József Gelei (born 29 June 1938) is a Hungarian former professional football player and manager.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1938-06-29) 29 June 1938 (age 83) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kunmadaras, Hungary | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1950–1954 | MTK | |||||||||||||||
1954–1957 | Beloiannisz | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1957–1961 | MTK | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Vasas SC | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||
1962–1967 | Tatabánya | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||
Total | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1963–1964 | Hungary Olympic | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1965–1966 | Hungary | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1970–1975 | Tatabánya | |||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | India | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gelei, who played as a goalkeeper, played youth football with MTK and Beloiannisz, before turning professional in 1957 with former club MTK. He also played club football with Vasas SC and Tatabánya.
Gelei also played at international level for Hungary, representing them at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 European Nation's Cup and the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1][2]
After retiring as a player, Gelei trained as a football coach, and managed a number of club sides in Hungary. He also coached the Indian national team.[3]
Hungary football squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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Hungary squad – 1964 European Nations' Cup third place | ||
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Hungary squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup | ||
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India national football team – managers | |
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