Pál Dárdai
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This article is about the footballer born in 1976. For the footballer born in 1951 and his father, see Pál Dárdai (footballer, born 1951). For the footballer born in 1999 and his son, see Palkó Dárdai.
The native form of this personal name is Dárdai Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Pál Dárdai (born 16 March 1976) is a Hungarian retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
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Date of birth | (1976-03-16) 16 March 1976 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Pécs, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Pécs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1995 | Pécs | 68 | (11) |
1996 | Budapesti VSC | 22 | (3) |
1997–2011 | Hertha BSC | 297 | (17) |
Total | 387 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Hungary U21 | 5 | (1) |
1998–2010 | Hungary | 61 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Hungary | ||
2015–2019 | Hertha BSC | ||
2021 | Hertha BSC | ||
2023–2024 | Hertha BSC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In a 20-year professional career, he played for over a decade with the same club, Hertha BSC, in Germany. With 286 Bundesliga appearances, he is the club's most capped player. Dárdai gained 61 caps for the Hungary national team in 12 years, scoring five goals. He also worked as the country's manager.