Péter Juhász (3 August 1948 – 29 March 2024) was a Hungarian
football
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er who played as a
left-back
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Defenders fall into four main categ ...
for
Újpesti Dózsa.
He won a silver medal in
football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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, and also participated in
UEFA Euro 1972
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Only four ...
for the
Hungary national football team
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.
Born in
Lučenec
Lučenec (; ; ; ; Lelkes György (1992), Magyar helységnév-azonosító szótár, Balassi Kiadó, Budapest, 508 p.) is a town in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Historically, it was part, and in the 18th century the capital ...
,
Czechoslovakia
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on 3 August 1948, he died in
Budapest
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on 29 March 2024, at the age of 75.
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1948 births
2024 deaths
Sportspeople from Lučenec
Footballers from the Banská Bystrica Region
Hungarians in Slovakia
Men's association football fullbacks
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Újpest FC players
Tatabányai SC players
Volán FC players
UEFA Euro 1972 players
Olympic footballers for Hungary
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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