Rudolf Illovszky (21 February 1922 – 23 September 2008) was a Hungarian

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player and manager. He was both a player and manager of Vasas SC. He also served as the manager of the

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from 1971 to 1974. A football stadium in

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, Hungary was named after Illovszky on February 12, 1960. He died in Budapest from

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Honours

Player

Vasas SC * Hungarian Cup: 1955 *

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: 1956

Manager

Vasas SC *

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: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1977 * Hungarian Cup: 1986 *

: 1960, 1962, 1965

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* Olympic medal: 1972 * UEFA Euro 1972: fourth place

Personal honours

*Béla Bay Prize: 2002

References

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Honours

Player

Manager

Personal honours

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