Flórián Albert
Football, Football player
1941 – 2011
Who was Flórián Albert?
Flórián Albert was a Hungarian international football player, later manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time.
A club legend of Ferencvárosi TC, Albert joined the team yet 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. Since 2007 the stadium of Ferencváros bears his name.
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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- Born
- Sep 15, 1941
Hercegszántó - Also known as
- Florian Albert
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Profession
- Lived in
- Hercegszántó
- Died
- Oct 31, 2011
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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