Gyula Grosics
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Gyula Grosics [ˈɟulɒ ˈɡroʃiʧ] (born 4 February 1926 in Dorog) is a Hungarian former football goalkeeper who played for the legendary Hungarian Golden Team in the 1950s. He was nicknamed The Black Panther (Hungarian: A fekete párduc).
He is credited with developing the "sweeper-keeper" style of play, whereby the goalkeeper can act as an extra defender when needed. He was a participant at the three consecutive World Cups, 1954 FIFA World Cup, 1958 FIFA World Cup and 1962 FIFA World Cup. In his club career, he played for Hungarian clubs MATEOSZ, Budapest Honvéd FC and Tatabányai Bányász, where he retired in 1962.
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Gyula Grosics • Jenő Buzánszky • Gyula Lóránt • Mihály Lantos • József Bozsik • József Zakariás • László Budai • Sándor Kocsis • Nándor Hidegkuti • Ferenc Puskás • Zoltán Czibor • Coach: Gusztáv Sebes
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