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Key facts
- 1944
- Ganz TE
- 1948
- Hungary
- 1950
- Hungária
- 1963
- Toronto City
- 1967
- Toronto Falcons
- 1968
- Toronto Falcons
- 1980
- Barcelona
- Date of birth
- ( 1927-06-10 ) 10 June 1927
- Place of birth
- Budapest , Hungary
- Date of death
- 17 May 2002 (2002-05-17) (aged 74)
- Place of death
- Barcelona , Spain
- Height
- 1.76 m (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
- Position
- Striker
- 1939 1943
- Ganz-MÁVAG SE
- Years
- Team
- 1945 1946
- Ferencváros
- 1946 1948
- Slovan Bratislava
- 1948 1949
- Vasas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- László
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czechoslovakia
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Barcelona
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1980
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Image
- Kubala.jpg
- Height
- 176
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- coach of sports team
- FC Barcelona
- date of birth
- 1927-06-10
- date of death
- 2002-05-17
- Commons category
- László Kubala
- pseudonym
- Laszy
- sport number
- 9
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
László Kubala (10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002) was a professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Kubala is considered a hero of Barcelona. He was born in Hungary but also had Czechoslovak and Spanish citizenship, and played for the national teams of all three countries.
Kubala was noted for his quick and skilful dribbling, composed and powerful finishing, and accuracy from free kicks. During the 1950s, he was a leading member of the successful Barcelona team, scoring 280 goals in 345 appearances (including unofficial goals). During the club's 1999 centenary celebrations, a fan's poll declared Kubala the best player ever to play for the Spanish club. After retiring as a player, he had two spells as coach of Barcelona and also coached both Spain's senior national team and Spain national under-21 football team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “László Kubala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.