Zoltán Czibor
Hungarian footballer (1929–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 – 1 September 1997)[1] was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd, and the Hungary national team before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as a left-winger or striker and was notable for having a powerful shot, good pace and excellent ball control. During the 1950s he was part of the Magical Magyars, reaching the World Cup final with them in 1954. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he moved to Spain where he became a prominent member of the successful FC Barcelona team of the late 1950s. After three seasons at Barcelona, he joined their local rivals Español for the 1961–62 season. After brief spells at FC Basel, Austria Wien and Primo Hamilton FC, he retired as a professional footballer and returned to Hungary. He died there in 1997, aged 68.[2]
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Date of birth | 23 August 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaposvár, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 September 1997(1997-09-01) (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Győr, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Komárom AC | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1945–1948 | MÁV | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1948–1950 | Ferencváros TC | 70 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Csepel SC | 51 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1953–1956 | Honvéd | 80 | (58) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | AS Roma | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1961 | FC Barcelona | 38 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | RCD Español | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | CE Europa | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | FK Austria Wien | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | FC Basel | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Hamilton Primos | (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | Toronto Hungaria | 1 | (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1956 | Hungary | 43 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |