Gyula Lóránt
Hungarian footballer and manager (1923–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.[3]
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Birth name | Gyula Lipovics | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1923-02-06)6 February 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kőszeg, Hungary[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 May 1981(1981-05-31) (aged 58) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender / midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1939–1941 | Kõszeg SE | |||||||||||||||||||
1941–1942 | Szombathelyi Haladás | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1942–1943 | Szombathelyi Haladás | |||||||||||||||||||
1943–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | 28 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
1944 | Nemzeti Vasas | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1945 | Libertatea Oradea | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1946–1947 | ITA Arad | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1947–1950 | Vasas | 82 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1951–1956 | Honvéd | 85 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
1956 | Budapest Spartacus | |||||||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | Váci Vasas | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 231 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1949–1955 | Hungary | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1963 | Honvéd | |||||||||||||||||||
1963 | Debrecen | |||||||||||||||||||
1964 | SV Rheydt | |||||||||||||||||||
1965–1967 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | MSV Duisburg | |||||||||||||||||||
1968–1969 | Tasmania Berlin | |||||||||||||||||||
1969–1971 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||||||||||||||||||
1971–1972 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||
1972–1974 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Freiburger FC | |||||||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||||||||||||||||||
1977–1978 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||
1979 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During the 1950s, he was a prominent member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars, which also included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti.
After retiring as a player, Lóránt became a coach, most notably with Honvéd, FC Bayern Munich and PAOK Thessaloniki FC. While at PAOK, he guided them to a Greek Championship title in 1976. On 31 May 1981, while still working as coach, he suffered a heart attack, watching PAOK play Olympiacos CFP and died at the game, aged 58.