Roland Juhász (; born 1 July 1983) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
MTK Budapest Juhász spent his youth career in Tápiószecső playing for the local club Tápiószecső FC. He started his professional career at the MTK Budapest FC in 1999. Playing 107 Hungarian League matches and scoring 12 goals convinced the Hungary national football team coach to list him in the squad. Juhasz became Hungarian League champion in the 2002–03 season with MTK Budapest. At the end of the 2004–05 season of the Hungarian League, the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht signed him.
Anderlecht Juhász signed with Anderlecht on 29 August 2005. He made his debut for the club against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League. On 19 September 2005, he fractured a bone in his foot which meant that Anderlecht were deprived of the services of the Hungarian defender for several weeks.
Juhász became Belgian Pro League champion four times with the club in the 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12 seasons. In 2009, he was voted as the Best Defender of the Belgian First Division and Player of the Year for 2009 by the Hungarian Football Federation.
In 2011 Juhász was voted as the Best Hungarian Football Player of the Year for 2011.
On 8 August 2011, it was announced that Ally McCoist's Rangers F.C. could not agree with Anderlecht on a transfer fee for Juhász. Anderlecht rejected the £3 million-plus offer from Rangers despite the sum matching a release fee Juhász thought had been agreed with his employers 12 months previously. Juhász's agent suggested this could ruin the player's career.
On 18 November 2011, Celtic F.C. was linked with a £2.6 million deal for Juhász, with Celtic manager Neil Lennon stating that Juhász fit the bill. However, Juhász instead extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2014.
Videoton (on loan)
On 19 February 2013, the agreement with the Hungarian League club Videoton FC was announced on Anderlecht's website, although it was not confirmed by the Hungarian club until 20 February 2013. Roland Juhász joined the champions of the 2010–11 season on a loan deal until the end of the 2012–13 season.
International career Juhasz's debut came on 25 April 2004 in a friendly with Japan, which he marked with a goal. On 7 September, Hungary started the FIFA world cup 2014 qualifying with a 5–0 win in Andorra, Juhász scored the first goal. On 31 May 2016, Juhász was selected for the Hungarian squad at the Euro 2016 tournament in France.
On 18 June 2016, Juhász played in a 1–1 draw against Iceland at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. He also played in the last group match in a 3–3 draw against Portugal at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon on 22 June 2016. Juhász announced his retirement from the national team on 5 July 2016.
Philanthropy In 2011 Juhász along with Szabolcs Huszti financially supported the Hungarian Gyermekkor Alapítvány (Youth Foundation) in order to supply Hungarian hospitals for children with essential and adequate devices.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMTK1999–002000––––2+02000–017200––??7+22001–02162??––??16+22002–03225??––??22+52003–04272??––6033+22004–05291??––––29+12005–064000––––40Total1071200––6+0113+12+Anderlecht2005–06110??––3014+02006–07231??––5128+22007–08310??––11042+02008–09334??––2035+42009–10386??––14152+72010–1135510––1234882011–1236411––914662012–133010––2060Total210203+1+––486271+27+Videoton2012–13934030––1632013–141920052––2442014–1525530––––2852015–1624230––403122016–1730210––103222017–1829200––813732018–1930471––1305052019–2020340––41284Total186232218230224628Career total5035525+2+8284+8+620+67+
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsHungary2004101200560200660200710120081022009812010902011100201271201320201470201550201650Total956
Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juhász goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Roland JuhászNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 April 2004 Zalaegerszeg 1 2–0 3–2 Friendly2 22 August 2007 Budapest 27 1–1 3–1 Friendly3 24 May 2008 Budapest 35 2–1 3–2 Friendly4 11 October 2008 Budapest 40 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification5 1 April 2009 Budapest 44 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification6 7 September 2012 Andorra la Vella 73 1–0 5–0 FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification
Honours MTK Budapest Hungarian League: 2002–03; runner-up 1999–2000 Hungarian Cup: 1999–2000 Hungarian Super Cup: 2003
Anderlecht Belgian Pro League: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12; runner-up 2007–08, 2008–09 Belgian Cup: 2007–08 Belgian Supercup: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu: runner-up 2006
Videoton Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2014–15, 2017–18
Individual Young Hungarian Player of the Year: 2005 Hungarian Football Federation nominated him to be the best domestic footballer of the year: 2008, 2009 Hungarian Golden Ball: 2009, 2011 Best defender in the Belgian First Division: 2009
References
External links Roland Juhász fan site (In English)