Sándor Mátrai (Born Sándor Magna, 20 November 1932 – 29 May 2002) was a
Hungarian footballer
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.
During his club career, he played for
Ferencváros
Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The developmen ...
. He earned 81 caps 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 1956 to 1967 and participated in 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 ...
, the
1962 FIFA World Cup
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, 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
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.
He was born in
Nagyszénás
Nagyszénás is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Main sights
* "Park" Bath of Nagyszénás
* Kiss György Observatory
* the Evangelist Church
* the Our Lady Catholic Church
Geography
I ...
and died in
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 ...
.
References
*
Sándor Mátrai at Weltfussball.de
1932 births
2002 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
1958 FIFA World Cup players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1964 European Nations' Cup players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Footballers from Békés County
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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