Mihály Lantos (born ''Mihály Lendenmayer'', 29 September 1928 – 31 December 1989) was a Hungarian football player and

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. He played as a defender, spending the majority of his career at

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. During the 1950s he was also a member of the

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team known as the ''

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''. Other members of the team included

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, Ferenc Puskás,

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and

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. After retiring as a player Lantos worked as coach. Between 1965 and 1967 he was assistant coach to his former MTK manager,

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, at

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. He then returned to Hungary where he managed several teams including

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Club career

;MTK Hungária FC Lantos began playing for MTK in 1948. In 1949 when Hungary became a

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, MTK were taken over by the secret police, the ÁVH and the club subsequently changed their name several times. Initially they became ''Textiles SE'', then ''Bástya SE'', then ''Vörös Lobogó SE'' and then finally back to MTK. Despite this turmoil, the 1950s proved a successful era for club and under coach

and with a team that also included

, Péter Palotás and József Zakariás, MTK and Lantos won three

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titles, a

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and a

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. In 1955, as ''Vörös Lobogó SE'', they also played in the first ever European Cup. Lantos, scoring three goals, including two penalties, helped the club reach the quarter-finals.

International career

Between 1949 and 1956, Lantos won 52 caps and scored 5 goals for

. He made his international debut on 10 July 1949 in an 8–2 win against

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. As one of the ''Mighty Magyars'', he helped

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Retrieved 2019-03-03. in 1952, Central European Champions in 1953 and defeat

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twice. He scored the opening goal as Hungary beat England 7–1 on 23 May 1954. He then helped Hungary reach the 1954 World Cup final. During the

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finals he played all five games for Hungary, scoring in the opening 9–0 win against

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and in the bruising '' Battle of Berne'' quarter-final encounter against

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Honours

Club

;MTK Hungária FC *

(3): 1951, 1953, 1958 *

: 1952 *

: 1955

International

;Hungary * Olympic Champions: 1952 * Central European Champions: 1953 *

Runner-up: 1954

References

External links

Hungary stats

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lantos, Mihaly 1928 births 1989 deaths Footballers from Budapest Hungarian footballers MTK Budapest FC players Hungarian football managers Hungary international footballers Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Hungary Olympic gold medalists for Hungary 1954 FIFA World Cup players Fehérvár FC managers Zalaegerszegi TE managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Association football defenders