László Pákozdi Gröschl (30 June 1916 – 23 March 1993), known in Spanish as Ladislao Pakozdi, was a Hungarian naturalized Chilean

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player and

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Club career

From 1936 to 1944, Pákozdi played for both Elektromos TE and Salgótarjáni SE in Hungary. After the

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, he emigrated to

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and joined

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in Brazil in 1947. Next he moved to Chile and played for

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and Universidad Católica.

International career

From 1939 to 1940, he made nine appearances for the Hungary national team.

Managerial career

In Chile

He managed several clubs in the Chilean football. He began his managerial career in

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, with whom he won the 1957 Primera División de Chile, the fourth title for the club. As a curiosity, in his playing career Pákozdi was characterized by having a strong shot, and as manager he used to take part in the training sessions. So, in an occasion, he injured the hand of the substitute goalkeeper, Donoso. In addition, he managed

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, O'Higgins,

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and

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In Peru

From 1966 to 1967 he managed both

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and

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in Peru, becoming the first European football manager in the

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Chile national team

In 1957, Pákozdi managed

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in six matches: two matches of the 1957 Copa Bernardo O'Higgins and four matches of the

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Personal life

His original surname was Pfandler and was nicknamed ''Pupu''. He made his home in Chile and acquired the Chilean nationality. He is the father of the Chilean former tennis player Mario Pakozdi.

Honours

Manager

Audax Italiano * Primera División:

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Chile *

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László Pákozdi
at Partidos de la Roja {{DEFAULTSORT:Pakozdi, Laszlo 1916 births 1993 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hungary men's international footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Santiago Morning footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Chilean Primera División players Hungarian football managers Hungarian expatriate football managers Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean football managers Chilean expatriate football managers Audax Italiano managers Rangers de Talca managers Chile national football team managers San Luis de Quillota managers O'Higgins F.C. managers Club Deportivo Palestino managers Club Alianza Lima managers Unión La Calera managers Chilean Primera División managers Peruvian Primera División managers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Peru Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Peru Place of birth unknown 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen