Gyula Grosics

Gyula Grosics (4 February 1926 – 13 June 2014) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper. He played 86 times for the Hungarian national football team and was part of the legendary Golden Team of the 1950s. He was nicknamed the Black Panther (Hungarian: Fekete Párduc).

Gyula Grosics

Grosics in 1954
Personal information
Date of birth	4 February 1926
Place of birth	Dorog, Hungary
Date of death	13 June 2014(2014-06-13) (aged 88)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1947	Dorogi Bányász	61	(0)
1947–1949	MATEOSZ Budapest	55	(0)
1949–1950	Teherfuvar	30	(0)
1950–1957	Budapest Honvéd FC	125	(0)
1957–1962	Tatabánya Bányász SC	123	(0)
Total		394	(0)
National team
1947–1962	Hungary	86	(0)
Teams managed
1963	Tatabánya Bányász SC
1964–1965	Salgótarjáni BTC
1966	KSI
1966–1968	Kuwait
Honours Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Grosics died on 13 June 2014, aged 88.