Dezső Bundzsák (3 May 1928 – 1 October 2010) was a Hungarian
football player and coach. Bundzsák played as a
striker or
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
at both professional and international levels, before becoming a coach who worked throughout Europe and Africa.
Career
Playing career
Born in
Kiskunhalas, Bundzsák began his professional career in 1950 with
Vasas SC Vasas may refer to:
* Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club
*Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65)
*Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager
*Zoltán Vasas
Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is ...
. Bundzsák spent 14 seasons with the club, scoring 73 goals in 249 games. He represented Vasas at the
1957–58 European Cup
The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Ma ...
.
He also represented
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
at international level, earning 25 caps between 1956 and 1961. He also played at the
1958 FIFA World Cup.
Coaching career
Bundzsák coached a number of club sides in Greece, such as
Pierikos,
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
,
Apollon Athens
Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...
,
Panachaiki
Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.
The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...
and Hungary, including former club
Vasas SC Vasas may refer to:
* Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club
*Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65)
*Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager
*Zoltán Vasas
Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is ...
. He also managed the
Egypt national team in 1979.
Death
Bundzsák died on 1 October 2010, aged 82.
References
External links
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1928 births
2010 deaths
Footballers from Budapest
Hungarian footballers
Association football forwards
Association football midfielders
Hungary international footballers
Vasas SC players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
Hungarian football managers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
Panionios F.C. managers
Egypt national football team managers
Vasas SC managers
Panachaiki F.C. managers
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate football managers in Egypt
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate football managers in Greece