István Juhász (footballer)

Hungarian footballer (1945–2024)

István Juhász
1999 bronze bust depicting Juhász
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-07-17)17 July 1945
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death September 2024(2024-09-00) (aged 79)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1976 Ferencváros
1976 San Diego Jaws
1978–1979 San Diego Sockers
International career
1969–1974 Hungary 23 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

István Juhász (17 July 1945 – September 2024) was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Ferencváros.[1]

Juhász won a gold medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics[2] and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national team.

Following the end of his career, Juhász went to live in the United States for several decades, but later resettled in Hungary. He died in September 2024, at the age of 79.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b István Juhász at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "István Juhász Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Meghalt Juhász István, a Fradi olimpiai bajnok futballistája". Telex. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

Sources

  • Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 41. o., ISBN 963-495-011-6 (in Hungarian)
  • Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4 (in Hungarian)
  • Dénes Tamás – Rochy Zoltán: A Kupagyőztesek Európa-kupája története (Budapest, 2000) ISBN 963-85967-3-2 (in Hungarian)
  • Bocsák Miklós: Hogyan élnek olimpiai bajnokaink? (Budapest, 1998) (in Hungarian)
  • Rózsaligeti László: Magyar olimpiai lexikon. Budapest: Datus. 2000. ISBN 963-00-5577-5 (in Hungarian)
  • ftc.hu: A VVK hősei Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian) – Interview with Juhász (in Hungarian)
  • vernarancsfoci.hu: European Cup finals Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  • ftcbk.eu: Ferencváros in European Cup Finals (in Hungarian)
  • Az FTC örökös bajnokai (in Hungarian)
  • István Juhász at National-Football-Teams.com
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Hungary football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists
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Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 1972 fourth place
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