Gyula Zsengellér
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Full name | Gyula Zsengellér | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 December 1915 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cegléd, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 March 1999 | (aged 83)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Nicosia, Cyprus | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1935–1936 |
Salgótarjáni TC | 24 | (19) | |||||||||||
1936–1947 | Újpest FC | 301 | (368) | |||||||||||
1947–1949 |
A.S. Roma | 34 | (6) | |||||||||||
1949–1950 |
AC Ancona | 30 | (18) | |||||||||||
1951–1953 | Deportivo Samarios | 37 | (23) | |||||||||||
Total | 426 | (434) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1936–1947 | Hungary | 39 | (33) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1950 | Cosenza | |||||||||||||
1951–1953 | Deportivo Samarios (player-manager) | |||||||||||||
1953–1954 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca | |||||||||||||
1955–1957 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca | |||||||||||||
1957–1959 | Nea Salamis FC | |||||||||||||
1959–1960 | Cosenza | |||||||||||||
1960–1961 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca | |||||||||||||
1961–1962 |
Salernitana | |||||||||||||
1962–1964 |
US Sarom Ravenna | |||||||||||||
1964–1965 | Apollon Kalamarias | |||||||||||||
1965–1966 | APOEL FC | |||||||||||||
1966–1968 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca | |||||||||||||
1968–1970 | Anorthosis Famagusta | |||||||||||||
1970 |
Pezoporikos Larnaca | |||||||||||||
1970–1972 | Cosenza (assistant) | |||||||||||||
1972–1974 |
ASK Olympiakos Volos F.C. | |||||||||||||
1974–1976 | APOEL FC | |||||||||||||
1976–1979 | APOP Paphos | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gyula Zsengellér (27 December 1915 – 29 March 1999) was a Hungarian
His first international cap came on 2 December 1936, when Hungary lost 6–2 to England. In total, he gained 39 caps for his country, scoring 33 goals. This makes him the eighth-highest goalscorer of all-time for the Hungary national side.
Zsengellér also played 325 games in the Hungarian league and scored 387 goals between 1935 and 1947, making him the
He was the Hungarian league's top-scorer in five seasons: 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944 and in the spring season of 1945. He was
After his retirement, Zsengellér started a long and successful managerial career, working mainly in Italy and Cyprus. He won the
IFFHS named Zsengellér the 7th most successful Top Division Goal Scorer of all time.
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup
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League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1935–36 |
Salgótarjáni BTC | National Championship I | 24 | 19 | ||||||||
1936–37 |
Újpest Budapest |
National Championship I | 24 | 35 | ||||||||
1937–38 |
25 | 31 | ||||||||||
1938–39 |
26 | 56 | ||||||||||
1939–40 |
12 | 11 | ||||||||||
1940–41 |
26 | 28 | ||||||||||
1941–42 |
28 | 27 | ||||||||||
1942–43 |
30 | 26 | ||||||||||
1943–44 |
29 | 33 | ||||||||||
1944 |
9 | 12 | ||||||||||
1945 |
21 | 36 | ||||||||||
1945–46 |
35 | 51 | ||||||||||
1946–47 |
29 | 18 | ||||||||||
1947–48 |
7 | 4 | ||||||||||
Total | Hungary | 325 | 387 | |||||||||
1948–49 |
AS Roma | Serie A | 28 | 5 | ||||||||
1949–50 |
6 | 1 | ||||||||||
Total | Italy | 34 | 6 | |||||||||
1951 | Deportivo Samarios |
Categoría Primera A |
19 | 13 | ||||||||
1952 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
Total | Colombia | 37 | 23 | |||||||||
Career total | 396 | 416 |
Honours
- Újpest
- Hungary
- Balkan Cup: 1947
- 1938 FIFA World Cup: Runner-up
See also
References
- ^ Ruiz M., Juan Guillermo (27 December 2011). "Un día como hoy en el fútbol: Diciembre 27" [On this day in football: December 27]. GolGolGol Futbol. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013.