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Gyula Zsengellér

Personal information
Full name	Gyula Zsengellér
Date of birth	(1915-12-27)27 December 1915
Place of birth	Cegléd, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death	29 March 1999(1999-03-29) (aged 83)
Place of death	Nicosia, Cyprus
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1935–1936	Salgótarjáni TC	24	(19)
1936–1947	Újpest FC	301	(368)
1947–1949	A.S. Roma	34	(6)
1949–1950	AC Ancona	30	(18)
1951–1953	Deportivo Samarios	37	(23)
Total		426	(434)
National team
1936–47	Hungary	39	(33)
Teams managed
1950	Cosenza
1951–53	Deportivo Samarios (player-manager)
1953–54	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1955–57	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1957–59	Nea Salamis FC
1959–60	Cosenza
1960–61	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1961–62	Salernitana
1962–64	US Sarom Ravenna
1964–65	Apollon Kalamarias
1965–66	APOEL FC
1966–68	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1968–70	Anorthosis Famagusta
1970	Pezoporikos Larnaca
1970–72	Cosenza (assistant)
1972–74	ASK Olympiakos Volos F.C.
1974–76	APOEL FC
1976–79	APOP Paphos
Honours Representing  Hungary FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1938 France
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gyula Zsengellér (born December 27, 1915 – died March 29, 1999) was a famous Hungarian football player. He was known as a fantastic striker, meaning he was great at scoring goals. Many people remember him as a legend of Újpest FC, a well-known football club. He also played a big part in helping the Hungarian national team reach the final of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Playing for Clubs

Gyula Zsengellér started his football journey at Salgótarjáni TC. In 1936, he moved to Újpest FC, where he became a true star. He played for Újpest for 11 years, scoring an amazing 368 goals in 301 games. This made him the third-highest goalscorer ever in the Hungarian league.

After his time in Hungary, Zsengellér played for Italian teams like A.S. Roma and Ancona. He finished his playing career in Colombia with Deportivo Samarios between 1951 and 1952. Overall, he played 426 club games and scored 434 goals!

International Career with Hungary

Zsengellér first played for the Hungarian national team on December 2, 1936. This game was against England, and Hungary lost 6–2.

He played a total of 39 games for his country. In these games, he scored 33 goals. This makes him the eighth-highest goalscorer for the Hungarian national team of all time.

1938 FIFA World Cup

One of his most famous moments was at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. He was a key player for Hungary. The team made it all the way to the final match. Zsengellér was the second-highest scorer in that tournament. Only Leonidas from Brazil scored more goals than him.

Top Goalscorer Awards

Gyula Zsengellér was a goal-scoring machine! He was the top scorer in the Hungarian league in five different seasons:

• 1938
• 1939
• 1943
• 1944
• The spring season of 1945

He was also recognized as Europe's top goalscorer in both 1939 and 1945. This shows how incredible he was at finding the back of the net.

Life After Playing: Managerial Career

After he stopped playing football, Zsengellér became a football manager. He had a long and successful career coaching teams. He mainly worked in Italy and Cyprus.

He led Pezoporikos Larnaca to win the Cypriot First Division in 1954. Later, in 1976, he won the Cypriot Cup with APOEL FC. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 83.

Legacy

The IFFHS is an organization that keeps track of football records. They named Gyula Zsengellér the 7th most successful top division goal scorer of all time. This shows how highly he is regarded in the history of football.