N�ndor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hung�ria FC. During the 1950s he was also a key member of the Hungarian National Team team known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Pusk�s, Zolt�n Czibor, S�ndor Kocsis and J�zsef Bozsik. In 1953, playing as a deep lying centre-forward, he scored a hat-trick for Hungary when they beat England 6-3 at Wembley Stadium. Playing from deep, Hidegkuti was able to distribute the ball to the other attackers and cause considerable confusion in the English defence. This was an innovation at the time and revolutionised the way the game was played. This is now known as SS or Second Striker with players such as Francesco Totti and Wayne Rooney playing there today. Hidegkuti died on 14 February 2002 after suffering from heart and lung problems for some time before his death. MTK Hung�ria FC renamed their stadium, Hidegkuti N�ndor Stadium in his honour. 

March 3rd, 1922 in Budapest  /  Died:   Feb 14th, 2002