János Göröcs
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Date of birth | 8 May 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gánt, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 February 2020 | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1972 | Újpest FC | ||||||||||||||||
1972–1974 | Tatabányai Bányász | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1958–1970 | Hungary | 62 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1985–1988 | Újpest FC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020)[1] was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker and a midfielder, and later for Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 goals for the Hungary national football team.
Göröcs was born in Gánt. He was best-known for his participation in the bronze medal winning Hungarian team on the 1960 Summer Olympic Games[2] and for playing on the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became trainer of Újpest.
References
- ^ http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/gyasz-elhunyt-az-ujpesti-legenda-gorocs-janos-2749381
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Göröcs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- Hungarian footballers
- Hungarian football managers
- Újpest FC players
- Újpest FC managers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Hungary international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Hungary
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Association football midfielders