Sándor Gellér

The native form of this personal name is Gellér Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.
Sándor Gellér
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-07-12)12 July 1925
Place of birth Vesszős, Romania
Date of death 13 March 1996(1996-03-13) (aged 70)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945-1947 Püspökladányi SC
1947-1962 MTK Budapest 260 (0)
National team
1950-1956 Hungary 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Sándor Gellér was a Hungarian soccer player who played goalkeeper.[1][2][3][4][5] He was of Jewish ethnicity.[6]

He won a gold medal with the Hungarian national team on 2 August at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2] He played with Budapesti Vörös Lobogó between 1954 and 1955, and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup for Hungary.[7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 1-60280-013-8. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-284-8. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. "Football: Sandor Geller". Footballdatabase.eu. 12 July 1925. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. "1969 European Championship for Men: Hungary". fiba.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  5. "Olympic Games". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  6. http://www.sem40.ru/index.php?newsid=214380
  7. "Sandor Geller". Usa.worldfootball.net. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.


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