Norbert Mészáros

The native form of this personal name is Mészáros Norbert. This article uses the Western name order.

Norbert Mészáros

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-08-19) 19 August 1980
Place of birth	Pápa, Hungary
Height
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Debrecen
Number	17
Youth career
1994–2000	Pápa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Dunaújváros	26	(1)
2002–2003	BKV Előre	17	(3)
2003–2004	Siófok	26	(2)
2004–2005	Energie Cottbus	24	(2)
2005–	Debrecen	192	(8)
International career‡
2012–	Hungary	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013

Norbert Mészáros (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈnorbɛrt ˈmeːsaːroʃ]; born 19 August 1980 in Pápa) is a Hungarian football player. He is usually deployed as a central defender but can also play left-back.

Club career

Mészáros started playing football with his local team Pápai ELC. In 2000, his career took off when he signed for Dunaújváros FC. Other teams he played for include BKV Előre, BFC Siófok and the German team FC Energie Cottbus. Since 2005, Mészáros has played for OTP Bank Liga side Debreceni VSC.

Debrecen

On 8 September 2010, he was suspended by UEFA along with team-mate Vukašin Poleksić, as a match between Debrecen and Fiorentina in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was investigated for match-fixing. Both players appealed and on 5 May 2011 the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced its decision, with the ban of Poleksić being upheld and Mészáros' ban being rescinded. UEFA's evidence against Mészáros failed to prove "to the comfortable satisfaction" of the panel that he violated the rules.

Mészáros won the Hungarian League with Debrecen in the 2009–10 season despite his team losing to Kecskeméti TE in the last match. On 26 May 2010, Debrecen beat Zalaegerszegi TE 3-2 in the Hungarian Cup final at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium.

On 1 May 2012, Mészáros won the Hungarian Cup with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on a penalty shoot-out in the 2011-12 season. This was the fifth Hungarian Cup trophy for Debrecen.

On 12 May 2012, Mészáros won another Hungarian League title with Debrecen after beating Pécsi MFC 4-0 at the Stadion Oláh Gábor Út. This was the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunaújváros
	2000–01	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
	Total	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
BKV Előre
	2002–03	17	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	19	4
	Total	17	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	19	4
Siófok
	2003–04	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
	Total	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Energie Cottbus
	2004–05	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
	Total	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
Debrecen
	2005–06	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	0
	2006–07	21	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
	2007–08	25	0	1	0	7	0	2	0	35	0
	2008–09	27	3	3	0	3	0	3	0	36	3
	2009–10	17	1	2	0	1	0	10	0	30	1
	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2011–12	28	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	34	2
	2012–13	24	1	1	0	2	0	6	0	33	1
	2013–14	23	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	0
	2014–15	3	0	1	0	3	1	6	0	13	1
	Total	177	8	23	0	17	1	28	0	247	9
Career Total		270	16	27	1	17	1	28	0	344	18

Updated to games played as of 9 December 2014.

International career

Mészáros made his debut for the senior side of his country on 1 June 2012 in the 2–1 win over the Czech Republic in a friendly match.

Honours

Debrecen

• Hungarian League (2): 2010, 2012
• Hungarian Cup (2): 2010, 2012

External links

• Norbert Mészáros profile at magyarfutball.hu
• Norbert Mészáros player info at the official DVSC website (Hungarian)