Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 May 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Gánt, Hungary | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1957–1972 | Újpest FC | ||
1972–1974 | Tatabányai Bányász | ||
National team | |||
1958–1970 | Hungary | 62 | (19) |
Teams managed | |||
1985–1988 | Újpest FC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Hungary | ||
Men's football | ||
1960 Rome | Team Competition |
János Göröcs (born 8 May 1939, in Gánt) 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. He is most famous 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.