Jenő Buzánszky

The native form of this personal name is Buzánszky Jenő. This article uses the Western name order.

Jenő Buzánszky

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Personal information
Full name	Jenő Buzánszky
Date of birth	(1925-05-04)4 May 1925
Place of birth	Újdombóvár,Hungary
Date of death
Place of death	Esztergom, Hungary
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1941–1946	Dombóvári Vasutas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1947	Pécsi Vasutas SK	?	(?)
1947–1960	Dorogi FC	274	(0)
International career
1950–1956	Hungary	48	(0)
Managerial career
1961–1965	Dorogi AC
1965–1968	Esztergomi Vasas
1968–1969	Dorogi AC
1969–1970	Esztergomi Vasas
1970–1971	Fősped Szállitók
1971–1978	Dorogi AC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jenő Buzánszky (4 May 1925 – 11 January 2015) was a Hungarian football player and coach. Buzánszky played as a right back for Hungary. During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti. He was the only member of the team not to play for either Honvéd or MTK Hungária FC. Following the death of goalkeeper Gyula Grosics in June 2014, he was the last surviving member of Hungary's gold-medal winning 1952 Olympic team. After 274 league games he retired as a player and became a coach. In 1996 he became a deputy chairman of the Hungarian Football Federation.

Buzánszky made his debut for Hungary on 12 November 1950 in a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria. He subsequently played 48 times for Hungary and as one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952 and Central European Champions in 1953. He also played in the Hungary team that defeated England twice. During the 1954 World Cup he played for Hungary in all five games. He died after a long illness on 11 January 2015, aged 89. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of the Mighty Magyars team.

Olympic medal record
Representing Hungary
Men's Football
	1952 Helsinki	Team competition

Honours

Hungary

• Olympic Champions
  • 1952
• Central European Champions
  • 1953
• World Cup
  • Runner-up: 1954

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Jenő Buzánszky at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hungary stats

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