János Hrutka
Hungarian footballer
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János Hrutka (born 26 October 1974) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented the Hungary national team internationally between 1998 and 2002.
Date of birth
26 October 1974
Place of birth
Budapest, Hungary
Height
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lombik Kobanya | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | MTK Hungaria FC | 4 | (1) |
| 1994–1997 | Ferencváros | 78 | (8) |
| 1997–2000 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 17 | (1) |
| 2000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Ferencváros | 33 | (8) |
| 2002 | → Vasas SC (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Budapest Honvéd | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 160 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Hungary | 24 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was a member of the 1. FC Kaiserslautern team which reached the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League in the 1998–99 season and won the Bundesliga in 1998.[1]
From 2017 to 2021, he served as a pundit for TV2 Group's Spíler TV. In March 2021, Hrutka was fired from the network after he liked a Facebook post by Peter Gulacsi in support of LGBTQ rights in Hungary; media outlets tied the firing to the network's pro-government stances under current owner József Vida.[2][3][4]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Hungary's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hrutka goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 1998 | Nyíregyháza, Hungary |  Lithuania | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 October 1998 | Budapest, Hungary |  Romania | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. | |
| 3 | 28 April 1999 | Budapest, Hungary |  England | 1–1 | Friendly |
