Gyula Grosics
Gyula Grosics (4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper.[2] He played 86 times for the Hungarian national football team and was part of the legendary Golden Team of the 1950s. He was nicknamed the Black Panther (Hungarian: [Fekete Párduc] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). He is credited with the paternity of the attitude of an additional defender, for his ability to get out of his own area and for his good attitude to footwork. Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time.
 Grosics in 1954 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Dorog, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2014 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Dorogi Bányász | 61 | (0) |
| 1947–1949 | MATEOSZ Budapest | 55 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Teherfuvar | 30 | (0) |
| 1950–1957 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 125 | (0) |
| 1957–1962 | Tatabánya Bányász SC | 123 | (0) |
| Total | 394 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1947–1962 | Hungary | 86 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1963 | Tatabánya Bányász SC | ||
| 1964–1965 | Salgótarjáni BTC | ||
| 1966 | KSI | ||
| 1966–1968 | Kuwait | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Grosics died on 13 June 2014, aged 88.
References
- ↑ "Gyula Grosics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ↑ "Gyula Groscics". Archived from the original on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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