József Bozsik

József Bozsik

Bozsik in 1954
Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-11-28)28 November 1925
Place of birth	Kispest, Hungary
Date of death	31 May 1978(1978-05-31) (aged 52)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1937–1943	Budapest Honvéd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1962	Budapest Honvéd	477	(33)
International career
1947–1962	Hungary	101	(11)
Managerial career
1966–1967	Budapest Honvéd
1974	Hungary
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

József Bozsik (hu; 28 November 1925 – 31 May 1978) was a Hungarian footballer and manager. As a player, he played as a midfielder,^[1] and spent his whole career at Budapest Honvéd.

He was capped 101 times for Hungary, and played for them at the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal,^[2] and at the 1954 and 1958 FIFA World Cups. Bozsik was known as an important member of the Hungarian Golden Team, and played in Hungary's famous 6–3 win against England at Wembley and 7–1 win against England in Budapest.

Bozsik died in Budapest, aged 52, due to heart failure. Budapest Honvéd named their stadium, the Bozsik József Stadion, after him.

Budapest Honvéd

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1949–50, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955

Hungary

• Olympic Champions: 1952
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1954

Individual

• Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 1952
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1954
• Ballon d'Or: 6th place 1956

• József Bozsik – Century of International Appearances – RSSSF.