About Márton Fülöp
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, 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 Tripolis. 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 of cancer. This would be the first of a number of fine performances from Fülöp. Following his move to Ipswich Town, Fülöp revealed he choose to join Ipswich in order to play first-team football. Arsenal won 3–2 with all three of their goals being widely considered preventable by Fülöp, who was released from his contract days later. He joined Coventry City on a three-month loan on 28 October 2005, and in the 2005–06 season he was the first-choice for the Sky Blues in the Championship, with 31 appearances.
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