János Göröcs

The native form of this personal name is Göröcs János. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

János Göröcs

Göröcs in 1961
Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-05-08)8 May 1939
Place of birth	Gánt, Hungary
Date of death	23 February 2020(2020-02-23) (aged 80)
Place of death	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1972	Újpesti Dózsa
1972–1974	Tatabányai Bányász
National team
1958–1970	Hungary	62	(19)
Teams managed
1985–1988	Újpest FC
Honours Men's Football Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020) was a Hungarian footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Göröcs was born in Gánt. He played club football for Újpesti Dózsa and Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 goals for the Hungary national team. He played in the bronze medal winning national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also played for his country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He later coached Újpest.

Göröcs died in Budapest on 23 February 2020 at the age of 80.

Other websites

• János Göröcs Archived 2020-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at Sports-Reference.com