Flórián Albert
1941 – 2011 · aged 70
Hungarian footballer (1941-2011)
- Born
- 15 Sept 1941 · Hercegszántó
- Died
- 31 Oct 2011 · Budapest
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 15 Sept 1941BornBorn in Hercegszántó
- 1958 – 1974TeamFerencvárosi TC
- 1959 – 1974TeamHungary men's national football team
- 1962Took part1962 FIFA World Cup
- 1966Took part1966 FIFA World Cup
- 1967AwardBallon d'Or
- 1994AwardOfficer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit
- 2004AwardAthlete of the Nation
- 2010AwardHonorary citizen of Budapest
- 2011AwardCommander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
- 2011AwardHonorary citizenship
- 31 Oct 2011DiedDied in Budapest
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1941 – 2011).
- 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
- 1941Operation Barbarossa
- 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
Biography
Flórián György Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.
A club legend of Ferencvárosi TC, Albert joined the team as a schoolboy and spent his whole playing career at Fradi. He also starred for Hungary, winning 75 international caps and scoring 31 goals. He was joint top-scorer at the 1962 World Cup with four goals and played a key role in Hungary's third-place finish at the European Championship in 1964.
He stayed loyal to Ferencváros after his retirement as well, actively participated in the club's life and also held administrative positions. From 2007 the stadium of Ferencváros bore his name, until 2014 when the new stadium of the team was constructed, named “Groupama Arena”. A statue was erected in his honour in front of the stadium in 2014.
Albert died in October 2011, aged 70, in a hospital in Budapest after complications following heart surgery carried out a few days earlier.
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