Antal Dunai, also known as Dunai II (Gara

Gara, Hungary

-History:The village is first mentioned in a 1290 document. The name is derived from the Garai family name. The most commonly accepted theory claims that the word Gara originates from a Slavic word meaning hill. According to Turkish tax listings, the village had 25 houses...

, 21 March 1943) is a former Hungarian

Hungary

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He became a first division player at Pécsi Dózsa, but he spent the majority of his career at Újpesti Dózsa

Újpest FC

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 from 1965 to 1977, when he moved to Debreceni VSC

Debreceni VSC

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He played 31 games and scored 9 goals for the Hungary national football team

Hungary national football team

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. He is most famous for his participation in the gold medal winning Hungarian team on the 1968

Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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, and silver medal winning national team on the 1972 Olympics

Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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. On both tournaments he finished second top scorer. He was also a member of the Hungarian UEFA Euro 1972 team.

Dunai, being a powerful striker, won the Silver boot

European Golden Boot

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 for being the second highest scoring player in Europe in 1968 (however in 1967, before the introduction of the award he was the unofficial top scorer of Europe). He also won the Bronze boot in 1969.

At the end of his career he became a coach at Xerez CD

Xerez CD

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, Real Betis

Real Betis

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, CD Castellón

CD Castellón

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, Zalaegerszegi TE

Zalaegerszegi TE

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, Real Murcia

Real Murcia

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, Levante UD

Levante UD

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, Veszprémi LC, Debreceni VSC

Debreceni VSC

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 and the Hungarian Olympic National team

Hungary national under-21 football team

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Sources

• MTI Ki Kicsoda 2006, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2005, p. 432.
• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben? , I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, p. 278., ISBN 963-495-008-6
• Bio on nssz.hu
• MLSZ-felköszöntés Dunai Antal 65. születésnapja alkalmából
• Profile on mob.hu p. 3.