Nándor Hidegkuti

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{{Short description|Hungarian footballer and manager (1922–2002)}}
{{eastern name order|Hidegkuti Nándor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nándor Hidegkuti
| image = Nandor Hidegkuti.jpg
| caption = Hidegkuti in 1965
| height = 1.79 m
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|3|3}}
| birth_place = [[Budapest]], Hungary
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|2|14|1922|3|3}}
| death_place = Budapest, Hungary
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[attacking midfielder]]
| years1 = 1942–1945
| years2 = 1945–1946
| years3 = 1946–1958
| clubs1 = [[Elektromos FC]]
| clubs2 = [[Herminamezei AC]]
| clubs3 = [[MTK Hungária]]{{efn-lr|From 1949 to 1950 the club name was Budapesti Textiles SE, from 1950 to 1952 it was Budapesti Bástya SE and from 1952 to 1956 it was Vörös Lobogó SE.}}
| caps1 = 53
| caps2 =
| caps3 = 314
| goals1 = 27
| goals2 =
| goals3 = 226
| totalcaps = 367
| totalgoals = 253
| nationalyears1 = 1945–1958
| nationalteam1 = [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
| nationalcaps1 = 69
| nationalgoals1 = 39
| manageryears1 = 1959–1960
| manageryears2 = 1960–1962
| manageryears3 = 1962–1963
| manageryears4 = 1963–1965
| manageryears5 = 1966
| manageryears6 = 1967–1968
| manageryears7 = 1968–1971
| manageryears8 = 1972
| manageryears9 = 1973
| manageryears10 = 1973–1980
| manageryears11 = 1983–1985
| managerclubs1 = [[MTK Hungária FC]]
| managerclubs2 = [[ACF Fiorentina]]
| managerclubs3 = [[A.C. Mantova]]
| managerclubs4 = [[Győri ETO FC]]
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Tatabánya]]
| managerclubs6 = [[MTK Hungária FC]]
| managerclubs7 = Budapest Spartacus
| managerclubs8 = [[Stal Rzeszów (football)|Stal Rzeszów]]
| managerclubs9 = Egri Dózsa
| managerclubs10 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| managerclubs11 = [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al Ahli]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{HUN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 Switzerland]]|}}
}}

'''Nándor Hidegkuti''' (3 March 1922 – 14 February 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25701 |title=Nándor Hidegkuti |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 November 2021 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108233456/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25701 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[attacking midfielder]] and spent the majority of his playing career at [[MTK Hungária FC]]. During the 1950s he was also a key member of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]] known as the [[Magical Magyars|Golden Team]]. Other members of the team included [[Ferenc Puskás]], [[Zoltán Czibor]], [[Sándor Kocsis]] and [[József Bozsik]]. In 1953, playing as a ''[[Forward (association football)#Second striker|deep-lying]] [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]]'', a position which has retroactively been compared to the modern ''[[Forward (association football)#False 9|false 9]]'' role,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802653-complete-guide-to-the-false-9-and-who-plays-it-best |title=Complete Guide to the False 9 and Who Plays It Best |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Tighe |first1=Sam |date=8 October 2013 |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324053322/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802653-complete-guide-to-the-false-9-and-who-plays-it-best |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1385356-9-best-false-nines-in-world-football-history |title=9 Best False Nines in World Football History |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Tighe |first1=Sam |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417013648/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1385356-9-best-false-nines-in-world-football-history |url-status=live }}</ref> he scored a [[hat-trick]] for Hungary when they beat [[England national football team|England]] [[England v Hungary (1953)|6–3]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]. Playing from deep, Hidegkuti was able to distribute the ball to the other attackers and cause considerable confusion to defences. This was an innovation at the time and revolutionised the way the game was played.

Hidegkuti died on 14 February 2002 after suffering from heart and lung problems for some time. [[MTK Hungária FC]] renamed their stadium, [[Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium]], in his honour.

==Club career==
Hidegkuti started his career in [[Elektromos FC]] and [[Herminamezei AC]].

