Nándor Hidegkuti
Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and mostly played for MTK Hungária FC.
 Hidegkuti in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nándor Hidegkuti | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2002 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1945 | Elektromos FC | 53 | (27) |
| 1945–1946 | Herminamezei AC | ? | (?) |
| 1946–1949 | MTK Hungária | 110 | (73) |
| 1949–1950 | Budapesti Textiles SE | 30 | (23) |
| 1950–1952 | Budapesti Bástya SE | 51 | (49) |
| 1952–1956 | Vörös Lobogó SE | 92 | (65) |
| 1956–1958 | MTK Hungária | 31 | (16) |
| Total | 381 | (265) | |
| National team | |||
| 1945–1958 | Hungary | 69 | (39) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1960 | MTK Hungária FC | ||
| 1960–1962 | ACF Fiorentina | ||
| 1962–1963 | A.C. Mantova | ||
| 1963–1965 | Győri ETO FC | ||
| 1966 | FC Tatabánya | ||
| 1967–1968 | MTK Hungária FC | ||
| 1968–1971 | Budapest Spartacus | ||
| 1972 | Stal Rzeszów | ||
| 1973 | Egri Dózsa | ||
| 1973–1980 | Al Ahly | ||
| 1983–1985 | Al-Ahli | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hidegkuti died on 14 February 2002 after suffering from heart and lung problems for some time before his death. MTK Hungária FC renamed their stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium in his honour.
Honours
Player
International
- Olympic Gold Medalist: 1952
- Central European Champion: 1953
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1954
Club
- Hungarian Champions: 1951, 1953, 1958
- Hungarian Cup: 1952
- Mitropa Cup: 1955
Individual
Manager
- ACF Fiorentina
- Győri ETO FC
- Hungarian Champions: 1963
- European Cup
- Semi-finalists: 1965
- Egyptian Premier League: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
- Egypt Cup: 1978
Nándor Hidegkuti Media
Hidegkuti and Ferenc Puskás in 1954.
References
- ↑ "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "كيف تبني فريقاً للأهلي ؟ حقائق وتاريخ.. هيديكوتي وتلامذة أصبحوا أساتذة – الأهلي.كوم". el-ahly.com.
- ↑ "إنفوجرافيك.. هيديكوتي.. صانع الذهب في الأهلي". elfagr.org.
Other websites
- Hungary stats at Rsssf
- Hungary stats
- UEFA obituary
- Observer obituary by Rogan Taylor
- Nándor Hidegkuti, Sports-Reference/Olympics. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
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