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80-519: Sárosi is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the name include: Béla Sárosi (1919 – 1993), Hungarian football player and manager György Sárosi (1912 – 1993), Hungarian footballer László Sárosi (footballer) (1932–2016), Hungarian football player and coach László Sárosi (water polo) (born 1946), Hungarian former water polo player Laura Sárosi (born 1992), Hungarian badminton player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

160-424: A second striker , he could also operate in midfield or central defence , and he helped Ferencváros win five Hungarian league titles between 1932 and 1941. He is considered one of the greatest players of the pre-war era. He scored a goal in the 1934 FIFA World Cup , but his finest hour came when he captained Hungary to the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals, where he scored five goals in the tournament, including one in

240-523: A 3-0 win. Because of his infallible performances in defence, it was not until his 15th outing that Hungary experimented with Sarosi in attack. Predictably, he scored that day against Sweden. In 1934, György Sárosi played his first World Cup . Despite being injured in the first game against Egypt, he was fit to play in the quarters-final against Austria . Despite scoring a penalty at the 60th minute, Sárosi didn't play well in reason of his injury that still had an effect on his game. Hungary ended up losing

320-437: A footballer, while László Sárosi played water polo (as did his son of the same name , not to be confused with a namesake footballer of that generation, who is no relation). During his school years, in addition to football, György played tennis, table tennis, water polo and athletics. In addition to his perfect technical skills, he stood out from the field in terms of tactics and game intelligence. He completed his schooling at

400-549: A lot in Europe, when a journalist asked him what was the most beautiful city in the world, his answer was always one: " Ferencváros in Budapest . It was the narrower scene of the dreamy twenty years - the period of my football career - that I spent on the Üllői Úti field […] The story of Fradi, and my life is completely intertwined, intertwined within me." He died on 19 June 1993 in Genoa and

480-484: A lot of fines and punishments due to the unacceptable behaviour of the B-közép. Kubatov had expected that the spectators could have been changed due to the new regulations. However, the number of spectators had not increased in the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. On 13 March 2016, 10,125 spectators watched the match between Ferencváros' second team against Csepel SC in the 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season. The attendance

560-557: A lot of nice action, real football beauties could be deceived, they were. his laziness was up, there was no mention of Sárosi. Sárosi only played one game in that World Cup in which he managed to score a goal. But if that day in Paris was not the jour de gloire Sarosi had craved, what remained his crowning Hungary exhibition was one any player would have been proud of. It unfolded in a Central European International Cup contest against Czechoslovakia in 1937. With Hungary trailing 2-1 past

640-521: A new journalist stand was built over the main stand. On 21 December 2007, the stadium's name was changed from Üllői úti Stadion to Stadion Albert Flórián. Flórián Albert , the former Ferencváros icon, was present at the inauguration ceremony. There were many plans on how to increase the capacity of the stadium in case the Hungarian Football Federation won the bid for the UEFA Euro 2008 or

720-411: A number of clubs, including Genoa , Juventus , Bari and Roma . He was also manager of Lugano . He died in 1993 aged 80. Born Gyorgy Stefanicsics in Budapest on 5 August 1912, the family name was later changed to Sarosi to make them sound more Hungarian. His father was a tailor and raised three children (György, László and Béla); All three became national team athletes – Béla Sárosi also became

800-421: A player like you, it's not a shame, and I'll never deny it." After the game, the newspapers gave him the rating of -1 to credit his amazing performance. Normally the system works like that: "1 = World class. 2 = Good. 3 = Average. 4 = Bad. 5 = Awful." But Képes Sport made an exception for Sárosi who scored 7 goals against the best goalkeeper in the world. This 7-goal haul helped him to be the top goal scorer of

880-520: A regular passport. He left for Italy and lived here until his death. During his Ferencváros career, he played a total of 450 matches in which he scored 421 goals and distributed 190 assists. Sarosi's international career, began as an 18-year-old in a 3-2 loss to Yugoslavia in May 1931. In just his second Hungary appearance, the teenager shackled Czechoslovakia goal machine Antonin Puc as his country recorded

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960-503: A single match. The 1911/12 championship brought another Ferencváros title, marking the club's seventh. In 1913, Ferencváros achieved not only the championship title but also won the Hungarian Cup for the first time in its history. In 1914, World War I broke out, bringing a somber year for Ferencváros football players. Almost every member of the team received military service call-ups, and many of them never returned home. The colours of

