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Pál Dárdai
Personal information
Date of birth	16 March 1976 (age 33)
Place of birth	Pécs, Hungary
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hertha BSC
Number	8
Youth career
	Pécsi Munkás
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 September 2009

The native form of this personal name is Dárdai Pál. This article uses the Western name order.

Pál Dárdai (born 16 March 1976) is a Hungarian footballer currently playing for German club Hertha BSC.

Mainly a defensive midfielder, he played for over a decade in the same club abroad, also being one of its vice-captains.

[edit] Club career

Dárdai started his professional career with Pécsi MFC, moving in January 1996 to BVSC Budapest. In the same month of the following year, he signed with German second division Hertha Berlin, appearing in 10 games until the end of the season as the club promoted.

From then onwards, Dárdai became an essential first-team member for Hertha, as it qualified several times for the UEFA Cup. After appearing sparingly from 2004-06 (33 matches combined), he again featured prominently in the following years.

[edit] Club statistics

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Goals
1991–92	Pécsi MSC	Hungary	NBI	4	0
1992–93	Pécsi MSC	Hungary	NBI	10	1
1993–94	Pécsi MSC	Hungary	NBI	10	1
1994–95	Pécsi MSC	Hungary	NBI	30	4
1995–96	Pécsi MSC	Hungary	NBI	14	5
1995–96	BVSC Budapest	Hungary	NBI	7	0
1996–97	BVSC Budapest	Hungary	NBI	15	3
1996–97	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga II.	10	0
1997–98	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	14	0
1998–99	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	21	1
1999–00	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	15	1
2000–01	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	24	2
2001–02	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	27	3
2002–03	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	29	4
2003–04	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	29	0
2004–05	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	17	0
2005–06	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	16	2
2006–07	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	28	3
2007–08	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	23	0
2008–09	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	26	1
2009–10	Hertha BSC	Germany	Bundesliga	0	0

[edit] International career

Dárdai began playing for Hungary with the U21s, in 1996. He made his senior debut in a friendly against Slovenia on 19 August 1998, and scored his first international goal on 10 October, in an Euro 2000 qualifier against Azerbaijan, in the 58th minute of a 4-0 triumph.

Often cast as starting central midfielder alongside Krisztián Lisztes, under managers Bertalan Bicskei and Imre Gellei, Dárdai captained the national side seven times during 2006, netting twice. On 15 November 2006, he was not included in Péter Várhidi's provisional 25-man squad for Euro 2008 qualifiers, but featured in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages, as Hungary was now managed by Erwin Koeman.^[1]

**Pál Dárdai: International Goals**
	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 1998	Baku	Azerbaijan	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
2	7 September 2002	Reykjavík	Iceland	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	20 November 2002	Budapest	Moldova	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	30 May 2006	Manchester	England	1–2	1–3	Friendly
5	24 May 2006	Zenica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification

[edit] Personal life

Dárdai is married and has three sons: Pál, Márton and Bence. His brother, Balázs, also a footballer, died during a friendly match in 20 July 2002. He was only 23 years old.

[edit] Honours and awards

BVSC Budapest:
- Hungarian League: Runner-up 1995-96
- Hungarian Cup: Runner-up 1995-96

Hertha BSC:
- League Cup: 2001, 2002; Runner-up 2000
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

Hungarian Footballer of the Year: 2006^[2]

[edit] References

^ "Dardai: Anything is possible". fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=867118.html#dardai+anything+possible. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
^ "Dárdai Pálé a Magyar Aranylabda" (in Hungary). sportgeza.hu. http://sportgeza.hu/futball/aranyl1114/. Retrieved 14 November 2006.

[edit] External links

Bundesliga statistics (German)
NationalFootballTeams data

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[0] "Dardai: Anything is possible". fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=867118.html#dardai+anything+possible. Retrieved 1 September 2008.

[1] "Dárdai Pálé a Magyar Aranylabda" (in Hungary). sportgeza.hu. http://sportgeza.hu/futball/aranyl1114/. Retrieved 14 November 2006.

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