Sándor Gellér

Sándor Gellér (12 July 1925 – 13 March 1996) was a Hungarian Olympic football player who played goalkeeper.[1][2][3][4][5] He was Jewish, and was born in Veseuș, Romania.[6][1][7][8][9]

The native form of this personal name is Gellér Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Sándor Gellér
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-07-12)12 July 1925
Place of birth Veseuș, Romania
Date of death 13 March 1996(1996-03-13) (aged 70)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1947 Püspökladányi SC
1947–1962 MTK Budapest 260 (0)
National team
1950–1956 Hungary 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He won a gold medal with the Hungarian national team on 2 August at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2] He played with Budapesti Vörös Lobogó between 1954 and 1955, and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup for Hungary.[10]

See also

References
  1. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
  2. Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-57488-284-1.
  3. "Football: Sandor Geller". Footballdatabase.eu. 12 July 1925. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. "1969 European Championship for Men: Hungary". fiba.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  5. "Olympic Games". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  6. "Еврейский Футбольный Мир – 5". Центральный Еврейский Ресурс SEM40.
  7. Andrew Handler (1985). From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary. East European Monographs. ISBN 978-0-88033-085-5.
  8. Geoffrey Wigoder (1974). Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary. Keter Publishing House Jerusalem. ISBN 978-0-7065-1412-4.
  10. "Sandor Geller". Usa.worldfootball.net. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.


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