Zoltán Czibor
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zoltán Czibor | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaposvár, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 September 1997 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Győr, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1945 | Komárom AC | ? | (?) |
| 1945–1948 | Komárom MÁV | ? | (?) |
| 1948–1950 | Ferencváros TC, ÉDOSZ | 70 | (33) |
| 1950 | ÉDOSZ | ? | (?) |
| 1951–1952 | Csepel SC | 51 | (17) |
| 1953–1956 | Honvéd | 80 | (58) |
| 1956 | AS Roma | ? | (?) |
| 1958–1961 | FC Barcelona | 38 | (17) |
| 1961–1962 | RCD Español | 10 | (2) |
| 1962 | CE Europa | ? | (?) |
| 1961 | FC Basel | ? | (?) |
| 1962 | FK Austria Wien | ? | (?) |
| 1965 | Toronto City | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1949–1956 | Hungary | 43 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's football | ||
Representing  Hungary
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Zoltán Czibor (23 August 1929 – 1 September 1997) was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros TC and Honvéd, and Hungary before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as a left-winger or striker and was notable for having a powerful shot, good pace and excellent ball control. During the 1950s he was part of the Magical Magyars. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution he moved to Spain where he became a prominent member of the successful FC Barcelona team of the late 1950s. After three seasons at Barcelona, he joined their local rivals Español for the 1961/62 season. After brief spells at FC Basel, FK Austria Wien and Primo Hamilton FC, he retired as a professional footballer and returned to Hungary. He died there in 1997, aged 68.
As a youth Czibor played for Komárom AC and Komárom MÁV and was working as a train engine driver before he was noticed by Sándor Mezei, the coach of the Hungary youth team. He subsequently played for Ferencváros TC where he won his first Hungarian League title in 1949. After a spell with Csepel SC he conscripted into the army team, Honvéd. During his playing career in Hungarian club football, Czibor scored 100 goals in 175 matches.
Czibor made his debut for the senior Hungary team in 1949. He went on to play 43 times for Hungary and scored 17 goals. Together with Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti, he formed the nucleus of the Golden Team that went unbeaten for 32 consecutive games. During this run they became Olympic Champions in 1952, beating Yugoslavia in the Helsinki final with Czibor scoring in a 2-0 win. They also beat England twice, winning 6-3 at Wembley Stadium and then in 7-1 in 1954. In 1953 they also won the Central European International Cup. The run came to an end in the 1954 World Cup Final when they lost 3-2 to Germany.
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