Jenő Buzánszky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jenő Buzánszky

Hungarian footballer

Date of Birth: 04-May-1925

Place of Birth: Újdombóvár, Tolna County, Hungary

Date of Death: 11-Jan-2015

Profession: association football manager, association football player, sports official

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jeno Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach.
Buzánszky played as a right back for Hungary.
During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars.
Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti.
He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC.
After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach.
In 1996, he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation. Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria.
He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952 and become Central European Champions in 1953.
He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice.
During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games.
He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89.
He was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.