Dezső Bundzsák

Dezső Bundzsák
Personal information
Full nameDezső Bundzsák
Date of birth3 May 1928
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Date of death1 October 2010 (aged 82)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1964Vasas SC249(73)
National team
1956–1961Hungary25(1)
Teams managed
1966–1968Pierikos
1968–1970Panionios
1970–1972Apollon Athens
1979Egypt
1980–1982Vasas SC
1983–1984Panachaiki
1984–1985Pierikos
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Dezső Bundzsák (3 May 1928 – 1 October 2010) [1] was a Hungarian football player and coach. Bundzsák played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a coach who worked throughout Europe and Africa.

Career

Playing career

Born in Kiskunhalas, Bundzsák began his professional career in 1950 with Vasas SC. Bundzsák spent 14 seasons with the club, scoring 73 goals in 249 games. He represented Vasas at the 1957–58 European Cup.[2]

He also represented Hungary at international level, earning 25 caps between 1956 and 1961. He also played at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Bundzsák coached a number of club sides in Greece, such as Pierikos,[3] Panionios,[4] Apollon Athens, Panachaiki and Hungary, including former club Vasas SC. He also managed the Egyptian national team in 1979.

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