Dezső Bundzsák (3 May 1928 – 1 October 2010) was a Hungarian

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coach and player who played for the

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. Bundzsák played as a striker or

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at both professional and international levels, before becoming a coach who worked throughout Europe and Africa.

Career

Playing career

Born in

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, Bundzsák began his professional career in 1950 with

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. Bundzsák spent 14 seasons with the club, scoring 73 goals in 249 games. He represented Vasas at the 1957–58 European Cup. He also represented

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at international level, earning 25 caps between 1956 and 1961. He also played at the

1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country. Br ...

Coaching career

Bundzsák coached a number of club sides in Greece, such as Pierikos,

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

Apollon Athens Apollon Smyrnis Football Club () is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Athens FCA first division. It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), ...

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

and Hungary, including former club

. He also managed the Egypt national team in 1979.

Death

Bundzsák died on 1 October 2010, aged 82.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bundzsak, Deszo 1928 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Hungary men's international footballers Vasas SC players 1958 FIFA World Cup players Hungarian football managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Panionios F.C. managers Egypt national football team managers Vasas SC managers Panachaiki F.C. managers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Egypt Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Greece 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen