Gyula Lóránt
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| Gyula Lóránt | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gyula Lóránt | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1923 | |
| Place of birth | Kőszeg, Hungary | |
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1939-1941 | Kõszeg SE | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1942-43 1943-44 1944 1945-46 1946-47 1947-50 1951-56 1956 1956-57 |
Szombathely FC Nagyváradi AC Nemzeti Vasas Nagyváradi Szabadság SK UT Arad Vasas SC Honvéd Budapest Spartacus Váci Vasas |
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| National team | ||
| 1949-1955 | Hungary | 37 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1962-63 1963 1964 1965-67 1967-68 1969-71 1971-72 1972-74 1974 1975-76 1976 1977-79 1979 1980-81 |
Honvéd Debreceni VSC SV Rheydt 1. FC Kaiserslautern MSV Duisburg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Köln Kickers Offenbach Freiburger FC PAOK FC Eintracht Frankfurt FC Bayern Munich FC Schalke 04 PAOK FC |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gyula Lóránt (born February 6, 1923, Kőszeg, Hungary; died May 31, 1981, Thessaloniki, Greece), also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.
During the 1950s, he was a prominent member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars, which also included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti.
After retiring as a player, Lóránt became a coach, most notably with Honvéd, FC Bayern Munich and PAOK FC. While at PAOK, he guided them to a Greek Championship title in 1976. On May 31 1981, while still working as coach, he suffered a heart attack, watching PAOK play Olympiacos CFP and died at the game.
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[edit] Early career
Lóránt began his career as a youth with his hometown club, Kõszeg SE, after encouragement from a local trainer. He then played for Nagyváradi AC and UT Arad, two Hungarian clubs now in modern Romania. It was while at Vasas SC, where his team mates included Ladislao Kubala, that his career prospered. However in January 1949, as Hungary became a communist state, Kubala fled the country in the back of a truck and formed his own team Hungaria to play exhibition friendlies. The team was made up of fellow refugees fleeing Eastern Europe. Lóránt also attempted to escape and follow Kubala, but was captured and ended up in a detention camp.
[edit] Hungarian international
Lóránt was released from detention after the intervention of Gusztáv Sebes, the national team coach, who regarded him as pivotal to his plans. Lóránt then made his debut for Hungary on October 19 1949 in an away game against Austria. Sebes personally guaranteed the county’s Interior Minister and future Prime Minister, János Kádár, that Lóránt would not abscond while in Vienna. Kádár agreed and Lóránt responded with a superb performance as Hungary won 4-3. He subsequently joined Honvéd where together with six of his fellow internationals, he helped the team win three Hungarian League titles. As one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952, Central European Champions in 1953, defeat England twice and reach the 1954 World Cup final.
[edit] Honours
| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Team Competition | |
Player
Hungary
- Olympic Champions: 1
- 1952
- Central European Champions: 1
- 1953
- World Cup
- Runner-up: 1954
Honvéd
- Hungarian Champions: 3
- 1952, 1954, 1955
Manager
PAOK FC
- Greek Champions: 1
- 1976
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- Behind The Curtain - Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) [1]
Gyula Grosics • Jenő Buzánszky • Gyula Lóránt • Mihály Lantos • József Bozsik • József Zakariás • László Budai • Sándor Kocsis • Nándor Hidegkuti • Ferenc Puskás • Zoltán Czibor • Coach: Gusztáv Sebes
Categories: Golden Team | 1923 births | 1981 deaths | Hungarian footballers | Hungarian football managers | Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Olympic footballers of Hungary | Olympic gold medalists for Hungary | FIFA World Cup 1954 players | Vasas SC footballers | Budapest Honvéd FC footballers | Budapest Honvéd FC managers | Eintracht Frankfurt managers | PAOK FC managers | Schalke 04 managers | Bayern Munich managers
