Flórián Albert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Flórián Albert

Hungarian footballer

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1941

Place of Birth: Hercegszántó, Hungary

Date of Death: 31-Oct-2011

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian international football player, later manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967.
Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.A club legend of Ferencvárosi TC, Albert joined the team as a schoolboy and spent his whole playing career at Fradi.
He also starred for Hungary, winning 75 international caps and scoring 31 goals.
He was joint top-scorer at the 1962 World Cup with four goals and played a key role in Hungary's third-place finish at the European Championship in 1964.He stayed loyal to Ferencváros after his retirement as well, actively participated in the club's life and also held administrative positions.
Since 2007 the stadium of Ferencváros bears his name. Albert died in October 2011, aged 70, in a hospital in Budapest after complications following heart surgery carried out a few days earlier.