Antal Dunai

Antal Dunai

Personal information
Date of birth	(1943-03-21) 21 March 1943 (age 69)
Place of birth	Gara, Hungary
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1961–1964	Pécsi Mecsek
1965–1976	Újpest	326	(202)
1976–1978	Debreceni VSC
1979–1980	Chinoin
1981	Simmering
National team
1969-1973	Hungary	31	(9)
Teams managed
1981–1982	Xerez CD
1982	Real Betis
1985–1986	CD Castellón
1986	Zalaegerszegi TE
1986–1987	Real Murcia
1987–1988	Real Murcia
1990	Levante UD
1991	Veszprémi LC
1993–1996	Hungary (Olympic)
1996–1997	Debreceni VSC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men's football
Gold	1968 Mexico	Team Competition
Silver	1972 Munich	Team Competition

Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II^[1] (Gara, 21 March 1943) is a former Hungarian footballer. He became a first division player at Pécsi Dózsa, but he spent the majority of his career at Újpesti Dózsa from 1965 to 1977, when he moved to Debreceni VSC. He played 31 games and scored 9 goals for the Hungary national football team.^[2] He is most famous for his participation in the gold medal winning Hungarian team on the 1968, and silver medal winning national team on the 1972 Olympics.^[3][4] On both tournaments he finished second top scorer. He was also a member of the Hungarian UEFA Euro 1972 team.^[5]

Dunai, being a powerful striker, won the Silver boot for being the second highest scoring player in Europe in 1968 (however in 1967, before the introduction of the award he was the unofficial top scorer of Europe). He also won the Bronze boot in 1969.^[6]

At the end of his career he became a coach at Xerez CD, Real Betis, CD Castellón, Zalaegerszegi TE, Real Murcia, Levante UD,^[7] Veszprémi LC, Debreceni VSC and the Hungarian Olympic National team.

References

Sources

• MTI Ki Kicsoda 2006, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2005, p. 432.
• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 278., ISBN 963-495-008-6
• Bio on nssz.hu
• MLSZ-felköszöntés Dunai Antal 65. születésnapja alkalmából (Hungarian)
• Profile on mob.hu p. 3.

v t e Hungary squad – 1964 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists 1 Szentmihályi 2 Csernai 3 Novák 4 Káposzta 5 Orbán 6 Ihász 7 Szepesi 8 Palotai 9 I. Nagy 10 G. Nagy 11 Komora 12 Varga 13 Bene 14 Dunai 15 Farkas 16 Katona 17 Orosz 18 Nógrádi 19 Gelei Coach: Lakat

v t e Hungary squad – 1968 Summer Olympics Gold Medalists 1 Fatér 2 L. Dunai 3 Novák 4 Noskó 5 Menczel 6 Páncsics 7 Fazekas 8 Szűcs 9 A. Dunai 10 Juhász 11 Nagy 12 Szarka 13 Kocsis 14 Básti 15 Keglovich 16 Sárközi 17 Szalay 18 Varga Coach: Lakat

v t e Hungary squad – UEFA Euro 1972 Fourth Place GK Géczi GK Rapp DF Bálint DF Fábián DF Péter Juhász DF Páncsics MF Albert MF István Juhász MF Kocsis MF Kovács MF Kozma MF Kű MF Szőke FW Bene FW Dunai II FW Szűcs FW Zámbó Coach: Illovszky

v t e Hungary squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Szűcs 2 Hrutka 3 Sebők 4 Mátyus 5 Petö 6 Lendvai 7 Dombi 8 Sándor 9 Szanyó 10 Lisztes 11 Egressy 12 Molnár 13 Madar 14 Zavadszky 15 Preisinger 16 Szatmári 17 Dragóner 18 Sáfár 19 Herczeg 21 Bükszegi Coach: Dunai