Gyula Grosics

Gyula Grosics (4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper.[1] 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).

Gyula Grosics
Grosics in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth 4 February 1926
Place of birth Dorog, Hungary
Date of death 13 June 2014(2014-06-13) (aged 88)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) 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
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Grosics died on 13 June 2014, aged 88.

References

  1. "Gyula Groscics". Archived from the original on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2014-06-13.


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