András Törőcsik (1 May 1955 – 9 July 2022) was a Hungarian

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of the 1970s and 1980s. From 1977 to 1984 he made 45 appearances and scored 12 goals for the Hungary national team.

Club career

He started his career at Budapesti VSC and played the majority of his career for local giants Újpest Dozsa. He also had spells abroad with Montpellier and North York Rockets and

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as well as a season with Hungarian second tier-side Volán FC.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an October 1976

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away against

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and earned a total of 45 caps scoring 12 goals. He appeared at the 1978 FIFA World Cup (where he was sent off against hosts

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) and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. At the latter tournament, Törőcsik was substituted in the world record 10-1 win over El Salvador by László Kiss, who went on to become the first ever player to score a hattrick as a sub during a World Cup. His final international was an August 1984 friendly against

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Death

He died of pneumonia in the Honvéd hospital in Budapest in July 2022.Gyász: elhunyt Törőcsik András
- Nemzeti Sport

Honours

Club

Újpest Dozsa *

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: 1974–75, 1977–78, 1978–79 *

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: 1974–75, 1981-82, 1982-83

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