Antal Szentmihályi (born 13 June 1939) is a former Hungarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He played for Győri ETO,

Vasas SC Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest. Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...

and Újpesti Dózsa as a goalkeeper. He played 31 games for the

Hungary national football team The Hungary national football team (, ) represents Hungary in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup, and five in the ...

. Szentmihályi is most famous for his participation in the gold medal-winning Hungarian team in the 1964 Olympic Games, and for playing in the

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

and

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 FI ...

, and the

1964 European Nations' Cup The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union. The tournament was a knockout comp ...

. He retired in 1977.

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Database of Hungarian Olympic Committee
1939 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in football Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Győri ETO FC players Újpest FC players Vasas SC players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Hungarian football managers Expatriate football managers in Kuwait MTK Budapest FC managers Fehérvár FC managers Diósgyőri VTK managers Al-Jahra SC managers Tatabányai SC managers Footballers from Győr Men's association football goalkeepers Kuwait Premier League managers Al-Shabab SC (Kuwait) managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Al Taawoun FC managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Hungarian expatriate football managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub