Sándor Balogh

Sándor Balogh, also known as Balogh II (Gyón, 18 March 1920 - Budapest, 6 February 2000) was a Hungarian football defender, who played for Újpest FC, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team, winning 24 caps between 1942 and 1950.[1] He was a member of the Hungarian Mighty Magyars. Balogh later went on to coach Újpest FC, Tatabányai Bányász, Miskolci VSC and Pécsi Dózsa.

The native form of this personal name is Balogh Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sándor Balogh
Personal information
Full name Sándor Balogh
Date of birth (1920-03-18)18 March 1920
Place of birth Gyón, Hungary
Date of death 6 February 2000(2000-02-06) (aged 79)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1933–1938 Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–40 Erzsébeti Spartacus MTK
1940–53 Újpest FC 337[1] (16)
National team
1942–50 Hungary 24[1] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Club

International

Individual

References
  1. "Balogh, Sándor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "Hungarian football players of the Year". Retrieved 24 September 2015.


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