Gyula Lóránt

Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.

Gyula Lóránt
Lóránt in 1953
Personal information
Birth name Gyula Lipovics
Date of birth (1923-02-06)6 February 1923
Place of birth Kőszeg, Hungary
Date of death 31 May 1981(1981-05-31) (aged 58)
Place of death Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender / midfielder
Youth career
1939–1941 Kõszeg SE
1941–1942 Szombathelyi Haladás
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1943 Szombathelyi Haladás
1943–1944 Nagyváradi AC 28 (11)
1944 Nemzeti Vasas 7 (0)
1945 Libertatea Oradea 9 (1)
1946–1947 ITA Arad 20 (0)
1947–1950 Vasas 82 (1)
1951–1956 Honvéd 85 (0)
1956 Budapest Spartacus
1956–1957 Váci Vasas
Total 231 (13)
International career
1949–1955 Hungary 37 (0)
Managerial career
1962–1963 Honvéd
1963 Debrecen
1964 SV Rheydt
1965–1967 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1967–1968 MSV Duisburg
1968–1969 Tasmania Berlin
1969–1971 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1971–1972 1. FC Köln
1972–1974 Kickers Offenbach
1974 Freiburger FC
1975–1976 PAOK
1976–1977 Eintracht Frankfurt
1977–1978 Bayern Munich
1979 Schalke 04
1980–1981 PAOK
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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