István Juhász (17 July 1945 – 16 September 2024) was a Hungarian
football
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midfielder
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, who played for
Ferencváros
Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The developmen ...
.
Juhász won a gold medal in
football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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and also participated in
UEFA Euro 1972
The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 14 and 18 June 1972.
Only four ...
for the
Hungary national team.
Following the end of his career, Juhász went to live in the United States for several decades, but later resettled in Hungary. He died on 16 September 2024, at the age of 79.
References
Sources
* Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 41. o.,
* Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977)
* Dénes Tamás – Rochy Zoltán: A Kupagyőztesek Európa-kupája története (Budapest, 2000)
* Bocsák Miklós: Hogyan élnek olimpiai bajnokaink? (Budapest, 1998)
* Rózsaligeti László: Magyar olimpiai lexikon. Budapest: Datus. 2000.
ftc.hu: A VVK hősei – Interview with Juhász
vernarancsfoci.hu: European Cup finals ftcbk.eu: Ferencváros in European Cup FinalsAz FTC örökös bajnokai
External links
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1945 births
2024 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Hungary men's international footballers
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) players
UEFA Euro 1972 players
Olympic footballers for Hungary
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Footballers from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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