Iván Menczel
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Karancsalja, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 26 November 2011 | (aged 69)||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1963 | Salgótarjáni BTC | ||
National team | |||
1968 | Hungary Olympic | 7 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Hungary | ||
Men's football | ||
1968 Mexico City | Team |
Iván Menczel (14 December 1941 – 26 November 2011[1]) was a Hungarian football midfielder and Olympic champion. Menczel won the Olympic Games title in Mexico City in 1968, and in addition he was member of the Hungarian team which participated at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for Salgótarjáni BTC.
References[]
- ^ "Gyász: életének 70. évében elhunyt Menczel Iván, olimpiai bajnok futballista" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2011 deaths
- Hungarian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Hungary
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- People from Nógrád County
- Hungarian football midfielder stubs