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

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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

Nándor Hidegkuti Nándor Hidegkuti (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a ...

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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

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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

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and

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, 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

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. 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

become

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Mihály Lantos, Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports
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 *

: 1952 * Central European Champions: 1953 *

Runner-up: 1954

References

External links

Hungary stats

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lantos, Mihaly 1928 births 1989 deaths Footballers from Budapest Hungarian men's footballers MTK Budapest FC players Hungarian football managers Hungary men's international footballers Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for 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 Men's association football defenders 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen