The native form of this personal name is Göröcs János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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| Date of birth | (1939-05-08)8 May 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gánt, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 February 2020(2020-02-23) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1957–1972 | Újpest FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | Tatabányai Bányász | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1970 | Hungary | 62 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1988 | Újpest FC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker and a midfielder, and later for Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 goals for the Hungary national football team.
Göröcs was born in Gánt. He was best-known for his participation in the bronze medal winning Hungarian team on the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and for playing on the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later became trainer of Újpest.
References
- "Gyász: Elhunyt az újpesti legenda, Göröcs János - NSO". 24 February 2020.
- "János Göröcs". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Göröcs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
External links
- János Göröcs at Olympedia (archive)
- János Göröcs at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
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- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- Hungarian men's footballers
- Hungarian football managers
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Újpest FC players
- Újpest FC managers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Hungary men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Hungary
- Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Footballers from Fejér County
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
- 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen