Sándor Katona

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSándor•Katona
Used nameSándor•Katona
Nick/petnamesGatya
Born21 February 1943 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died16 May 2009 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements166 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsBHSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Sándor Katona never played a full international, only playing for the Hungarian Olympic team. His presence helped the Hungarians defeat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the 1964 Olympic final. In domestic competition, Katona played for top-flight teams. He started his career at Honvéd, with which he won the domestic cup in 1964 and was runner up in the league in 1963 and 1964. After a transfer to Ferencvaros in 1966, he lifted the league trophy in 1967 and 1968. His team also reached the 1968 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (a forerunner of the Europa League), losing out on aggregate to Leeds, 1-0. Although a striker, Katona didn’t score particularly often, just netting the ball 15 times in his Hungarian domestic career, which he ended in 1972 with VM Egyetértés.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Football (Football) HUN Sándor Katona
Football, Men (Olympic) Hungary 1 Gold

Special Notes