László Budai

László Budai [ la ː slo ː ' budɒ.i ] ( born July 19, 1928 in Budapest, † July 2, 1983 ) was a Hungarian football player.

Budai was a member of the " Golden Team " (Hungarian Aranycsapat ), the Hungarian national team, known as the " Magical Magyars " who had won at the Olympic Summer Games 1952 Gold and the Football World Cup 1954 in Bern at the Miracle of Bern the German selection subject.

The striker Budai, who was from 1953 to 1958 at Honved FC under contract, played as a Hungarian national team in two matches of the Football World Cup 1954: When 9:0 - victory of his team over South Korea on 17 June 1954, in a 4-2 semi-final victory over Uruguay in Hungary on 30 June 1954. against Germany in the final, played in his place, however, Mihály Tóth as a left winger next Puskás. With the Football World Cup 1958 in Sweden it was used only once. 4-0 win of his team against Mexico on June 15, 1958 This World Cup was disappointing, because the Hungarians had to go home after the group stage. The great age of the golden elf was over. Overall, he recorded 39 missions in the national team, scoring ten goals.

After playing career, he worked from 1962 to 1967 in SC EIT as a coach, from 1967 to 1980, he coached Kossuth KFSE.

Successes as a player

Hungarian national team:

• Olympic champion in 1952.
• Central European Champion 1953
• Vice World Champion 1954.

Clubs

• Ferencvaros Budapest Hungarian Champion: 1949.

• Hungarian Champion: 1954, 1955.
• Mitropa Cup: 1959

Trivia

The two medals, László Budai won 1952 ( Olympic gold in Helsinki) and 1954 ( World Championship silver in Bern ), were auctioned in the Swiss auction house in Wil Peter Rapp for 10,800 francs each from his estate.