Flórián Albert

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Personal information
Flórián Albert
Full name	Flórián Albert
Date of birth	September 15, 1941 (1941-09-15) (age 66)
Place of birth	Hercegszántó, Hungary
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1958-1974	Ferencvárosi TC	339 (245)
National team²
1959-1974	Hungary	075 0(32)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 20, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Hungary
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Bronze	1960 Rome	Team Competition

Flórián Albert (born September 15, 1941 in Hercegszántó) is a retired a Hungarian football striker, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. He has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.

[edit] Early life

The son of a blacksmith, Albert grew up in the little town of Hercegszántó near the border with the former Yugoslavia, where he got his first taste of the game playing with his two brothers. When the family later moved to Budapest, he joined the country's most popular club Ferencváros.

[edit] Career

Albert spent his club career with only one club: Ferencváros, where he played from 1958 to 1974. He made his debut with Ferencváros at the age of 16. Two games later, he received his call up from the Hungarian national team. He scored 32 goals in 75 caps for the Hungarian national team. He tied five others for as the top scorer at the 1962 World Cup, with four goals.

[edit] Honors

Fairs Cup 1965 (predecessor to UEFA Cup);
Hungarian League 1963, 1964, 1967 et 1968 ;
Hungarian Cup 1972.
World Cups: 2 participations, 7 matches, 4 goals (1962-1966)
Top Scorer: World Cup (Golden Boot) 1962 (shared with five other players at 4 goals)
Top Scorer: Fairs Cup 1967
Top Scorer: Hungarian Championship 1960, 1961, 1965
350 club games (258 goals)
France Football Ballon d'Or: Winner(European Footballer of the Year) 1967.
The stadium of Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC) on Üllői út, Budapest was named Albert-stadium after him in 2007.

Preceded by Bobby Charlton	European Footballer of the Year 1967	Succeeded by George Best
Preceded by Just Fontaine	FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1962 Shared with: Dražan Jerković, Garrincha, Vavá, Valentin Ivanov and Leonel Sánchez	Succeeded by Eusébio

v • d • e Hungary squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup

1 Grosics • 2 Mátrai • 3 Mészöly • 4 Sárosi • 5 Solymosi • 6 Sipos • 7 Sándor • 8 Göröcs • 9 Albert • 10 Tichy • 11 Fenyvesi • 12 Sóvári • 13 Ihász • 14 Nagy • 15 Mencel • 16 Farkas • 17 Rákosi • 18 Monostori • 19 Kuharszki • 20 Bodor • 21 Szentmihályi • 22 Ilku • Coach: Baróti

v • d • e Hungary squad - 1964 European Nations' Cup Third Place

GK Szentmihályi • DF Ihász • DF Mátrai • DF Mészöly • DF Novák • DF Sárosi • MF Nagy • MF Rákosi • MF Sipos • MF Solymosi • FW Albert • FW Bene • FW Farkas • FW Fenyvesi • FW Komora • FW Tichy • FW Varga • Coach: Baróti

v • d • e Hungary squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup

1 Szentmihályi • 2 Káposzta • 3 Mátrai • 4 Sóvári • 5 Mészöly • 6 Sipos • 7 Bene • 8 Varga • 9 Albert • 10 Farkas • 11 Rákosi • 12 Fenyvesi • 13 Mathesz • 14 I. Nagy • 15 Molnár • 16 Tichy • 17 Szepesi • 18 Ihász • 19 Puskás • 20 A. Nagy • 21 Gelei • 22 Géczi • Coach: Baróti