Sándor Mátrai (Born Sándor Magna, 20 November 1932 – 30 May 2002) was a
Hungarian footballer
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.
During his club career he played for
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
. He earned 81 caps for the
Hungary national football team
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from 1956 to 1967, and participated in the
1958 FIFA World Cup, the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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, the
1964 European Nations' Cup, and the
1966 FIFA World Cup.
He was born in
Nagyszénás and died in
Budapest
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.
References
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Sándor Mátrai at Weltfussball.de
1932 births
2002 deaths
Hungarian footballers
Hungary international footballers
1958 FIFA World Cup players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1964 European Nations' Cup players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Sportspeople from Békés County
Association football defenders
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