Flórián Albert
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Flórián Albert 🇭🇺

Albert Flórián
Footballer, Ballon d'Or Winner 1967, 'The Emperor'
Born Sep 15, 1941 🇭🇺 Hercegszántó, Hungary
Passed Away Oct 31, 2011 Budapest, Hungary
Lifespan 70 years old
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"Ferencváros was not just my club; it was my home, my family, and my entire life."

Archival Overview

Graceful Hungarian striker nicknamed 'The Emperor', the only Hungarian footballer in history to win the Ballon d'Or (1967), who spent his entire career with Ferencváros.

Biographical Record

Flórián Albert joined Ferencváros at age eleven, spending his entire twenty-year career with the Budapest club. A forward of astonishing vision, delicate ball control, and scoring precision, he won four Hungarian league titles and the 1965 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Representing Hungary at two FIFA World Cups (1962 and 1966), Albert shared the Golden Boot as top scorer at Chile 1962 and orchestrated Hungary's famous 3-1 upset of reigning champions Brazil at Goodison Park in 1966. In 1967, he was crowned European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or).

Key Life Milestones

1962

World Cup Golden Boot

Finished as joint top goalscorer at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile at age twenty.

1967

Ballon d'Or Winner

Voted European Footballer of the Year ahead of Bobby Charlton and Eusebio, the sole Hungarian in history to win.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Óbuda Cemetery
Budapest, Hungary
GPS: 47.5583, 19.0167
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