===MTK Budapest===
Hidegkuti began playing for MTK in 1947. In 1949 when Hungary became a [[Hungarian People's Republic|communist state]], MTK were taken over by the secret police, the [[State Protection Authority|ÁVH]] and subsequently the club 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 it was while at MTK that Hidegkuti, together with [[Péter Palotás]] and coach [[Márton Bukovi]], pioneered the [[playmaker|deep lying centre-forward]] position. With a team that also included [[Mihály Lantos]] and [[József Zakariás]], MTK and Hidegkuti won three [[Hungarian League]] titles, a [[Hungarian Cup]] and a [[Mitropa Cup]]. In 1955, as ''Vörös Lobogó SE'', they also played in the first ever [[European Cup 1955–56|European Cup]]. Hidegkuti scored twice as they beat [[RSC Anderlecht]] 10–4 on aggregate in the first round. After retiring as a player, Hidegkuti also had two spells as a coach at MTK.

==International career==
[[File:Puskas Hidegkuti 1954.png|thumb|left|Hidegkuti and [[Ferenc Puskás]] in 1954.]]

Between 1945 and 1958 Hidegkuti earned 69 appearances and scored 39 goals for [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]. He scored twice on his debut on 30 September 1945 in a 7–2 win against [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. Two years later, on 17 August 1947, he made his second international appearance and scored a hat-trick against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]]. On 18 November 1951 he scored another hat trick against [[Finland national football team|Finland]]. He became a central player in the [[Magical Magyars|Golden Team]] of the early and mid-1950s; during this time, [[Ferenc Puskás]], [[Sándor Kocsis]] and Hidegkuti provided the Hungarians a total of 198 goals.

Hidegkuti was used by the [[Magical Magyars|Golden Team]] as a [[playmaker|deep lying centre-forward]]. In the 1950s, the majority of international sides still used the [[WM formation]], where the defending centre half would traditionally mark the opposition's centre forward – usually whoever was wearing the number 9 shirt. When a defending centre half attempted to mark Hidegkuti, they were drawn out of position, allowing the rest of the Hungarian team to exploit the space. At the time this was a revolutionary tactic, requiring the player in the deep lying centre-forward position to have excellent ball control, distribution skills and positional awareness.

Former England and [[Leeds United]] manager, [[Don Revie]] paid tribute to the influence of Hidegkuti in his autobiography: "In the summer of 1954 England and Scotland were knocked out of the World Cup series in Switzerland. That competition was won by Germany, but dominated by Hungary, who played with a deep-lying centre forward, ''Nandor Hidegkuti''. Alongside him; Sandor Kocsis and Ferenc Puskas, two of the greatest inside-forwards in the world. But whatever people claim of Kocsis and Puskas, it was the man Hidegkuti who tore the England defence to shreds at Wembley in November 1953. It was Hidegkuti, again playing his hide-and-seek centre-forward game, who shattered England in the return match in Budapest in May 1954, when we were thrashed 7–1."<ref name="Revieauto">{{cite book|last=Revie|first=Don|title=Soccer's Happy Wanderer|year=1955}}</ref> [[Sepp Herberger]], manager of the West German team that would defeat Hungary in the 1954 World Cup final, identified Hidegkuti as the most important player in the Hungarian team (despite Puskas drawing a lot more public attention) and adjusted his tactics for the final to prevent him from playing out his game.

