János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020) was a 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 the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker and a

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, and later for Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 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 ...

. Göröcs was born in

Gánt Gánt is a village in Fejér county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east ...

. He was best-known for his participation in the bronze medal winning Hungarian team on the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and for playing on 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 ...

. He later became trainer of

Újpest Újpest (; , ) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary in 1838. Újpest was a village ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorocs, Janos 1939 births 2020 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian football managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Újpest FC players Újpest FC managers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Hungary men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Hungary Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers from Fejér County Men's association football midfielders Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen