| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gyula Lipovics / Lóránt | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Kőszeg, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1981 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1941 | Kõszeg SE | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1942–1943 | Szombathely FC | ||
| 1943–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | ||
| 1944 | Nemzeti Vasas | ||
| 1945–1946 | Nagyváradi Szabadság SK | ||
| 1946–1947 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1947–1950 | Vasas SC | ||
| 1951–1956 | Honvéd | ||
| 1956 | Budapest Spartacus | ||
| 1956–1957 | Váci Vasas | ||
| National team | |||
| 1949–1955 | Hungary | 37 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1962–1963 | Honvéd | ||
| 1963 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| 1964 | SV Rheydt | ||
| 1965–1967 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 1967–1968 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 1968–1969 | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin | ||
| 1969–1971 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 1971–1972 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 1972–1974 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 1974 | Freiburger FC | ||
| 1974–1976 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | ||
| 1976 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1977–1979 | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| 1979 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
| 1980–1981 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gyula Lóránt (6 February 1923, Kőszeg, Hungary – 31 May 1981, Thessaloniki, Greece), also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.
During the 1950s, he was a prominent member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars, which also included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti.
After retiring as a player, Lóránt became a coach, most notably with Honvéd, FC Bayern Munich and PAOK Thessaloniki FC. While at PAOK, he guided them to a Greek Championship title in 1976. On 31 May 1981, while still working as coach, he suffered a heart attack, watching PAOK play Olympiacos CFP and died at the game.
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Gayla Lóránt began his career as a youth with his hometown club, Kõszeg SE, after encouragement from a local trainer. He then played for Nagyváradi AC and UT Arad in Romania. It was while at Vasas SC, where his team mates included Ladislao Kubala, that his career prospered. However in January 1949, as Hungary became a communist state, Kubala fled the country in the back of a truck and formed his own team Hungaria to play exhibition friendlies. The team was made up of fellow refugees fleeing Eastern Europe. Lóránt also attempted to escape and follow Kubala, but was captured and ended up in a detention camp.
Lóránt was released from detention after the intervention of Gusztáv Sebes, the national team coach, who regarded him as pivotal to his plans. Lóránt then made his debut for Hungary on 19 October 1949 in an away game against Austria. Sebes personally guaranteed the country’s Interior Minister and future Prime Minister, János Kádár, that Lóránt would not abscond while in Vienna. Kádár agreed and Lóránt responded with a superb performance as Hungary won 4-3. He subsequently joined Honvéd where together with six of his fellow internationals, he helped the team win three Hungarian League titles. As one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952, Central European Champions in 1953, defeat England twice and reach the 1954 World Cup final.
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Hungary | ||
| Men's football | ||
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Team Competition |
Player
Hungary
Nagyváradi AC
UTA Arad
Honvéd
Manager
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
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