Jenő Buzánszky

The native form of this personal name is Buzánszky Jenő. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Jenő Buzánszky
Buzánszky in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-05-04)4 May 1925
Place of birth Újdombóvár,[1] Hungary
Date of death 11 January 2015(2015-01-11) (aged 89)
Place of death Esztergom, Hungary
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1941–1946 Dombóvári Vasutas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Pécsi Vasutas SK ? (?)
1947–1960 Dorogi FC 274 (13)
International career
1950–1956 Hungary 48 (0)
Managerial career
1961–1965 Dorogi AC
1965–1968 Esztergomi Vasas
1968–1969 Dorogi AC
1969–1970 Esztergomi Vasas
1970–1971 Fősped Szállítók
1971–1978 Dorogi AC
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach.[2] He played as a right back for Hungary and during the 1950s he was a member of the legendary squad known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996, he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation.

Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952[3] and become Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games. He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89. He was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.[4]

Honours

Hungary

References

  1. ^ Sport Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Jenő Buzánszky". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Jenő Buzánszky, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  4. ^ UK News