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Péter Palotás
Hungarian footballer (1929-1967) · Hungary · On the map · Footballers · Died at 37
Péter Palotás, born as Péter Poteleczky, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for MTK Budapest FC and Hungary. During the 1950s he was a fringe member of the team known as the Mighty Magyars and played alongside the likes of Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, Nándor Hidegkuti and József Bozsik.
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Nándor Hidegkuti Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Mihály Lantos Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1959
József Zakariás Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1953-1956- Imre Kovács Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1959
Károly Sándor Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1959- Sándor Gellér Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1959
- Ferenc Kovács Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1954-1959
Árpád Fazekas Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1950-1956- János Molnár Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1952-1959
Ferenc Puskás Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Sándor Kocsis Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
József Bozsik Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Zoltán Czibor Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Gyula Grosics Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Gyula Lóránt Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1955
Jenő Buzánszky Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
László Budai Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Ferenc Szusza Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
Ferenc Sipos Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1959- Mihály Tóth Teammate at Hungary national team, 1950-1956
- József Gelei Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1957-1959
- László Bödör Teammate at MTK Budapest FC, 1956-1959
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About this person
Palotás was an early pioneer of the deep-lying centre-forward role and in 1955 he scored the first ever hat-trick in a European Cup game. In 1959 he retired as a player due to a heart condition. The same condition led to his death on 17 May 1967.
