Gyula Grosics

Hungarian footballer (1926-2014)

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

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.