Gyula Grosics

Hungarian footballer (1926-2014)

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It sits within the topics 1926 births, 1954 FIFA World Cup players and 1958 FIFA World Cup players.

Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

1963: Tatabánya Bányász SC
1966: KSI
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
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Goalkeeper
Years: Team
1945 1947: Dorogi Bányász
1947 1949: MATEOSZ Budapest
1949 1950: Teherfuvar
1950 1956: Budapest Honvéd FC
1956 1962: Tatabánya Bányász SC
1947 1962: Hungary
1964 1965: Salgótarjáni BTC
1966 1968: Kuwait

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Gyula
Gender: male
Citizenship: Hungary
Place of birth: Dorog
Place of death: Budapest
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Hungarian
Participant in: 1958 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Hungary men's national football team
Position played: goalkeeper
Country for sport: Hungary
Mass: 78
Image: Grosics Gyula Fortepan 261531.jpg
Height: 179

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Commons category: Gyula Grosics
date of birth: 1926-02-04
date of death: 2014-06-13
cause of death: disease
end of work period: 1962-00-00
start of work period: 1945-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: St. Stephen's Basilica

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Gyula Grosics ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒ ˈɡroʃit͡ʃ]; 4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the "Golden Team" of the 1950s. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was thought to be the first goalkeeper to play as the sweeper-keeper. Grosics was nicknamed "Black Panther" (Hungarian: Fekete Párduc), because he wore black clothing while playing. He won a gold medal in football at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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