Gyula Grosics
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| Date of birth | 4 February 1926 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dorog, Hungary | |||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 June 2014 (aged 88) | |||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1945–1947 | Dorogi Bányász | 61 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1947–1949 | MATEOSZ Budapest | 55 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Teherfuvar | 30 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1950–1957 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 125 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1957–1962 | Tatabánya Bányász SC | 123 | (0) | |||||||||
| Total | 394 | (0) | ||||||||||
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| 1947–1962 | Hungary | 86 | (0) | |||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||
| 1963 | Tatabánya Bányász SC | |||||||||||
| 1964–1965 | Salgótarjáni BTC | |||||||||||
| 1966 | KSI | |||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Kuwait | |||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gyula Grosics (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒ ˈɡroʃit͡ʃ]; Croatian: Đula Grošić; 4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper of Croatian descent who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the "Golden Team" of the 1950s. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was thought to be the first goalkeeper to play as the sweeper-keeper. Grosics was nicknamed "Black Panther" (Hungarian: Fekete Párduc), because he wore black clothing while playing.
Gyula Grosics was born 4 February 1926 in Dorog, Hungary. Growing up, his mother encouraged him to be a priest. Instead, Grosics began his professional football career in Dorog, playing for Dorogi Bányász in 1943. During World War II, he briefly fought for the Axis and was captured by American forces.
In 1947, Grosics made his debut with the Hungary national football team. With the rather short Grosics in the goal, the team started an unbeaten streak in 1948 that would last until the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In 1949, he attempted to defect and was caught. He was charged with espionage and treason by the secret service and placed under house arrest. The charges were eventually dropped due to lack of evidence, but Grosics was banned from the national team for two years. However, after a year he returned to the national team. He also joined the Budapest Honvéd FC in 1950.
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