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.

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)
National team
1950–1956	Hungary	48	(0)
Teams managed
1961–1965	Dorogi AC
1965–1968	Esztergomi Vasas
1968–1969	Dorogi AC
1969–1970	Esztergomi Vasas
1970–1971	Fősped Szállítók
1971–1978	Dorogi AC
Honours Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Olympic Champions
  • 1952
• Central European Champions
  • 1953
• World Cup
  • Runner-up: 1954

References

External links

• Media related to Jenő Buzánszky at Wikimedia Commons
• Jenő Buzánszky at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hungary stats

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