János Dunai (26 June 1937 – 13 February 2025) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a
forward
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* Forward (association football)
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** Smal ...
. He was with the
bronze medal
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–winning Hungary national team at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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at
Rome
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, Italy. Dunai died in
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...
on 13 February 2025, at the age of 87.
Gyász: 87 évesen elhunyt az olimpiai bronzérmes Dunai János
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1937 births
2025 deaths
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in football
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Pécsi MFC players
Men's association football forwards
Hungarian football managers
Pécsi MFC managers
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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