Hungary begs Gera to return home
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Hungarian captain Zoltan Gera (31) earlier this year resigned from Hungarian national football after he was dropped from various international matches. Gera had been totally ignored by former manager-coach Erwin Koeman (49) for the World Cup qualifier against Denmark in October 2009.
While Hungary didn’t even make it to the world cup, Gera and his team at Fulham went on to the Europa League final, where they were only denied glory by Atletico Madridand Uruguay’s Diego Forlan’s dramatic extra-time winning goal.
Not only was Gera not named in the starting 11 against Denmark, but he wasn’t even a bench substitute. This caused the Hungarian captain to announce his immediate resignation from his home 11 and continue to concentrate on his career at London’s Fulham FC, where he is the most popular player, winning player of the year.
The Hungarian striker is dubbed Hungary’s most successful player since the legendary striker Ferenc Puskas. Newnational manager-coach Sandor Egervari (60) has convinced the Hungarian Football Association (MLSz) to invite Gera back after MLSz recently fired Koeman.