1040-454: A view to start paying off the £5 million debt. In April 2008, Ferencváros Torna Club officially agreed to sell the football club, Ferencváros Labdarúgó ZRt. to Esplanade Kft. , McCabe's company in Hungary. In 2011, McCabe relinquished his ownership of the club after describing a "strained relationship" with some minority shareholders. On 25 February 2011, Gábor Kubatov , Hungarian MP ,

1120-487: A world-class center-half or even an international-class central defender, played these role in the early and the late career. Sarosi was an extraordinary dribbler and scorer with aggressive character, had got great physical option as a true leadership and very good teamwork ability Source: Ferencváros Hungary Juventus Ferencv%C3%A1rosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club , commonly known as Ferencváros ( Hungarian: [ˈfɛrɛnt͡svaːroʃ] ), Fradi , FTC

1200-668: Is a Hungarian professional football club based in Ferencváros , Budapest , that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I , the top flight of Hungarian football . Ferencváros was founded in 1899 by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents of Budapest's ninth district, Ferencváros. Ferencváros is best known internationally for winning the 1964–65 edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup after defeating Juventus 1–0 in Turin in

1280-458: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gy%C3%B6rgy S%C3%A1rosi György Sárosi ( Hungarian: [ˈʃaːroʃi ˈɟørɟ] ; 5 August 1912 – 20 June 1993) was a Hungarian footballer . Sárosi was a complete footballer renowned for his versatility and technique among other things, and he played in several positions for Ferencváros and the Hungary national team . Essentially

1360-449: Is one of the most famous and well-known players in Europe and the world. "Scoring seven goals in an international is almost impossible, yet alone past the great Planicka ," commented his coach that day, Karoly Dietz . "But ' Gyurka ' was the greatest goalscorer of his era – just look at his statistics." In the evening at the banquet, Planicska was the first to congratulate Dr. Sárosi. With tears in his eyes, he rolled his neck and said: "For

1440-591: The 1936–38 Central European Cup with a then-record of 10 goals (which was equalled in the next edition by fellow compatriot Ferenc Puskás ). With a total of 17 goals in the Central European Cup , he is the competition's all-time top goalscorer . In the 1938 World Cup hosted in France . Sárosi's and Hungary's first game was against the Dutch East Indies, the final score was 6-0 and Sárosi scored twice, in

1520-808: The Euro 2012 . However, the Federation did not win any bids therefore the reconstruction of the stadium was delayed. When Kevin McCabe became the owner of the club the reconstruction was on schedule again. Later, McCabe sold his team to the Hungarian state and the reconstruction did not take place. Ferencváros Stadion , multi-purpose stadium , is the third home of the club. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators in UEFA matches and 23,700 in Hungarian League matches. When Gábor Kubatov

1600-741: The final . Ferencváros also reached the final in the same competition in 1968 , when they lost to Leeds United , as well as the final in the 1974–75 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup , losing to Dynamo Kyiv . The best-known part of the club is the well-supported men's football team – the most popular team in the country. The parent multisport club Ferencvárosi TC divisions include women's football , women's handball , men's futsal , men's ice hockey , men's handball , men's water polo , cycling, gymnastics, athletics, wrestling, curling and swimming teams, some of which are highly successful. The club colours are green and white, and

1680-444: The surname Sárosi . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sárosi&oldid=1189906866 " Categories : Surnames Hungarian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

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1760-420: The "B" - middle, the Hungarian camp sings the Hungarian anthem ore. The team also sings, dr. she sings with tears streaming from her eyes. After the end of the national anthem, the "Gyurka, Gyurka" from the handful of Hungarian fan camps roared in the eternal city as well. The goal king of Mitropa Cup in 1937: dr. Sárosi with 12 goals and 2 assists. In the two legs, Sárosi scored 6 goals and distributed 1 assist. In

1840-421: The "Easter" times , nor did the real Sárosibo give anything. His balls failed, he was the culprit of all success in the crucial situations of the pass. He was not hurt, he was not pushed, and even if it seems like a paradox, Sesta was almost sympathetic. About a bodyguard or a small escort Only one person could turn Sárosi out of the game. That's the axis of the striker line! And yet, this line of strikers could lead

1920-401: The 1930s when Újpest won their first Hungarian League title. Since then, the fixture between the two teams attracts the most spectators in the domestic league. The matches between the two teams often end in violence which causes big trouble for the Hungarian football. The proposal of personal registration was refused by both clubs. The fixture between Ferencváros and MTK Budapest FC is called

