Károly Palotai
.jpg) Palotai in 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 February 2018 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Győr, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1955 | Békéscsaba Előre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Győri Vasas ETO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Freiburger FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1967 | Győri Vasas ETO | 171 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | Hungary Olympic | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Károly Palotai (11 September 1935 – 3 February 2018) was a Hungarian association football player and referee. He was an Olympic Gold winner as a player before turning to refereeing. He was a referee at three World Cup tournaments and officiated in two European Cup finals.[1][2]
Playing career
He was a successful player with
football tournament of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, when Hungary defeated Czechoslovakia
in the final with 2–1.
Refereeing career
Károly Palotai was a referee in the
FC Twente Enschede
.
Personal life
He is the father of
Tilos Radio, Zsolt Palotai
.
References
- ^ "Károly Palotai". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Gyász: 82 éves korában elhunyt Palotai Károly (in Hungarian)
External links
- Károly Palotai at Olympics.com
- Károly Palotai at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
- Károly Palotai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Referee profile at WorldFootball.net
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