Jenő Buzánszky Explained

Jenő Buzánszky
Birth Date:1925 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Újdombóvár,[1] Hungary
Death Place:Esztergom, Hungary
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1941–1946
Youthclubs1:Dombóvári Vasutas
Years1:1946–1947
Years2:1947–1960
Clubs2:Dorogi FC
Caps1:?
Caps2:274
Goals1:?
Goals2:13
Nationalyears1:1950–1956
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1961–1965
Manageryears2:1965–1968
Manageryears3:1968–1969
Manageryears4:1969–1970
Manageryears5:1970–1971
Manageryears6:1971–1978
Managerclubs1:Dorogi AC
Managerclubs2:Esztergomi Vasas
Managerclubs4:Esztergomi Vasas
Managerclubs5:Fősped Szállítók
Managerclubs6:Dorogi AC

Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach.[2] He played as a right back for Hungary and during the 1950s he was a member of the legendary squad known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996, he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation.

Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952[3] and become Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games. He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89. He was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.[4]

Honours

Hungary

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Notes and References

  1. http://sport.hir24.hu/retro/2013/05/04/buzanszky-jeno-88-eves/ Sport
  2. Web site: Jenő Buzánszky . Olympedia . 5 November 2021.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203000407/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeno-buzanszky-1.html Jenő Buzánszky, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
  4. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jeno-buzanszky-last-mighty-magyars-dies-89-205840093.html#Ig2id8X UK News