2000-421: The 25th and in the 89th minute. After the match, the Hungarian captain said: "They were stronger than we thought, but also rougher". Despite scoring twice, Sárosi wasn't much involved in the game. In the second game ( Hungary - Switzerland 2:0), Sárosi scored again and Hungary went through the next round. This time Sárosi stepped up and was rated highly by the newspapers, yet he was expected to do even better in

2080-523: The 6 yard box in the 70th minute. Unfortunately for him and his teammates, Italy were known for their good defensive ability and managed to stop the Hungarians from attacking, the Golden Ball winner Silvio Piola scored the final goal of the 1938 World Cup at the 77th minute. Italy were crowned world champions for a second time in a row. Individually, Sárosi was showing a good vision and had a decent game but

2160-469: The 80th minute, Dancer runs away and curves the ball between points 5 and 11. Sárosi dr. he runs towards the ball, his back to the goal, and suddenly pulls the ball to the goal with his right foot, which cuts halfway into the goal of Lazio. Sárosi dr. he said it was perhaps the most beautiful goal of his life. Ferencváros won the cup. In the ornament, the Italian president hands over the cup to Dr. Sárosi. Led by

2240-502: The English team Oxford FC. The club secured its first championship title in 1903 and the second in 1905, followed by three more in the 1900s (1906/07, 1908/09, 1909/10). On June 6, 1909, FTC permanently won the first Hungarian football challenge trophy, capturing the silver ball for the fifth time. On February 12, 1911, Ferencváros inaugurated its new stadium on Üllői Road, Ferencváros Stadion , where it still plays today. Schlosser Imre scored

2320-598: The Eötvös High School in Reáltanoda Street. The school's football team was in the KISOK league. He was already playing here, with two of his later teammates, Hada and Lazarus. The coach of the Ferencváros youth team Zsazsa saw him play several times in the school team. He joined Ferencvaros 's youth ranks as a 15-year-old. When the capital giants wanted to tie him to a professional deal a couple of years later, though,

2400-563: The Hungarian midfielder, who is starting to match his level in Paris [...] He released great long balls to the wind. All in all, he is a midfielder with a generous, phenomenal intelligence." The 1938 World Cup final ( Hungary - Italy ) took place in the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris , an attendance of 55,000 people was registered. The stadium was not quite filled to capacity for the third World Cup final. After France's exit, interest in

2480-476: The Italian defence blocked most of his passes as the Nemzeti Sport described: "He (Sárosi) produced a few great things, throwing his peers in front of him with beautiful balls. His ideas are great. they were. But the design is already inferior to this fast and hard, all-down protection. His clever draws on this suffered a shipwreck. His passes were annoying because the Italian defenders could reach them sooner than

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2560-510: The Mitropa Cup final. The first match was on Üllői út on 12 September 1937: Ferencváros - Lazio 4: 2 (1: 1). The rematch on 24 October 1937 in Rome: Lazio - Ferencváros 4: 5 (4: 3). Piola scored a hat-trick in 17 minutes. They played in the pouring rain in the second half. The decisive turn was when Hada defended Piola's penalty with a 4: 3 lead to Lazio. Ten minutes later, Kiss leveled off. In

2640-579: The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Committee fined Ferencváros €18,300 for fireworks and hooliganism -related offences committed by the fans of Ferencváros before and after the 2002-03 UEFA Cup second tie against VfB Stuttgart on 12 November 2002. In 2004, Ferencváros were charged by UEFA with crowd trouble and racist abuse after playing Millwall in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup tie in Budapest, Hungary. Four fans of Millwall suffered stab wounds. The racist abuse

2720-551: The Viennese Cricketer defeated the Hungarian team 9–0. On May 5, against the Old Cricketer (5–0, the first Ferencváros victory in international competition), the players wore the first badge with five green and four white stripes and three inverted E's in a green shield at the bottom – a design that still references the club's motto: morals, strength, unity. In 1902, Ferencváros suffered its heaviest defeat, losing 16–0 against

2800-559: The age of 20, György Sárosi was already one of the best players in the world, and had one of the best performances ever against Ujpest in the 1933 Magyar Kupa Final in which Ferencvaros won 11-1; Ujpest won the league that season. György Sárosi scored 3 goals and 4 assists, the newspapers gave him the best rating (1) as he was named the MVP of the game. Anyone who has watched this match will never forget Sárosi's game. Not any Hungarian center has never played better than him [...] When Sárosi passed

