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	1960 Rome	Team Competition

Flórián Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszántó) was a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. He has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.

Early Life

The son of a blacksmith, Albert grew up in the little town of Hercegezante near the border with the former Yugoslavia, where he got his first taste of the game playing with his two brothers. When the family later moved to Budapest, he joined the country's most popular club Ferencváros.

Career

Albert spent his club career with only one club: Ferencváros, where he played from 1958 to 1974. He made his debut with Ferencváros at the age of 16. Two games later, he received his call up from the Hungarian national team. He scored 32 goals in 75 caps for the Hungarian national team. He tied five others for as the top scorer at the 1962 World Cup, with four goals.

Honors

Fairs Cup 1965 (predecessor to UEFA Cup); Hungarian League 1963, 1964, 1967 et 1968 ; Hungarian Cup 1972. World Cups : 2 participations, 7 matches, 4 goals (1962-1966) WC 1962 co-leading scorer* (shared w/ five other players at 4 goals) Top Scorer Fairs Cup 1967 Top Scorer Hungary 1960, 1961, 1965 350 club games (258 goals) France Football Ballon d'Or: Winner(European Footballer of the Year) 1967.

Preceded byBobby Charlton	European Footballer of the Year 1967	Succeeded byGeorge Best
Preceded byJust Fontaine	FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1962 Shared with: Dražan Jerković, Garrincha, Vavá, Valentin Ivanov and Leonel Sánchez	Succeeded byEusébio

v t e Hungary squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
1 Grosics 2 Mátrai 3 Mészöly 4 Sárosi (c) 5 Solymosi 6 Sipos 7 Sándor 8 Göröcs 9 Albert 10 Tichy 11 Fenyvesi 12 Sóvári 13 Ihász 14 Nagy 15 Menczel 16 Farkas 17 Rákosi 18 Monostori 19 Kuharszki 20 Bödör 21 Szentmihályi 22 Ilku Coach: Baróti

v t e Hungary squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
1 Szentmihályi 2 Káposzta 3 Mátrai 4 Sóvári 5 Mészöly 6 Sipos (c) 7 Bene 8 Varga 9 Albert 10 Farkas 11 Rákosi 12 Fenyvesi 13 Mathesz 14 I. Nagy 15 Molnár 16 Tichy 17 Szepesi 18 Ihász 19 Puskás 20 A. Nagy 21 Gelei 22 Géczi Coach: Baróti

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