István Brockhauser (born 3 May 1964) is a Hungarian former football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | István Brockhauser | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-05-03) 3 May 1964 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Vác-Újbuda LTC | 30 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Újpest FC | 115 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 79 | (0) |
| 1996 | Győri ETO FC | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | RC Genk | 120 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Újpest FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1992 | Hungary | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
From 1990 to 1992, he was the No 2 goalkeeper of the Hungarian national team behind Zsolt Petry under the Hungarian coach Kálmán Mészöly and Imre Jenei. Later on, he was replaced as No2 goalkeeper by Zoltán Végh.
Brockhauser reached his biggest success while playing for Belgian club KRC Genk. He was a member of the very successful team that featured Branko Strupar, Souleymane Oularé, Thordur Ghudjonsson, Mike Origi, Domenico Olivieri, Wilfried Delbroek and others.
In his six years with KRC Genk, Brockhauser grew to be one of the most popular players in the club's history. He was infamous for firing up the Genk fans when he walked to his goal, waving his arms and cheering to the fans while the crowd chanted 'Brockie! Brockie! Brockie!'. 'Brockie', as he was called by the fans, became one of the club's icons and a living legend for the Genk fans.
In the 2001 season he broke his leg after a harsh tackle from Korean SK Beveren striker Lee Sang Il, after which the entire stadium yelled and boo-ed the striker and the other Genk players looked for the Korean to take revenge. Brockhauser recovered in two months, but lost his place to Jan Moons with whom Brockhauser had been challenging to be first choice keeper in Genk.
The 2002 season, when Genk became Belgian champions for the second time, was Brockhauser's last season at KRC Genk. He completed the season as second keeper behind Jan Moons, only gaining some minor time on the pitch with a heroic goodbye from Genk fans at the end of that season's final game, against SK Lokeren.