2880-469: The auditorium sighed: If another Sárosi behind center Sárosi could play center half in the national team, no opponent would cause a headache! He played well the balls he had to play and excelled in the line of struggles he had to control. At Sárosi we could finally see again that he could outwit the opponent easily and without wasting time and we could see that he always plays forward, towards the opponent's goal [...] This great game had an electrifying effect on

2960-473: The ball, taking on opponents and launching attacks." His first league goal was in 1930-31 against the Pécs-Baranya on 17 and 24 May 1931. Winning the 1931-32 championship was an unforgettable experience for Sárosi. He played in 19 out of 22 matches due to injury or illness. On 8 September 1932, the Hungarian Cup final was played on Hungária út. Hungária - Ferencváros 4-3. A game that Ferencváros lost. At

3040-409: The break, the federal captain changed the inner trio (Czech II - Dr. Sárosi - Zsengellér). By the second half, almost all Hungarian players had improved. The constantly moving Sárosi dr. he just attracted the balls, despite the fact that 2-3 defenders were constantly hanging on him. Dr. Sárosi could not be kept. The audience was dissatisfied in the first half. In the second half, seeing the improved game,

3120-524: The club are green and white. The nine stripes on the club badge, five green and four white, symbolise the district of Ferencváros , Budapest's ninth district. The three E's on Ferencváros' badge represent the club's motto of Erkölcs, Erő, Egyetértés (English: Morality, Strength, Understanding ). Ferencvárosi TC has changed names various times throughout their history: The following table shows in detail Ferencvárosi TC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: Current sponsorships: The first stadium of

3200-416: The club carrying a "vague sense of German ethnicity", according to British sports journalist Jonathan Wilson . Since the opening of the newly built Groupama Aréna , the spectators are scanned at the entrance. As a consequence, the main supporter group of the club, called B-közép, announced a boycott in 2014. Club chairman Kubatov said that he had wanted peace in the new stadium and the club had already paid

3280-441: The club started being built in the autumn of 1910. On 12 February 1911, Ferencváros played their first match against Budapest rival MTK Budapest which was won by the club. The starting line-up consisted of Fritz, Rumbold, Magnlitz, Weinber, Bródy, Payer, Szeitler, Weisz, Koródy, Schlosser , Borbás. The first stadium could host 40,000 spectators. In 1971 the stands were demolished and a new stadium began to be built. The new stadium

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3360-476: The club's licence; a withdrawal that was eventually deemed unauthorized. Following this, Fradi were promoted back to the first division in 2009. Ferencváros are the most successful Hungarian team both domestically and internationally. They won the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and have also won the Nemzeti Bajnokság I 35 times and the Magyar Kupa 24 times. They qualified for the renewed Champions League ,

3440-438: The club's mascot is a green eagle, hence another of the club's nicknames, The Green Eagles . On 3 May 1899, Ferencvárosi TC was founded by citizens of the 9th district of Budapest . With the exception of three seasons between 2006 and 2009, Ferencváros have played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I since its inception in 1901 . The club's financial problems in 2006 resulted in the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) withdrawing

3520-436: The defenders of Újpest for the first time, everyone noticed. Because he walked away as if he had no opponent and moved the ball as confidently as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Later, he also proved that he plays with excellent sense, he always knows where to give the ball. And since he was able to do what his situation wanted, the center that Hungarian football so desperately needs developed for us. Many experts in

3600-403: The destinator." He was given a rating of 3 by newspapers which is equivalent to an "average" performance. During the 1938 World Cup, Sárosi scored a total of 5 goals and delivered 3 assists in 4 games. He managed to score in every game of the knockout stage, an achievement matched only 84 years later, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Lionel Messi . His World Cup campaign is considered to be one of

3680-590: The final to reduce Italy 's lead to 3–2, although a Silvio Piola goal eventually finished off the Hungarians. He finished with the bronze ball for being the third-highest goalscorer of the tournament. He was named the 60th European Player of the Century in the IFFHS Century Elections. He is also fifth in the all-time top-goalscorers list for the Hungary national team, with 42 goals from 62 appearances. After his retirement he moved to Italy, where he managed

3760-431: The first Hungarian Club to do so, in the 1995–1996 season . Since then, the club have also taken part in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup , 2019–20 Europa League , 2020–21 Champions League , and 2021–22 Europa League group stages. On December 3, 1900, the football section of the club was established. Two months later, on February 10, the first Hungarian championship match took place between Ferencváros and Budapesti TC, though it

