Nándor Hidegkuti
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 14 February 2002 | (aged 79)|||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Elektromos FC | 53 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||
1945–1946 | Herminamezei AC | |||||||||||||||||||
1946–1958 |
MTK Hungária[i] | 314 | (226) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 367 | (253) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1958 | Hungary | 69 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1959–1960 |
MTK Hungária FC | |||||||||||||||||||
1960–1962 | ACF Fiorentina | |||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 |
A.C. Mantova | |||||||||||||||||||
1963–1965 | Győri ETO FC | |||||||||||||||||||
1966 |
FC Tatabánya | |||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 |
MTK Hungária FC | |||||||||||||||||||
1968–1971 | Budapest Spartacus | |||||||||||||||||||
1972 | Stal Rzeszów | |||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Egri Dózsa | |||||||||||||||||||
1973–1980 | Al Ahly | |||||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Shabab Al Ahli | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager.
Hidegkuti died on 14 February 2002 after suffering from heart and lung problems for some time before his death.
Club career
Hidegkuti started his career in Elektromos FC and Herminamezei AC.
MTK Budapest
Hidegkuti began playing for MTK in 1947. In 1949 when Hungary became a
International career
Between 1945 and 1958 Hidegkuti earned 69 appearances and scored 39 goals for
Hidegkuti was used by the
Former England and
Managerial career
As a manager Hidegkuti coached clubs in Hungary, Italy, Poland and Egypt. In 1961 he guided
For his model behaviour as a player and coach, he was awarded the 1993 FIFA Fair Play Award.
Honours
Player
MTK Hungária
- Hungarian Champions: 1951, 1953, 1958
- Hungarian Cup: 1952
- Mitropa Cup: 1955
Hungary
- Olympic Gold Medalist: 1952
- Central European Champion: 1953
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1954
Individual
Manager
Fiorentina
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1960–61
Győri ETO FC
- Hungarian Champions: 1963
- European Cup: semi-finalist 1964–65
- Hungarian Cup: 1965, 1966, 1967
- Egyptian Premier League: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
- Egypt Cup: 1978
Notes
- ^ From 1949 to 1950 the club name was Budapesti Textiles SE, from 1950 to 1952 it was Budapesti Bástya SE and from 1952 to 1956 it was Vörös Lobogó SE.
See also
References
- ^ "Nándor Hidegkuti". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Tighe, Sam (8 October 2013). "Complete Guide to the False 9 and Who Plays It Best". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Tighe, Sam (26 October 2012). "9 Best False Nines in World Football History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Revie, Don (1955). Soccer's Happy Wanderer.
- ^ "Nándor Hidegkuti, to the miracle striker of the Golden Team, was born in Óbuda a hundred years ago". pestbuda.hu. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "كيف تبني فريقاً للأهلي ؟ حقائق وتاريخ.. هيديكوتي وتلامذة أصبحوا أساتذة – الأهلي.كوم". el-ahly.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "إنفوجرافيك.. هيديكوتي.. صانع الذهب في الأهلي". elfagr.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
Sources
- Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) [1]