Career
During his 16-year-long playing career between 1949 and 1965, Elek played for Taurus South Carolina, Elektromos Southeast and Ferencvárosi TC. Shortly after his retirement he was contacted by Ferencváros to take the head coaching position of the women"s handball club, which he accepted and began the work in early 1966. In the following year they reached the final of the tournament again, however, this time they were defeated by TSC Berlin. In 1971 the team played in the final of the European Champions Cup as well, where they were beaten by Spartak Kiev, the dominant team of the era.
After quitting the coaching position in 1992, Elek became the director of the Ferencvárosi TC handball department, a position he held until his retirement.
Gábor also had a number of successes, most notably winning the EHF Cup Winners" Cup in 2011 and 2012. Gyula Elek died after a short hospital treatment on 23 May 2012.
He was 80. Nemzeti Bajnokság I:.