3840-515: The first green-and-white goal in the new facility. In 1911, the club won its third consecutive championship title, remaining unbeaten in 21 matches that season. In 1912, Ferencváros defeated Working FC, winning against an English team in England for the first time. In the same year, they beat the III. district team 11–3, with Schlosser scoring eight goals in one match, a record that still stands for goals scored in

3920-450: The first leg of the semi-final away to Austria Vienna , Sarosi did a good job containing iconic striker Matthias Sindelar , but he couldn't prevent injury-stricken FTC losing 4-1. A return to Budapest coincided with a return to the strike force for Sarosi , and he responded with an electrifying two-goal display as the hosts beat the defending champions 6-1 to go through 7-5 on aggregate. In 1937, Ferencváros had to play with Lazio in

4000-400: The first team, in the Ferencváros - Bástya (7: 0) championship match. This is how the newspapers evaluated their performance after the match: "Sárosi turned out to be what we expected. Equivalent to a good Bukov, he is in a great location, has a great fit, has a high level of game intelligence, and is the main working judge, a developing centerhalf. He played a definite national team form." "He

4080-402: The game 1-2. Nemzeti Sport was very harsh with Sárosi and criticized him for not being at his usual level: Sárosi, who finally entered the game after his injury, is the one who was believed to be the sure column of the Hungarian world championship, this is the weakest man in the former strike line of Sárosi. The big Gyur of Hungarian football was soft, weak, pale. Not a single movement evoked

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4160-542: The greatest displays in Hungary 's history. He first became the coach of Bari in 1948/49. His greatest success was winning a championship with the Juventus Guard in 1952. Until 1977, he worked for ten clubs. He later only dealt with young people. In July 1976, he visited home for the first time. On 20 July, he was greeted by the Circle of Friends. It was an unforgettable experience. After his football career, Sárosi travelled

4240-512: The half-hour mark, their infallible captain struck seven goals past Frantisek Planicka – arguably the finest goalkeeper on the planet – to seal an emphatic 8-3 victory. The gates of the Czechoslovakians were defended by the legendary Planicska. One of the heroes of the World Cup in 1934, who no one even managed to score two goals in ninety minutes. The result was 2: 2 in the first half. During

4320-516: The hardest hit by the UEFA measures as club were fined by €20,000 and the partial closure of their stadium following monkey chants and racist banners displayed in both legs in Malta and Hungary . On 27 January 2015, Gábor Kubatov , president of the club, said that he would have the fines paid by the supporters. Kubatov aims to cease the racism and violence at the stadium. On 9 February 2015, UEFA refused

4400-519: The most successful club in Hungarian Football history by winning 33 Hungarian League titles, 21 Hungarian Cup titles and 2 Hungarian League Cup titles and the most successful Hungarian club in the European football competitions by winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964–65 season, every club in the Hungarian League wants to defeat them. The biggest rivalry is with Újpest , which dates back to

4480-469: The new arena until the new Puskás Ferenc Stadion was opened in late 2019. The national team celebrated the victory against Norway after a 2–1 win at the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-off . On 14 February 2008, Sheffield United public limited company chairman Kevin McCabe successfully acquired a tender to purchase Ferencváros. McCabe's Hungarian company, Esplanade Limited liability company bought Ferencváros' real estate for £8.45 million with

4560-459: The next game considering his reputation. Against Sweden in the third game, Hungary won 5-1 and Sárosi delivered a brilliant performance scoring once and assisting 3 times against the Swedes, here is the description of his performance by Nemzeti Sport : "He (Sárosi) had almost reached the top of his form, and this was the mark of the shape-shifting he predicted [...] We had a lot of wonderful stunts from

4640-454: The others as well. Because of his class on the ball, Sarosi was gradually deployed further forward in the FTC formation – first as an attacking midfielder, and then as a striker. It was in the former position that he headlined their inconceivable 11-1 thrashing of Ujpest , who had just won the league title, in the 1933 Hungarian Cup final, scoring a hat-trick and setting up another four goals. But it

4720-432: The second leg, he was given a rating of 1 by the newspapers which makes him the MVP. Quotes : "I had never seen a game like this in my life, I just learned what football is. — Giovanni Riccardi "I considered Sárosi to be the greatest artist, but now I also consider him the best strategist. The smartest football player in the world!" — Referee Wüttrich "The Ferencváros striker line is a magnificent instrument on which

