Pal Orosz (25 January 1934 – 12 May 2014) was a Hungarian

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. He played for Hungarian National Olympic Football Team during the

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, where they won the

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. Orosz died in

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, from

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, aged 80.

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* 1934 births 2014 deaths Deaths from cancer in Hungary Hungarian football managers Hungarian men's footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in football Raja CA managers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Ferencvárosi TC footballers Botola managers {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub