Ákos Buzsáky

Football player infobox
playername = Ákos Buzsáky


nickname = Buzz
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|7
cityofbirth = Budapest
countryofbirth = Hungary
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = Queens Park Rangers
clubnumber = 10
position = Centre Midfielder
youthyears = | youthclubs = Grund FC 1986
MTK Hungária| years = 1999–2002
2002–2005
2003–2004
2005
2005–2007
2007
2008–
clubs = MTK Hungaria
FC Porto
→ Académica (loan)
→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)
Plymouth Argyle
→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Queens Park Rangers
caps(goals) = 067 (12)
003 0(0)
011 0(1)
015 0(1)
081 0(7)
012 0(6)
020 0(4)
nationalyears = 2005–
nationalteam = Hungary
nationalcaps(goals) = 011 0(1)

Ákos Buzsáky (born May 7, 1982) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for English side Queens Park Rangers. Akos has the honour of playing under the legendary Q.P.R number 10 shirt.

Club career

Buzsáky started his career at RTK (Rakosmenti Torna Klub) after that he continued MTK Hungária FC, and joined Porto under José Mourinho for £400,000 in July 2002. He was later loaned out to Portuguese Superliga side Academica de Coimbra in 2003-04. He had been playing for Porto's 'B' side in the Portuguese third division prior to signing for English side Plymouth Argyle.

Buzsáky joined Plymouth on loan until the end of the 2004-05 season after the former Hungarian Under-21 international captain impressed manager Bobby Williamson during a behind-closed-doors friendly against Torquay United.fact|date=October 2007 On the last day of his loan spell with Argyle, fans held up paper signs that read "Mr Chairman sign Akos now!" and "Buy Akos, Buy Akos!".fact|date=October 2007 This led to the board spending around £225,000 to make his move permanent, offering him a three-year contract.fact|date=October 2007

He was a first team regular for Plymouth, and his form resulted in him being linked with West Bromwich Albion and Bolton Wanderers. After scoring 3 goals in the month, he was named one of the players of the month by the ITV programme "The Championship" for January 2007.

In October 2007 Buzsáky informed Plymouth he would not sign a new contract when his ran out in the summer. He was subsequently loaned to Queens Park Rangers, and the move was made permanent on January 2 2008 for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £500,000fact|date=July 2008). Buzsaky signed a 2 1/2 year Contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7067538.stm QPR capture Plymouth star Buzsaky] ] Akos Buzsaky is fast becoming a QPR legend and his performances this season have won significant praise from his manager and fans alike

On 2nd January 2008, QPR announced that they had signed Akos permanently, with his contract running until the summer of 2010, with great relief for the fans. [ [http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1201047,00.html BUZSAKY SIGNS] ]

Club Statistics

"(Statistics correct as of March 26, 2008)"

Honours

Club

* MTK Hungária
** Hungarian Cup: 2000
** Hungarian League: Runner-up 2000

* FC Porto
** Portuguese Liga: 2003
** Portuguese Cup: 2003
** UEFA Cup: 2003
** European Super Cup: Runner-up 2003
** Super Cup "Cândido de Oliveira": 2003

Individual

* Young Hungarian Player of the Year: 2003

References

External links

* [http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10373~32660,00.html Ákos Buzsáky player profile] at qpr.co.uk
* [http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10364~32660,00.html Ákos Buzsáky player profile] at pafc.co.uk
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* [http://www.mlsz.hu/html/valogatott/buzsaky_akos.php Ákos Buzsáky international profile at Hungarian Football Federation website (Hungarian)]
* [http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=107700 Ákos Buzsáky fansite (English]
* [http://queenspr.extra.hu Queens Park Rangers Hungarian Fansite]