Tibor Dombi

Dombi in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-11-11) 11 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Püspökladány, Hungary
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder
Youth career
1987–1993	Debrecen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1999	Debrecen	190	(17)
1999–2000	Eintracht Frankfurt	15	(0)
2000–2002	Utrecht	26	(2)
2002–2014	Debrecen	247	(13)
2014–2016	Debrecen II	39	(1)
Total		507	(33)
International career
1994–2001	Hungary	35	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tibor Dombi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtibor ˈdombi]; born 11 November 1973) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.^[1] He spent most of his career with Debreceni VSC, where he amassed over 400 league appearances in two stints separated by spells at Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga and at FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.

Career

Born in Püspökladány, Dombi came through the youth setup of Debreceni VSC, and joined the senior team in 1992. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1994, and got 35 caps and one goal until 2001, when he retired from international football.^[2] He was a participant at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage. He stayed in Debrecen until 1999, celebrating Debreceni VSC's first domestic cup success just before he left for Eintracht Frankfurt. Dombi started his career in Germany well playing in most of the matches in the first half of the season.^[3] However, due to language problems and a conflict with the club's manager, Felix Magath,^{[citation needed]} he left at the end of the season.^[3]

He joined FC Utrecht, the team he played for two seasons before he made his return to Hungary. After he returned to Debrecen, the club's Golden Era started, during which the team won the Hungarian League three times in a row. (Before 2005, Debrecen did not manage to win the league.) In 2009, he was the member of the team that won Debrecen's fourth domestic title.

International career

Dombi made his debut in the Hungary national team on 1 June 1994, in Eindhoven against the Netherlands. During his career he gained 35 caps (1994–2001)^[4] and scored one goal (1998, Hungary against Slovenia 2–1^[5]).

During the 1995–96 season, Dombi was a member of the Hungary Olympic football team, which won qualification to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Hungary lost all of their three group matches on the Olympics, their opponents included future gold medal winners Nigeria, and Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Debrecen

• Hungarian League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10; runners-up 2007–08
• Hungarian Cup: 1998–99, 2007–08, 2009–10; runners-up 2002–03, 2006–07
• Hungarian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Hungarian League Cup: 2010; runners-up 2008

Utrecht

• KNVB Cup runners-up: 2002

Individual

• Zilahi Prize: 2003