Gyula Lóránt Sports manager

Gyula Lóránt Lipović (6 February 1923, Kőszeg, Hungary – 31 May 1981, Thessaloniki, Greece), also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.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.After retiring as a player, Lóránt became a coach, most notably with Honvéd, FC Bayern Munich and PAOK Thessaloniki FC. 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 CFP and died at the game, aged 58.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 06, 1923
Birth place	Hungary national football team , Kőszeg
Date of death	May 31, 1981
Place of death	Thessaloniki
Height (meters)	1.85

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club	1. FC Köln Budapest Honvéd FC 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kickers Offenbach MSV Duisburg SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin Debreceni VSC
position	Midfielder Defender (association football)
teams	Hungary national football team Budapest Honvéd FC Vasas SC FC UTA Arad CA Oradea