Sándor Balogh, also known as Balogh II ( Gyón, 18 March 1920 –

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, 6 February 2000) was a Hungarian

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defender, who played for

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, as well as for the

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, winning 24 caps between 1942 and 1950. He was a member of the Hungarian

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. Balogh later went on to coach

, Tatabányai Bányász, Miskolci VSC and Pécsi Dózsa.

Honours

Club

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: 1945 Spring, 1945–46, 1946–47

International

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** Balkan Cup Champions: 1947

Individual

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Player of the Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is held on b ...

: 1945

References

External links

Player profile at sportmuzeum.hu
1920 births 2000 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Hungarian football managers Hungary men's international footballers Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK LE footballers Újpest FC players Újpest FC managers Men's association football defenders Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers People from Dabas, Hungary Footballers from Pest County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub