Gusztáv Sebes

Gusztáv Sebes [ gusta ː v ʃɛbɛʃ ] ( born June 21, 1906 in Budapest as Gusztáv Scharenpeck; † January 30, 1986 ) was a Hungarian football player and football coach, best known for his work with the Golden Team.

• 2.1 As a player
• 2.2 As a coach

Biography

The son of a shoemaker was in the 1920s, a relatively successful player among other things, the Vasas SC ( 1920-1924 ) and the MTK ( 1927-1940 and 1945) in Budapest.

After ending his playing career Sebes launched a successful career as a football coach. In 1949 he was appointed to the Hungarian national team coach. In a short time Sebes formed a totally new team, the. Than Aranycsapat, the "Golden Elf ", the world was wide recognition The national team, he recruited almost exclusively from the two clubs MTK Budapest and Honvéd. The tactics he sat mainly to an increased group dynamics, in which all players could switch to offensive or defensive play at the same time without slowing the flow of the game. Each player should this principle be able to play all positions. Thus, the third striker to the confusion of the enemy was often far behind the other two fall back, and even the goalkeeper Gyula Grosics sometimes acted as a kind of fourth defender.

Olympic Gold in 1952

1952 succeeded the elf to Sebes the biggest international success: At the Olympic Games in Finland Aranycsapat won with a victory over Yugoslavia, the gold medal. The following year they achieved a more sporty sensation when they outclassed England on home turf of Wembley Stadium with a 6-3 victory. About thirty years led Sebes ' team with a balance of 27 wins in 31 games the statistics of the longest unbeaten teams.

European Cup Football Teams 1948-1953

1953 Hungary finally won the Central European Cup. For this purpose, Hungary played over a period of 5 years against some other Central European nations and eventually had the most points scored, resulting in the Cup victory in 1953.

Vice World Champion 1954

With the Football World Cup in 1954, the team started to Sebes, who served both as deputy sports minister of Hungary, as a favorite. However, while it was able to defeat in their opening group game 8-3 Germany, it was defeated in the final of the German selection with 2:3. The birth of the miracle of Bern also marked the turning point of Sebes ' coaching career. Although his team won the next 18 games in a row, but could not decide any major international tournaments more for themselves. After one draw and three defeats Sebes joined in 1956 by his post as national coach.

In subsequent years, Sebes continued to work as a sports official and coach, including at Honved FC (1960-1961) and from 1963 to 1965 for the last time as a coach.

On January 30, 1986 Sebes died at the age of 79 years in his hometown of Budapest.

Achievements

As a player

MTK Hungaria FC / Hungaria FC

Hungarian Championship

Hungarian Cup

As a coach

Hungary

• Olympic victory in 1952
• Central European Champion 1953
• Vice World Champion 1954

Records

• At the point of the golden Eleven world records details in the same article.