Full name Jeno Buzanszky Place of birth Ujdombovar,Hungary Playing position Role Football player Children Jeno Buzanszky Jr. | Date of birth (1925-05-04)4 May 1925 Place of death Esztergom, Hungary Name Jeno Buzanszky Position Defender | |
Date of death 11 January 2015(2015-01-11) (aged 89) Died January 11, 2015, Esztergom, Hungary Similar People Gyula Grosics, Pal Varhidi, Stephen I of Hungary | ||
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Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach. Buzánszky played as a right back for Hungary. During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996 he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation.
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Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952 and Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games. He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89. He was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.
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