Nándor Hidegkuti

Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and mostly played for MTK Hungária FC.

Hidegkuti died on 14 February 2002 after suffering from heart and lung problems for some time before his death. MTK Hungária FC renamed their stadium, Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium in his honour.

Honours
Player
 International
 Hungary
 Olympic Gold Medalist: 1952
 Central European Champion: 1953
 FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1954

Club
MTK Hungária
Hungarian Champions: 1951, 1953, 1958
Hungarian Cup: 1952
Mitropa Cup: 1955

Individual
 Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 1953
 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1954

Manager
ACF Fiorentina
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1961

Győri ETO FC
Hungarian Champions: 1963
European Cup
Semi-finalists: 1965

Al-Ahly
Egyptian Premier League: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980
Egypt Cup: 1978

References

Other websites
 Hungary stats at Rsssf
 Hungary stats
 UEFA obituary
Observer obituary by Rogan Taylor
Nándor Hidegkuti, Sports-Reference/Olympics. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

Category:1922 births
Category:2002 deaths
Category:Footballers from Budapest
Category:Hungarian football managers
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Association football forwards