László Bálint

For the Romanian football player, see László Balint.

The native form of this personal name is Bálint László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

László Bálint

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-02-01) 1 February 1948
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1979	Ferencvárosi TC	316	(37)
1979–1981	Club Brugge	48	(0)
1981–1983	Toulouse	67	(4)
1983–1984	Grenoble	23	(0)
Total		467	(43)
International career
1972–1982	Hungary	76	(4)
Managerial career
1985–1987	Volán SC
1988	Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Medal record
Men's football
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	Team competition

László Bálint (born 1 February 1948) is a Hungarian former footballer, who played as a defender.

During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC, Club Brugge K.V., Toulouse FC and Grenoble Foot 38. He earned 76 caps and scored 3 goals for the Hungary national football team from 1972 to 1982, and participated in UEFA Euro 1972, the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Later he served as the coach of the national team in 1988.

As a player, he was nicknamed "Báró" (The Baron) because of his elegant appearance. He is a graduate of the Budapest University of Economics.

References

• Profile
• Hungary – Record International Players
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "László Bálint". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Club Brugge at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 November 2010)