4800-471: The tournament dwindled and this was reflected in the attendances for the later matches. However, the crowd was eager to see whether the Hungarians, with their flowing style of football and their captain György Sárosi, could halt Vittorio Pozzo's Italian side which boasted the outstanding centre-forward Silvio Piola . The score was already 3-1 in favour of Italians when Sárosi scored a well placed shot close to

4880-402: The unsurpassed leader, Sárosi, played the most beautiful melodies. Ferencváros deserved the victory perfectly." — II Piccolo Ferencváros won the 1939/40 championship only with a goal difference and luck. In the last round Újpest - Hungária 3: 3 (1. FTC 39, 2. Hungária 39, 3. UTE 38). The 1940/41 championship was won by Dr. Sárosi. under his leadership, Ferencváros won by 11 points. Player of

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4960-400: The victory. Dr. Sárosi said: "The most beautiful match of my life. It feels great to have such sincere and great joy for so many people." when Mihály Pataki added : "Defeating this Austria is a colossal achievement that Europe as a whole is noticing." "Gyurka", as he was nicknamed, helped Ferencvaros finish second in 1935 and 1938, and played the leading role in their 1937 triumph. In

5040-403: The voice of the audience also came. The encouragement resounded "Huj, huj, hajra"??, "Gyurka, Gyurka"??. At the end of the match, Sárosi had scored 7 goals, the audience flooded the pitch and, regardless of affiliation, Dr. Sárosi was taken off the shoulder. The next day, the press was full of words of praise. Gyurka! He is an artist of Hungarian football. Hundreds of thousands, millions of eyes. He

5120-409: The year: dr. György Sárosi. 18 April 1948 Üllői út, Ferencváros - Vasas 2: 0. He played in this match for the last time in green and white on Üllői út. He said goodbye to his beloved audience with brilliant play. Did the "Gyurka, Gyurka" roar and was taken off the shoulder by the fans at the end of the match. No one knew it was his last match. The next day, Monday, 19 April, he left the country with

5200-403: The youngster had other ideas. "I wanted to become a lawyer ," Sarosi recalled. "I saw football as something to play for fun, not a career. However, my father (who was struggling for work as a tailor) convinced me that too many people were losing jobs in the depression, and that I was good enough to make a real go of being a footballer." Aged 18 years old, on 15 March 1931, he made his debut in

5280-438: The Örökrangadó or Eternal derby. It is the oldest football rivalry in Hungary, which dates back as early as the 1903 season when Ferencváros first won the Hungarian League. In the following three decades either Ferencváros or MTK Budapest won the domestic league. Honvéd are also considered fierce rivals as the clubs are in very close proximity to each other and in the past frequently competed for honours. On 26 November 2002,

5360-943: Was a protest by the B-közép to show how many spectators were missing from the Groupama Aréna . On 24 March 2016, the representatives of the B-közép started negotiations with club leader, Gabor Kubatov . As a results of the negotiations they were allowed back to the stadium. The fans have friendships with fans of Rapid Wien and since both play in Green the alliance is nicknamed the "Green Brothers". They also have friendly relations in Hungary with fans of Zalaegerszeg , in Poland with Śląsk Wrocław and Lechia Gdańsk , and in England with Cambridge United . Ferencváros have rivalry with several teams from Budapest including MTK Budapest , Újpest , Honvéd , Vasas SC , and several provincial clubs such as Debrecen and Diósgyőr . Since Ferencváros has been

5440-593: Was a stupefying undercurrent to the three prestigious publications' selection of the Ferencvaros and Hungary stand-out: the former picked him at centre-back, the German magazine in midfield and the French sportspaper in attack. It was an emphatic testament to the fact that Sarosi did not just play in multiple positions, but could excel in them all. Essentially an inside-forward and center-forward, he could also operate in midfield as

5520-404: Was appointed as the president of Ferencváros. On 28 October 2014, Gábor Kubatov was re-elected to serve another four-year term as the president of the club. Supporters of Ferencváros are mainly from the capital city of Hungary, Budapest. However, the club is popular all over Hungary. Ferencváros' nickname of Fradi is derived from Franzstadt, the German name for the area of Ferencváros, with

