Sándor Barcs

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Sándor Barcs (born November 10, 1912 in Szeged , † January 7, 2010 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian politician , journalist , author and sports official . Among other things, he was president of the Hungarian football association MLSZ . During the Cold War he held other offices, particularly in the state media sector.

Life

In 2003, Sándor Dorogi presented him with the "Golden Ring" award on behalf of the MTI news agency, which was due to the not undisputed political past of the honoree (he was, among other things, associate judge of the show trial and co-signatory of the death sentence against László Rajk ) in journalists' circles shared feedback received. Sándor Barcs died in Budapest on January 7, 2010 at the age of 97.

Political functions

  • from 1947 to 1948 President of the Hungarian National Olympic Committee
  • from 1948 President of the Hungarian State Radio
  • President of the Hungarian News Agency MTI
  • Member of the Presidential Council of the Hungarian VR
  • President of the Hungarian Journalists' Association MÙOSZ
  • Associate judge at the show trial and co-signer of the death sentence against László Rajk
  • President of the Hungarian Football Association MLS
  • Vice-President of the European Football Association UEFA
  • from July 7, 1972 to March 15, 1973 after the death of Gustav Wiederkehr interim president of the European Football Association UEFA
  • Vice-President of the world football association FIFA from 1972 to 1974
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the European Football Association UEFA for 18 years
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the World Football Association FIFA

In 1965 his book György Szepesi was published in Hungary. A quote from the book reads: “We live to serve the people, and you (György Szepesi) - as we could already see in the editorial staff of the 'Zeitung' - you, even as a communist, adhered to it with strict discipline . "

" Jimmy Hogan taught us everything we know about football." This sentence comes from Sándor Barcs, after the Hungarian national football team won 6-3 in 1953 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the first away win of a team from the continent against the so-called motherland of football in their own country.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kicker with a past . In: Der Spiegel . No. 33 , 1972, p. 17 ( online - August 7, 1972 , Sándor Barcs as associate judge in the show trial of László Rajk ).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Haas György: Award of a former secret agent - Sándor Barcs in the highest splendor of his fame. In: DunaNovaPress. February 25, 2003, archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; Retrieved January 3, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Europe mourns Sándor Barcs. In: UEFA.com. January 8, 2010, accessed on January 3, 2015 (obituary article by the European Football Association UEFA on the death of Sándor Barcs).
  4. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Barcs, Sándor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian politician, journalist, author and sports official
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Szeged
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2010
Place of death Budapest