Gyula Gál (born 18 August 1976 in Várpalota)[1] is a retired Hungarian handball player.

Gyula Gál
Personal information
Full name Gyula Gál
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976 (age 48)
Várpalota, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Line Player
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1997
Hungary Komlói Bányász SK
1997–2001
Hungary Dunaferr SE
2001–2009
Hungary MKB Veszprém KC
loan
Hungary Tatabánya KC
2010–2012
Croatia RK Zagreb
2012
Hungary Tatabánya KC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2011
Hungary 180 (442)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 4 September 2018

He made his international debut on 15 March 1999 against France.[2]

Gál suffered a torn knee ligament in April 2009 and since then he was struggling to fight back into the first team of MKB Veszprém KC and was also missing from the national team selection. To get more playing minutes and to win back his form, he was loaned to Tatabánya KC in October 2010.[3]

However, this loan spell was cut short as he was signed by RK Zagreb in January 2010. The Croatian side was in need of a line player, as Frank Løke has been suspended for nine months by the European Handball Federation for signing a contract with both Skjern and Zagreb at the same time, and first choice pivot Igor Vori moved to HSV Hamburg during the summer transfer window. Gál's contract runs till June 2012.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Gyula Gál Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "A védekezés piócája" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Gál Gyula Tatabányán juthat játéklehetőséghez" (in Hungarian). Origo.hu. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Gál Gyula a CO Zagrebnél folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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