György "George" Kulcsar (born 8 December 1967) is a former footballer who played in Australia for AIS, Canberra City and St. George Saints, in Belgium for Royal Antwerp, in England for Bradford City[1] (scoring once against Wolverhampton Wanderers)[2] and Queens Park Rangers[3] (scoring once against Crystal Palace),[4] and in Singapore for Home United.[5] Born in Hungary, he won three caps with the Australia national team.

George Kulcsar
Personal information
Full name György Kulcsar
Date of birth (1967-12-08) 8 December 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1985 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Canberra City 6 (0)
1987 St. George 13 (0)
1992–1997 Royal Antwerp 66 (1)
1997–1998 Bradford City 27 (1)
1998–2000 Queens Park Rangers 56 (1)
2001 Home United 2 (0)
Total 170 (3)
International career
1996–1997 Australia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Kulcsar suffered from meningitis in 1999.[6]

In 2005, after a stint as the technical director of ANU Football Club, Kulcsar was appointed as Southern NSW Football's full-time coaching development manager.[7]

In 2017, Kulcsar was suspended for 13 months from attending any soccer games following an incident where he, as the coach, entered the field of play and headbutted a player.[8]

Kulcsar and his wife Petra Kulcsar run a retail shop.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "BRADFORD CITY : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Bradford 2 Wolves 0". Sporting Life. Retrieved 28 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "QUEENS PARK RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 6 Crystal Palace 0". Sporting Life. Retrieved 28 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Kulscar's going?".
  6. ^ "QPR's Kulcsar home after meningitis scare". BBC. 13 September 1999. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Southern NSW Football Home Page". Southern NSW Football. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  8. ^ "Coach banned for 13 months". South Coast Register. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Nowra retailers kept in dark about Lorna Jane pop-up". South Coast Register. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.