Education
The son of a policeman, who fought as a volunteer in World World War II on the German side, Lóránt turned professional football player at the age of 16. In parallel, he then also studied economics at university in the 1950s.
The son of a policeman, who fought as a volunteer in World World War II on the German side, Lóránt turned professional football player at the age of 16. In parallel, he then also studied economics at university in the 1950s.
He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others,, Vasas South Carolina, and After retiring as a player, Lóránt became a coach, most notably with, Football Club Bayern Munich and While at PAOK, he guided them to a Greek Championship title in 1976.
On 31 May 1981, while still working as coach, he suffered a heart attack, watching PAOK play Olympiacos Certified Financial Planner and died at the game, aged 58.
Gyula Lóránt began his career as a youth with his hometown club, Kõszeg Southeast, after encouragement from a local trainer. He then played for and Utah Arad in Romania.
lieutenant was while at Vasas South Carolina, where his team mates included Ladislao Kubala, that his career prospered. However in January 1949, as became a communist state, Kubala fled the country in the back of a truck and formed his own team Hungaria to play exhibition friendlies.
The team was made up of fellow refugees fleeing Eastern Europe.
Lóránt also attempted to escape and follow Kubala, but was captured and ended up in a detention camp. Lóránt was released from detention after the intervention of Gusztáv Sebes, the national team coach, who regarded him as pivotal to his plans. Lóránt then made his debut for on 19 October 1949 in an away game against Austria.
Sebes personally guaranteed the country"s Interior Minister and future Prime Minister, János Kádár, that Lóránt would not abscond while in Vienna.
As one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped become Olympic Champions in 1952, Central European Champions in 1953, defeat England twice and reach the 1954 final., 1954, 1955.
Player Hungary Olympic Champions: 1 * 1952 Central European Champions: 1 * 1953 World Cup * Runner-up: 1954 Nagyváradi Air Corps Hungarian Champions: 1 * 1944 UTA Arad Romanian Champions: 1 * 1947 Honvéd Hungarian Champions: 3 * 1952, 1954, 1955 Manager PAOK Thessaloniki Football Club Greek Champions: 1 * 1976.
During the 1950s, he was a prominent member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars, which also included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti.
