| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gyula Lipovics | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Kőszeg, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 31 May 1981 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1939–1941 | Kõszeg SE | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 | Szombathelyi Haladás | ||
| 1943–1944 | Nagyváradi AC | 25 | (11) |
| 1944 | Nemzeti Vasas | 7 | (0) |
| 1945–1946 | Libertatea Oradea | 9 | (1) |
| 1946–1947 | UTA Arad | 20 | (0) |
| 1947–1950 | Vasas SC | 62 | (1) |
| 1951–1956 | Honvéd | 89 | (0) |
| 1956 | Budapest Spartacus | ||
| 1956–1957 | Váci Vasas | ||
| National team | |||
| 1949–1955 | Hungary | 37 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1962–1963 | Honvéd | ||
| 1963 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| 1964 | SV Rheydt | ||
| 1965–1967 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 1967–1968 | MSV Duisburg | ||
| 1968–1969 | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin | ||
| 1969–1971 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| 1971–1972 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 1972–1974 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 1974 | Freiburger FC | ||
| 1975–1976 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | ||
| 1976 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1977–1979 | FC Bayern Munich | ||
| 1979 | FC Schalke 04 | ||
| 1980–1981 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing |
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| Men's football | ||
| 1952 Helsinki | Team Competition | |
Gyula Lóránt (6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981), born as Gyula Lipovics, 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.
The son of a policeman, who fought as a volunteer in World War II on the German side, Lóránt turned professional footballer at the age of 16; in parallel, he then also studied economics at university in the 1950s.