Gyula Gál

The native form of this personal name is Gál Gyula. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Gyula Gál (born 18 August 1976 in Várpalota)^[1] is a retired Hungarian handball player.

Gyula Gál
Personal information
Full name	Gyula Gál
Born	(1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 48) Várpalota, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Line Player
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1997	Komlói Bányász SK
1997–2001	Dunaferr SE
2001–2009	MKB Veszprém KC
loan	→ Tatabánya KC
2010–2012	RK Zagreb
2012	Tatabánya KC
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2011	Hungary	180	(442)
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2018

He made his international debut on 15 March 1999 against France.^[2]

Gál suffered a torn knee ligament in April 2009 and since then he was struggling to fight back into the first team of MKB Veszprém KC and was also missing from the national team selection. To get more playing minutes and to win back his form, he was loaned to Tatabánya KC in October 2010.^[3]

However, this loan spell was cut short as he was signed by RK Zagreb in January 2010. The Croatian side was in need of a line player, as Frank Løke has been suspended for nine months by the European Handball Federation for signing a contract with both Skjern and Zagreb at the same time, and first choice pivot Igor Vori moved to HSV Hamburg during the summer transfer window. Gál's contract runs till June 2012.^[4]

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Silver Medallist: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
  • Silver Medallist: 2006, 2008
• Prva hrvatska rukometna liga:
  • Winner: 2010
• Hrvatski rukometni kup:
  • Winner: 2010
• EHF Champions League:
  • Semifinalist: 2002
  • Quarterfinalst: 2003, 2006
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 2008
  • Finalist: 2000
• EHF Champions Trophy:
  • Finalist: 2002, 2008
  • Third Placed: 2000

Individual awards

• Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 2006

References

1. "Gyula Gál Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. "A védekezés piócája" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
3. "Gál Gyula Tatabányán juthat játéklehetőséghez" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
4. "Gál Gyula a CO Zagrebnél folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

External links

• Profile on RK Zagreb website
• Gyula Gál career statistics on Worldhandball.com Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine