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Gyula Grosics

1926 - 2014

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Gyula Grosics (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒ ˈɡroʃit͡ʃ]; 4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper 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. He won a gold medal in football at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gyula Grosics is the 271st most popular soccer player (down from 213th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Hungary (down from 112th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

Gyula Grosics is most famous for his accomplishments with the Hungarian National Team. He was a member of the Hungarian National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. He also played in the 1958 World Cup and the 1962 World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gyula Grosics ranks 271 out of 21,273. Before him are Gaetano Scirea, Andoni Zubizarreta, René van de Kerkhof, Johnny Rep, Edgar Davids, and Yasukazu Tanaka. After him are Felix Magath, Peter Shilton, Giampiero Boniperti, Willy van de Kerkhof, Clarence Seedorf, and Vittorio Pozzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Gyula Grosics ranks 79. Before him are George Martin, Hilary Putnam, Jorge Medina, György Kurtág, Andrew Schally, and Henry Way Kendall. After him are Steve Reeves, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Dennis W. Sciama, Robert Fogel, Michel Butor, and David H. Hubel. Among people deceased in 2014, Gyula Grosics ranks 57. Before him are Yozo Aoki, James Garner, Ken Takakura, Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and Veljko Kadijević. After him are Hans Hollein, Louis Zamperini, Stephanie Kwolek, Dale T. Mortensen, Ernesto Laclau, and Ernst Albrecht.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Gyula Grosics ranks 131 out of 1,077. Before him are István Tisza (1861), Döme Sztójay (1883), Ignác Goldziher (1850), Arthur Nikisch (1855), George I Rákóczi (1593), and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797). After him are George II Rákóczi (1621), Mária Telkes (1900), Gyula Horn (1932), Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Gusztáv Jány (1883), and Prince Álmos (1070).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, Gyula Grosics ranks 9. Before him are László Kubala (1927), Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), and József Bozsik (1925). After him are György Sárosi (1912), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), Lajos Tichy (1935), Ferenc Bene (1944), Gyula Lóránt (1923), and Gyula Zsengellér (1915).

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