- Gábor Gyepes
Football player infobox
playername= Gábor Gyepes
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|26
cityofbirth =Budapest
countryofbirth =Hungary
height = height|ft=6|in=3
currentclub = Cardiff City
clubnumber = 6
position = Centre back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2005
2005–2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Ferencváros
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Northampton Town
Cardiff City
caps(goals) = 112 (12)020 0(0)
015 0(0)
000 0(0)
nationalyears = 2002–2005
nationalteam = Hungary
nationalcaps(goals) = 022 0(1)
pcupdate = 26 August 2008
ntupdate = 10 September 2006Gábor Gyepes (born
June 26 ,1981 inBudapest ) is a Hungarian international footballer, currently playing for Cardiff City in theFootball League Championship .Playing career
Gyepes joined
Football League Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers initially on loan from Ferencváros after impressing during a trial week in July 2005. [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4722215.stm|title=Wolves complete Gyepes loan deal|date=2005-07-30] He made his debut for the club on August 23, 2005 in a 5-1 League Cup rout of Chester City.He became a regular fixture at centre back during the season, partnering
Joleon Lescott , and his move was made permanent when he signed a two-and-a-half year contract in December 2005 for £400,000. [cite news|publisher=Mirror|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2005/12/19/hoddle-seals-gift-of-gab-89520-16499982/m|title=Hoddle seals the gift of Gab|date=2005-12-19] This deal later led to an FA charge against Gyepes' agent for improper practice. [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6366273.stm|title=FA charges agent over Gyepes move|date=2007-02-15] However, he ruptured cruciate knee ligaments on March 25, 2006, against Sheffield Wednesday and underwent surgery to repair the injury. [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4852160.stm|title=Wolves' Gyepes has knee surgery|date=2006-04-06] This injury ruled him out of the whole of the following season, despite making a reserve appearance in February 2007. After suffering a further setback, it was reported that his contract with Wolves had been terminated by mutual consent in April 2007 so Gyepes could continue his rehabilitation in Hungary. [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/6577377.stm|title=Gyepes parts company with Wolves|date=2007-04-20]After regaining full fitness, the defender returned to England and won a contract at Northampton Town in January 2008 that ran until the end of the season. [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7210750.stm|title=Northampton sign defender Gyepes|date=2008-01-26] Gyepes signed a new contract in April 2008 to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008/09 season. The contract included a release clause allowing him to discuss a transfer to any club offering a particular fee to Northampton Town [ [http://www.ntfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10425~1370049,00.html "Gyepes in Championship Move"] , Northampton Town F.C. Official Website] . On Tuesday, August 19 2008 he completed a move to
Football League Championship side Cardiff City, as a replacement forGlenn Loovens who had completed a move to Celtic several days before, after they offered the required amount to trigger the clause, thought to be in the region of £200,000 [cite news|publisher=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7570671.stm|title=Cardiff sign Northampton's Gyepes|date=2008-08-19] .References
External links
* [http://www.ntfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FirstTeam/0,,10425~1225108,00.html Official club profile]
*soccerbase|id=30129|name=Gábor Gyepes
* [http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=166332 Fan discussion of Gyepes (English)]
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