==Career statistics==
===International===
:''Scores and results list Hungarys's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hidegkuti goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible""
|+ List of international goals scored by Nándor Hidegkuti
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|30 September 1945}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ferenc Puskás Stadium|Népstadion]], [[Budapest]], Hungary
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|ROM}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7-2
|rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary v Romania, 30 September 1945
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/hungary-v-romania-30-september-1945-225282/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|7-2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|17 August 1947}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Stadion Albert Flórián|Üllői úti Stadion]], Budapest, Hungary
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|BUL}}
|style="text-align:center"|5-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|9-0
|rowspan="3"|[[1947 Balkan Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs Bulgaria international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6408|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|6-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|9-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 September 1948}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Stadion Wojska Polskiego]], [[Warsaw]], Poland
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|POL}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|6-2
|rowspan="2"|[[1948 Balkan Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Poland vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=6482|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|6-2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|18 November 1951}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Szusza Ferenc Stadion|Megyeri úti Stadion]], Budapest, Hungary
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|FIN}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|8-0
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs Finland international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14243|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|8-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 May 1952}}
|rowspan="2"|Üllői úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|East Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-0
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs East Germany* international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14270|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|15 June 1952}}
|Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland
|{{fb|POL}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|style="text-align:center"|5-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Poland v Hungary, 15 June 1952
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/poland-v-hungary-15-june-1952-226075/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|28 July 1952}}
|[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
|{{fb|SWE}}
|style="text-align:center"|5-0
|style="text-align:center"|6-0
|[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Summer Olympics]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary v Sweden, 28 July 1952
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/hungary-v-sweden-28-july-1952-226104/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|20 September 1952}}
|[[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]], Switzerland
|{{fb|Switzerland}}
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|[[1948–53 Central European International Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Switzerland vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14320|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|19 October 1952}}
|Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|5-0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs Czechoslovakia international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14332|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|17 May 1953}}
|[[Stadio Olimpico]], [[Rome]], Italy
|{{fb|Italy}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|1948–53 Central European International Cup
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Italy vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14372|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|{{dts|5 July 1953}}
|[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Stockholm]], Sweden
|{{fb|SWE}}
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweden vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14391|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|{{dts|4 October 1953}}
|[[Great Strahov Stadium]], [[Prague]], Czechoslovakia
|{{fb|Czechoslovakia}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|5-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Czechoslovakia v Hungary, 04 October 1953
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/czechoslovakia-v-hungary-04-october-1953-226265/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 October 1953}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3-2
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Austria vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14416|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|25 November 1953}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]], United Kingdom
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|ENG}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6-3
|rowspan="3"|Friendly
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title= England 3 - 6 Hungary
|url=https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=284|website=England Stats|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|6-2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|12 February 1954}}
|[[Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium|Prince Farouk Stadium]], [[Cairo]], Egypt
|{{fb|Egypt}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14449|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|23 May 1954}}
|Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
|{{fb|ENG}}
|style="text-align:center"|6-0
|style="text-align:center"|7-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary defeated England 7-1 on this day in 1954
|url=https://en.mlsz.hu/hir/-hungary-defeated-england-7-1-on-this-day-in-1954|website=Hungarian Football Federation|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|20 June 1954}}
|rowspan="2"|[[St. Jakob Stadium]], [[Basel]], Switzerland
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|West Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|4-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|8-3
|rowspan="2"|[[1954 FIFA World Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary v West Germany, 20 June 1954
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/hungary-v-west-germany-20-june-1954-226389/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|style="text-align:center"|5-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|{{dts|27 June 1954}}
|Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland
|{{fb|Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|1954 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{cite web|title=HUNGARY VS. BRAZIL 4 - 2
|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/1954/06/27/world/world-cup/hungary/brazil/156966/|website=Soccerway|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|{{dts|30 June 1954}}
|[[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]], [[Lausanne]], Switzerland
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|1954 FIFA World Cup
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary v Uruguay, 30 June 1954
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/hungary-v-uruguay-30-june-1954-226398/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 September 1954}}
|rowspan="2"|Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|ROM}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary v Romania, 19 September 1954
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/hungary-v-romania-19-september-1954-226411/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|style="text-align:center"|4-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|{{dts|8 December 1954}}
|[[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], United Kingdom
|{{fb|Scotland}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|4-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Scotland v Hungary, 08 December 1954
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-hungary-08-december-1954-226446/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|34
|{{dts|25 April 1955}}
|Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
|{{fb|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-1
|style="text-align:center"|2-2
|[[1955–60 Central European International Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Austria vs Hungary international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14570|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|35
|{{dts|11 May 1955}}
|Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
|{{fb|SWE}}
|style="text-align:center"|5-2
|style="text-align:center"|7-3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sweden v Hungary, 11 May 1955
|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/sweden-v-hungary-11-may-1955-226512/|website=11v11|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|36
|{{dts|29 May 1955}}
|Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
|{{fb|Scotland}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|3-1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs Scotland international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14592|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|37
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|15 September 1957}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|BUL}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1
|rowspan="2"|[[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Bulgaria vs Hungary match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14831|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|39
|{{dts|22 September 1957}}
|Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary
|{{fb|Soviet Union}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary vs Soviet Union international football match report
|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=14835|website=EU Football.info|access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Managerial career==
[[File:Hidegkuti_and_El_Khatib.png|alt=Hidegkuti and El Khatib|thumb|Hidegkuti with [[Mahmoud El Khatib]] (left) in [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] training session, [[Cairo]] in c. 1979|210x210px]]
As a manager Hidegkuti coached clubs in Hungary, Italy, Poland and Egypt. In 1961 he guided [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] to victory in [[1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup|the first ever]] [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], beating [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] 4–1 on aggregate in the [[1961 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|final]]. With [[Győri ETO FC|Győri ETO]] he won the [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian League]] in 1963 and then took them to the semi-final of the [[1964–65 European Cup]] where they lost to eventual runners-up, [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]. In [[Egypt]], Hidegkuti coached [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]], introducing a [[Formation (association football)#5.E2.80.933.E2.80.932|5–3–2]] formation, he coached Al Ahly for seven seasons from 1973 to 1980.