5600-621: Was beaten out of Újpest. 18 July 1937 in Vienna: Austria - Ferencváros 4: 1. The Fradi played poorly, the Viennese were confident of making progress. On 25 July on Üllői út: Ferencváros - Austria 6: 1 (2: 1). It was a miracle that eleven in Franciscan had accomplished. It must be overturned before the miracle, it cannot be explained professionally. Austria was considered one of the best Mitropa Cup teams of all time. The main force of Ferencváros

5680-558: Was buried there. One match he'd be at the back, and the next he'd be in midfield or up front – that was impressive enough in itself. But what was more impressive was that he was probably the best defender in the world, the best midfielder and the best striker. Sárosi is one of the most complete footballers ever, In the mid-1930s, he was named in European XIs published by La Gazzetta dello Sport , Kicker and L'Auto . And while there may be nothing surprising to that concurrence, there

5760-541: Was designed by Ágnes Streit and Szabolcs Kormos and was built by Market Építő Zrt from 2013 to 2014. In the arena there can be found the Ferencváros Museum and a fan shop too. The stadium is cutting edge in its vein matching entrance system . On 10 August 2014, Ferencváros played the opening match against Chelsea . After the demolition of the Puskás Ferenc Stadion , Hungary played their home matches at

5840-696: Was directed at Millwall's players of African origin, including Paul Ifill . On 17 July 2013, Ferencváros fans fought with police after a friendly match against Leeds United , which ended in a 1–0 victory over the Championship club, in Murska Sobota , Slovenia. On 19 July 2014, UEFA issued sanctions against Ferencváros and Diósgyőr and Slovakia 's Spartak Trnava , following racist behaviour by their fans during 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying matches against Maltese sides Sliema Wanderers , Birkirkara and Hibernians respectively. Ferencvaros were

5920-475: Was elected as president of the club, he and Pál Orosz managed to raise enough funds for the construction of a new stadium. The new stadium was rotated by 90 degrees in order to meet UEFA requirements. Therefore, the main stand which was parallel to the Üllői út became parallel to the Hungária körút . As part of the national stadium reconstruction programme the new stadium was built between 2013 and 2014. The stadium

6000-510: Was featured. In addition to sports, he also cared about his future, studying in his spare time because he wanted to graduate. During theMitropa Cup battles of 1935, Ferencváros was knocked out of the AS by Rome 3: 1 on June 16 in Rome. In the rebound on Üllői út on June 22 (Ferencváros - AS Róma 8: 0 (3: 0)), Sárosi scored 4 goals. In 1937, Ferencváros was the winner of Mitropa Cup. In the semi-finals, Austria

6080-674: Was in attack that he most often appeared during his 17 years in the green and white. There, he averaged at least a goal per game for eight successive seasons from 1935/36, and twice finished as top scorer in the Hungarian top flight. Sarosi also remains the most prolific marksman in the history of the Mitropa Cup , a prestigious competition for clubs from, among other countries, Austria , Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Italy – then all leading powers in European football. From 15 December 1935 ( Ferencváros - III. Ker. 5: 1), already as dr. György Sárosi

6160-415: Was in the offensive line, in which dr. György Sárosi provided one of the greatest achievements of his player career. Sárosi was taken off their shoulders at the end of the match. The power of Fradi's amazing heart, which permeated the entire team, was further enhanced by the audience's sometimes ecstatic encouragement. In addition to the 11 players from Ferencváros , this enthusiastic audience was also part of

6240-399: Was inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the club. On 19 May 1974, the first match was played against Vasas . The new stadium could host 29,505 spectators (including 10,771 seats and 18,734 standing). In the 1990s the stadium was redesigned to meet the UEFA requirements therefore its capacity was reduced to 18,100. When Ferencváros qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage ,

6320-592: Was not officially recognized by the Hungarian Football Federation. The first official championship match was played on April 21, 1901, where Ferencváros suffered a 5–3 defeat against MUE. Borbás Gáspár, then 17 years old, scored Ferencváros' first official championship goal. The first point was earned in a 2–2 draw against Műegyetem, and the first victory came on June 16, 1901 (FTC-Budapesti SC 5–1). Interestingly, Ferencváros made its international debut earlier than in domestic competitions. On March 25, 1901,

6400-402: Was only a boy, but on the pitch it seemed like he was the man playing against kids in the park," said Zoltan Blum , who handed Sarosi his bow. "It was just so easy to him. He was big, really strong, quick, never lost a header. He was impossible to bully. Moreover, he played with such confidence – even at that age he played with the confidence of a captain. He would stride out of the defence with

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