Márton Fülöp

Márton Fülöp

Fülöp playing for Sunderland in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Márton Fülöp
Date of birth	(1983-05-03)3 May 1983
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	12 November 2015(2015-11-12) (aged 32)
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	MTK	0	(0)
2002–2003	BKV Előre SC	16	(0)
2003–2004	Bodajk	27	(0)
2004–2007	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2005	→ Chesterfield (loan)	7	(0)
2005–2006	→ Coventry City (loan)	31	(0)
2006–2007	→ Sunderland (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2010	Sunderland	44	(0)
2007	→ Leicester City (loan)	24	(0)
2008	→ Stoke City (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Manchester City (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2011	Ipswich Town	35	(0)
2011–2012	West Bromwich Albion	1	(0)
2012–2013	Asteras Tripoli	24	(0)
Total		212	(0)
National team
2004–2005	Hungary U21	11	(0)
2005–2011	Hungary	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Márton Fülöp (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrton ˈfyløp]; 3 May 1983 – 12 November 2015) was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

After playing in Hungary for MTK Budapest FC, BKV Előre SC and BFC Siófok, he signed for English club Tottenham Hotspur, who loaned him to Chesterfield and Coventry, then to Sunderland with whom he permanently signed in 2007. Further loans to Leicester City, Stoke City and Manchester City ended with a transfer to Ipswich Town. He ended his career with spells at West Bromwich Albion and Greece's Asteras Tripoli.

Fülöp also represented his country at under-21 and full international level, earning 24 senior caps from his debut in 2005. He died in 2015 after a struggle with cancer.

Fülöp was born in Budapest and was a graduate of the local club MTK Budapest FC. He was a squad member in the 2001/2002 season without playing a single league match. Between 2002 and 2004, Fülöp played on loan for two lower Hungarian division BKV Előre SC and BFC Siófok.