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Hungarian footballer (1955–2022)

András Törőcsik
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-05-01)1 May 1955
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 9 July 2022(2022-07-09) (aged 67)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1967–1974 BVSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1985 Újpest Dozsa 236 (69)
1985–1986 Montpellier 26 (4)
1988 Volán
1988 North York Rockets 5 (0)
1989 MTK Budapest 2 (0)
International career
1976–1984 Hungary 45 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

András Törőcsik (1 May 1955 – 9 July 2022) was a Hungarian footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. From 1977 to 1984 he made 45 appearances and scored 12 goals for the Hungary national team.

Club career[edit]

He started his career at Budapesti VSC[1] and played the majority of his career for local giants Újpest Dozsa.[2] He also had spells abroad with Montpellier and North York Rockets[3] and MTK Budapest as well as a season with Hungarian second tier-side Volán FC.

International career[edit]

He made his debut for Hungary in an October 1976 friendly match away against Austria and earned a total of 45 caps scoring 12 goals.[4] He appeared at the 1978 FIFA World Cup (where he was sent off against hosts Argentina) and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. At the latter tournament, Törőcsik was substituted in the world record 10-1 win over El Salvador by László Kiss, who went on to become the first ever player to score a hattrick as a sub during a World Cup.

His final international was an August 1984 friendly against Mexico.[5]

He died of pneumonia in the Honvéd hospital in Budapest in July 2022.[6]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Újpest Dozsa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Isten veled Törő! – Újpest FC (in Hungarian)
  2. ^

    “Újpest Football Club”.

  3. ^ “Rosters”. NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ “Hungary – Record International Players”.
  5. ^ “Player Database”. EU-football. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ^ Gyász: elhunyt Törőcsik András – Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian)

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