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 Bukovi wearing a Građanski jersey | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1903-12-10)10 December 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest,Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1985(1985-02-02) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Sète,France | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1925 | Ékszerészek | ||
| 1925–1926 | Alba-Audace | 16 | (23) |
| 1926–1933 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| 1933–1935 | FC Sète | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926–1930 | Hungary | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1935–1945 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
| 1945 | Croatia | ||
| 1945–1947 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1947–1954 | MTK Hungária | ||
| 1955–1956 | Újpest | ||
| 1956–1957 | Hungary | ||
| 1957–1959 | MTK Hungária | ||
| 1960–1961 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1962–1964 | Diósgyőri VTK | ||
| 1965–1967 | Olympiacos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Márton Bukovi (10 December 1903 – 2 February 1985) was aHungarian association football player and manager. After playing forFerencvárosi TC,FC Sète andHungary, he became a coach, most notably withGrađanski Zagreb,MTK Hungária and theHungary national team. Together withBéla Guttmann andGusztáv Sebes, he formed a trio of innovative Hungarian coaches who pioneered the4–2–4 formation.
Bukovi began his coaching career withGrađanski Zagreb in 1935, and subsequently guided the club to twoYugoslav and twoCroatian league titles. After theSecond World War, Građanski was banned and replaced withDinamo Zagreb and Bukovi remained on as manager of the new club. In 1947 Bukovi was appointed manager ofMTK Hungária FC. In 1949 when Hungary became acommunist state, MTK were taken over by the secret police, theÁVH, and subsequently the club became known asTextiles SE. They then becameBástya SE, thenVörös Lobogó SE and then finally back to MTK. Despite this turmoil, the 1950s proved a successful era for the club and with a team that includedPéter Palotás,Nándor Hidegkuti,Mihály Lantos andJózsef Zakariás, Bukovi guided them to threeHungarian League titles and aHungarian Cup.[citation needed]
InOlympiacos Bukovi became a legend for the fans, and wrote history in Greek football by gaining 12 consecutive victories. He transformed Olympiacos and produced many youngGreek players. Eventually he was forced to leave the club after a string of poor results in the1967–68 season but mainly because of themilitary regime, labeled as a communist.[1] He was forced to resign on 12 December 1967 and left Greece along with his assistant coachMihály Lantos on 21 December 1967.[2][3][4]
Bukovi also played a major role in the success of the legendaryHungary team known as theMighty Magyars. It was Bukovi, working at MTK withPéter Palotás andNándor Hidegkuti, who developed the vital 4-2-4 formation, later adopted by national coachGusztáv Sebes and exported toBrazil byBéla Guttmann. This formation involved the use of either Palotás or Hidegkuti as adeep lying centre-forward. In 1953 Hidegkuti would exploit this position to great effect as he scored ahat-trick for Hungary when they beatEngland6-3 atWembley Stadium. During theMighty Magyar era, Bukovi also worked as an assistant to Sebes and in March 1956, when the latter was sacked as national coach, he succeeded him. On 23 September 1956 he coached aHungary team that includedGyula Grosics,József Bozsik,Sándor Kocsis,Nándor Hidegkuti,Ferenc Puskás andZoltán Czibor to a 1–0 victory over theUSSR at theLenin Stadium. This was the first time the USSR had lost at home.
FC Sète 34
Ferencvárosi TC
Građanski Zagreb
MTK/Textiles/Bástya/Vörös Lobogó
Olympiacos F.C.
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