Iván Menczel (14 December 1941 – 26 November 2011) was a
Hungarian football
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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 ...
and Olympic champion. Menczel won the Olympic Games title in Mexico City in 1968, and in addition he was member of the
Hungarian team which participated at the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
/ref> He also played for Salgótarjáni BTC
Salgótarjáni Barátok Torna Club is a Hungarian football club from the town of Salgótarján.
History
Salgótarjáni Barátok Torna Club debuted in the 1935–36 season of the Hungarian League and finished third.
Name Changes
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References
External links
FIFA profile
1941 births
2011 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
1962 FIFA World Cup 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
Sportspeople from Nógrád County
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