For his model behaviour as a player and coach, he was awarded the 1993 [[FIFA Fair Play Award]].

==Honours==

===Player===
'''MTK Hungária'''
*[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]: [[1951 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1951]], [[1953 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1953]], [[1957–58 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1957–58]]
*[[Magyar Kupa]]: [[1951–52 Magyar Kupa|1951–52]]
*[[Mitropa Cup]]: [[1955 Mitropa Cup|1955]]

'''Hungary'''
* [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Gold Medalist]]: [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]
* [[Central European International Cup]]: [[1948–1953 Central European International Cup|1948–53]]
* [[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Hungarian Football Federation]] [[Hungarian Football Federation#Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]: 1953<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Nándor Hidegkuti, to the miracle striker of the Golden Team, was born in Óbuda a hundred years ago |url=https://pestbuda.hu/en/cikk/20220303_nandor_hidegkuti_to_the_miracle_striker_of_the_golden_team_was_born_in_obuda_a_hundred_years_ago |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=pestbuda.hu |language=en}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 1954

===Manager===
'''Fiorentina'''
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup|1960–61]]

'''Győri ETO FC'''
*[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]]: [[1963 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|1963]]
*[[Magyar Kupa]]: [[1965 Magyar Kupa|1965]]

'''Al-Ahly'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.el-ahly.com/Pages/News.aspx?aid=60554|title=كيف تبني فريقاً للأهلي ؟ حقائق وتاريخ.. هيديكوتي وتلامذة أصبحوا أساتذة – الأهلي.كوم|website=el-ahly.com|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110552/http://www.el-ahly.com/Pages/News.aspx?aid=60554|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfagr.org/1653557|title=إنفوجرافيك.. هيديكوتي.. صانع الذهب في الأهلي|website=elfagr.org|access-date=15 September 2015|archive-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930044606/http://www.elfagr.org/1653557|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Egyptian Premier League]]: [[1974–75 Egyptian Premier League|1974–75]], [[1975–76 Egyptian Premier League|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Egyptian Premier League|1976–77]], [[1978–79 Egyptian Premier League|1978–79]], 1979–80
*[[Egypt Cup]]: 1978

==Notes==
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== See also ==
* [[List of footballers with 500 or more goals|List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals]]

== References ==
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==Sources==
*''Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football'': Jonathan Wilson (2006) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0752869078]

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hidegkuti-intlg.html Hungary stats at Rsssf]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203174023/http://www.sportmuzeum.hu/aranycsapat/labdarugo.php?id=36 Hungary stats]
*[https://archive.today/20071223221601/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/Obituaries/newsId=17475.html UEFA obituary]
*[https://archive.today/20130114002809/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4357648-103,00.html Observer obituary by Rogan Taylor]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161203080637/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/nandor-hidegkuti-1.html Nándor Hidegkuti, Sports-Reference/Olympics]. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

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