 János Székely training at Steaua | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | János József Székely | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecco U17 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Politehnica Timișoara | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Universitatea Cluj | 90 | (22) |
| 2007–2008 | Oțelul Galați | 41 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Steaua București | 48 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Korona Kielce | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | FC Brașov | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Seregno | 43 | (6) |
| 2017 | Lecco | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | FBC Saronno | ||
| Total | 271 | (47) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Seregno U18 | ||
| 2023– | Lecco U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
János József Székely (born 13 May 1983) is a Romanian former professionalfootballer who played as aright winger.
Born inTimișoara ofHungarian heritage, he started his football career with local clubPolitehnica Timișoara, where he played 8 matches inLiga II between 2000 and 2002.
In 2003, he was bought byUniversitatea Cluj for which he played 90 matches and managing to score 22 goals. After his good performance in Liga IIPetre Grigoraş, coachingOțelul Galați at that time, decided to transfer him. He debuted for Oțelul Galați in a cup match against Steaua. His first match in Liga I, in February 2007, was a victory againstUnirea Urziceni.
On 6 May 2008 he signed a five-year[1] contract withSteaua București, with a reported transfer fee of around 1,500,000 euro and the midfielder would earn 200,000 euros for season.
On 23 July 2009 he scored the first goal of the second leg againstÚjpest FC, victory which enabled Steaua's qualification in the next round.
Szekely was released from Steaua in June 2011, and then signed a contract for two and a half years withVolga Nizhny Novgorod, in theRussian Premier League.[2]
On 22 August 2012,Korona Kielce announced that Szekely would become a player for the PolishEkstraklasa club.[3] He signed a one-year contract.
Oțelul Galați
Steaua București