Ernő Solymosi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernő Solymosi

Hungarian footballer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1940

Place of Birth: Diósgyőr, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Date of Death: 19-Feb-2011

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Erno Solymosi (21 June 1940 – 19 February 2011) was a Hungarian footballer.
He was born in Diósgyor.
He played for the clubs Diósgyori VTK, Újpest FC and Pécsi Dózsa as a midfielder and defender.
He played 38 games and scored 7 goals for the Hungary national football team.
He is most famous for his participation in the bronze medal winning Hungarian team on the 1960 Summer Olympic Games and the European Championship of 1964, and for playing on the 1962 FIFA World Cup. After his career as footballer, he worked for the Ministry for Home Affairs, being the personal guard of János Kádár, the communist leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988.
He has retired in 1993.