Tamás Hajnal

Tamás Hajnal in his first VfB Training ( 2011)

Tamás Hajnal [ tɒma ː ʃ hɒjnɒl ] ( born March 15, 1981 in Esztergom ) is a Hungarian football player.

Career

Association

He started in 1985 at Zoltek SE Nyergesújfalu with football play on. He changed the age of twelve to Ferencvaros Budapest and then played for half a year at FC Vac. He moved to FC Schalke 04 in 1997 then after a few uses in the first team - in addition to more than 100 games for Schalke's second team - he moved to Belgium in 2004, the First Division to VV St. Truiden, where he completed 20 games and six goals scored.

In 2006, Hajnal was committed from 1 FC Kaiserslautern. There, the Hungarian in his first competitive match on the opening day of the 2nd League against Rot -Weiss Essen scored a goal. During the season, the "little engineer " became the playmaker of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. In the 2007 /08 season he played for Karlsruher SC in the 1st Bundesliga. The then 26- year-old director has signed a three-year contract. At his Bundesliga debut for the KSC for the 1st FC Nuremberg ( 2-0) on 12 August 2007, he scored both goals.

In 2008, Hajnal made ​​of an exit clause and joined the 2008/09 season at Borussia Dortmund. He signed a four -year contract; the transfer fee amounted to 1.25 million euros. In his first year in Dortmund, he was part of the starting eleven and scored five goals in 30 games. With the BVB Tamas Hajnal also played in the UEFA Cup. In the second leg of the first round against Udinese Calcio Hajnal scored in the stoppage time of two periods two goals and thus equaled the 0-2 first-leg defeat, so the game went into overtime, but where was no goal. In the penalty shoot-out Borussia different from then. In October 2009, Hajnal had to go to a strip demolition ankle undergoing surgery and was forced to a longer break. From January 2010 he was back in the squad for BVB.

On 31 January 2011 he was loaned with immediate effect until the end of June to the VfB Stuttgart. Through the relegation of VfB in the season 2010/ 11 is a fixed purchase option is effective, by the Hajnal finally moved to VfB and a contract was awarded at the Stuttgart until June 2013. Hajnal contributed greatly to the relegation of VfB Stuttgart. On January 7, 2013 Tamás Hajnal signed with VfB Stuttgart a first 2014 valid until end of June new contract with an option for another year.

On August 1, 2013 Hajnal moved to the 2nd Bundesliga for FC Ingolstadt 04 He signed a three-year contract until 30 June 2016.

National

Tamás Hajnal played so far 58 games for the Hungarian national team, where he was able to achieve seven goals.

Awards and achievements

• Golden Ball (Hungary): 2007, 2008
• Footballer of the Year (Hungary ): 2007
• German champions: 2011 with Borussia Dortmund