Gyula Lóránt
Football, Football player
1923 – 1981
Who was Gyula Lóránt?
Gyula Lóránt, also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian footballer 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, aged 58.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1923
Kőszeg - Nationality
- Hungary
- Died
- May 31, 1981
Thessaloniki
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on July 23, 2013
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