Gyula Rákosi (born 9 October 1938) is a Hungarian former

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 ...

. During his club career he played for

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

. He earned 41 caps and scored 4 goals 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 ...

from 1960 to 1968, and participated in the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...

, 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 ...

, and the

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 ...

. He was in the squad of

that has won the

1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup The 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the seventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The competition was won by Ferencváros, who beat Juventus in the final at the Italians' home ground, the Stadio Comunale in Turin. It was only the second time that a ...

. He also won a bronze medal in

football at the 1960 Summer Olympics The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from four continental confederations. Starting with this edition, the competitio ...

. He finished his career in 1972. Later he worked as a coach, inter alia in the Middle East (Kuwait).

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1938 births Living people Hungarian men's footballers Hungary men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1964 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Hungarian football managers Ferencvárosi TC managers Olympic medalists in football Tatabányai SC managers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers from Budapest Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub