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Gyula Zsengellér

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Also known as Gyula Zsengeller

Hungarian footballer (1915-1999)

Key facts

1950
Cosenza
1970
Pezoporikos Larnaca
1971
Niki Volos
Full name
Gyula Zsengellér
Date of birth
( 1915-12-27 ) 27 December 1915
Place of birth
Cegléd , Kingdom of Hungary , Austria-Hungary
Date of death
29 March 1999 (1999-03-29) (aged 83)
Place of death
Nicosia , Cyprus
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Position
Striker
Years
Team
1935 1936
Salgótarjáni TC
1936 1947
Újpest FC
1947 1949
A.S. Roma
1949 1950
AC Ancona
1951 1953
Deportivo Samarios
1953 1954
Pezoporikos Larnaca
1955 1957
Pezoporikos Larnaca

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gyula
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Cegléd
Place of death
Nicosia
Languages spoken
Hungarian
Participant in
1938 FIFA World Cup
Position played
forward
Country for sport
Hungary
Mass
73
Image
Zsengeller-Gyula.jpg
Height
177
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date of birth
1915-12-27
date of death
1999-03-29
Commons category
Gyula Zsengellér
end of work period
1952-00-00
start of work period
1933-00-00
place of burial
Cegléd
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gyula Zsengellér (27 December 1915 – 29 March 1999) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker. A historic player of Újpest FC, he scored 387 goals in the Hungarian league between 1935 and 1947, making him the league's third-highest goalscorer of all-time. He was also a member of the Hungary national team that reached the final of the 1938 FIFA World Cup, being the tournament's second-highest scorer. Zsengellér also was the last surviving player of the Hungarian side that played the 1938 World Cup final.

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