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László Kubala was a professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Kubala is considered a hero of Barcelona. He was born in Hungary but also had Czechoslovak and Spanish citizenship, and played for the national teams of all three countries.
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sports · Association football player (1927–2002) · association football player · association football coach · also László Kubala, Laszlo Kubala, Kubala
Born 10 June 1927 · Died 17 May 2002 · Q295732
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APWin: Nikolas Kubala: Latest Football Statistics
Died 2002-05-17.
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Won: Segunda División with Málaga (1987–88).
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Returned to Barcelona as a manager for a second short spell before moving to Saudi Arabia where he managed Al-Hilal
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Kubala went to Canada, where at Toronto Falcons he enjoyed something of family reunion with his father-in-law, Ferdinand Daučík, his brother-in-law, Yanko Daucik and his son Branko
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Played for FC Dinamo Bucharest (1967–1967) — 19 appearances, 5 goals.
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Joined Zürich, again as player-coach, and made his last appearance in a European Cup game against the competition's eventual winners, Celtic
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Played for FC Zürich (1966–1967) — 12 appearances, 7 goals.
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Played for Europe XI (1965–1965) — 1 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (1963–1965) — 29 appearances, 7 goals.
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Won award: World XI (1961).
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Runner-up: European Cup with Barcelona (1960–61).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1961–1963).
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And initially became a youth coach at Barcelona, before becoming coach of the senior team for the 1962–63 season
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1959–60).
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona (1959).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1958–59).
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And a La Liga / Fairs Cup double in 1960
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Kubala persuaded two fellow Hungarian refugees Sándor Kocsis and Zoltán Czibor to join him at Barcelona
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona (1957).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1957).
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Played for Catalonia national football team (1954–1963) — 4 appearances, 4 goals.
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Won: Copa Eva Duarte with Barcelona (1953).
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona (1953).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1952–53).
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Played for Europe XI (1953–1953) — 1 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for Spain men's national football team (1953–1961) — 19 appearances, 11 goals.
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Won: Copa Eva Duarte with Barcelona (1952).
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona (1952).
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Won: Latin Cup with Barcelona (1952).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (1951–52).
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Won: Copa del Generalísimo with Barcelona (1951).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1951–1961) — 186 appearances, 131 goals.
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Played for Hungaria (1950–1950).
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Played for Aurora Pro Patria 1919 (1949–1950) — 16 appearances, 9 goals.
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Played for Hungary men's national football team (1948–1948) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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Kubala returned to Hungary, again to allegedly avoid military service, and joined Vasas
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Played for Vasas FC (1948–1949) — 20 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played three games for Hungary but failed to score
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Married Anna Viola Daučíkova, the sister of the Czechoslovak national coach, Ferdinand Daučík
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Played for Czechoslovakia men's national association football team (1946–1947) — 6 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for ŠK Slovan Bratislava (1946–1948) — 33 appearances, 14 goals.
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Kubala moved to Czechoslovakia, allegedly to avoid military service, and joined Slovan Bratislava
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Played for Ferencvárosi TC (1945–1946) — 49 appearances, 27 goals.
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Born 1927-06-10.
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