE footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Super League Greece players Serie A players Serie B players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in England Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy English Football League players 21st-century Hungarian sportsmen