György Sárosi

Dr. György Sárosi (Hungarian: Sárosi György [ˈʃaːroʃi ˈɟørɟ]; born on 5 August 1912 as Stefanicsics György, died on 20 June 1993) was a Hungarian footballer.

György Sárosi

György Sárosi (right) with Giuseppe Corradi
Personal information
Full name	Sárosi György
Date of birth	(1912-08-05)5 August 1912
Place of birth	Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	20 June 1993(1993-06-20) (aged 80)
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Second Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1948	Ferencvárosi TC	383	(351)
Total		383	(351)
National team
1931–1943	Hungary	62	(42)
Teams managed
1948–1950	Bari
1950–1951	Lucchese
1951–1953	Juventus
1953–1955	Genoa
1955–1956	Roma
1957–1958	Bologna
1959	Roma
1960	Brescia
1962–1963	Lugano
Honours Representing  Hungary FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1938 France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sárosi was a complete footballer renowned for his versatility and technique among other things, and he played in several positions for Ferencváros TC and Hungary. Essentially a second striker, he could also operate in midfield or central defence, and he helped Ferencváros TC win five Hungarian league titles between 1932 and 1941. He is considered one of the greatest players of the pre-war era.

He scored a goal in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, but his finest hour came when he captained Hungary to the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals, where he scored five goals in the tournament, including one in the final to reduce Italy's lead to 3–2, although a Silvio Piola goal eventually finished off the Hungarians. He finished with the bronze ball for being the third-highest goalscorer of the tournament.

He was named the 60th European Player of the Century in the IFFHS' Century Elections.[1]

He is also fifth in the all-time top-goalscorers list for the Hungarian national team, with 42 goals from 62 appearances.[2]

After his retirement he moved to Italy, where he managed a number of clubs, including Genoa C.F.C., Juventus F.C., A.S. Bari and A.S. Roma. He was also manager of FC Lugano.[3] He died in 1993 aged 80.