János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020)[1] was a Hungarian footballer.[2] 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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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[3] and for playing on the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became trainer of Újpest.
References
edit- ^ "Gyász: Elhunyt az újpesti legenda, Göröcs János - NSO". 24 February 2020.
- ^ "János Göröcs". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- János Göröcs at Olympedia (archive)
- János Göröcs at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
