Péter Disztl (born 30 March 1960) is a Hungarian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Baja, Disztl's main club was

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, and he was one of the side's top performers as it made it to the 1984–85

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final, in an eventual 1–3 aggregate loss against Real Madrid; after a 0–3 home loss, he saved a

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from

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in the opening minutes of the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, being crucial to secure the consolation win. After two seasons in

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, the first in the final year of the former

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league in the already reunified country, the second in

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, and one in

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, Disztl returned home, closing out his career in 1997 after short spells with six teams.

International career

Disztl made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1984, and won a further 36

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in the following five years. He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in

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, where the country failed to progress from the group stage. After his retirement, Disztl was charged for some years with the coaching of the national side's goalkeepers.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Disztl, Peter 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Baja, Hungary Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Fehérvár FC players Budapest Honvéd FC players Pécsi MFC players Győri ETO FC players DDR-Oberliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players Selangor F.C. players Hungary men's international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Hungarian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in East Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia FC Veszprém footballers Footballers from Bács-Kiskun County