Fl�ri�n Albert was a Hungarian international football player, later manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he has been described as one of the most elegant footballers of all time. A club legend of Ferencv�rosi TC, Albert joined the team yet as a schoolboy and spent his whole playing career at Fradi. He also starred for Hungary, winning 75 international caps and scoring 31 goals. He was joint top-scorer at the 1962 World Cup with four goals and played a key role in Hungary's third-place finish at the European Championship in 1964. He stayed loyal to Ferencv�ros after his retirement as well, actively participated in the club's life and also held administrative positions. Since 2007 the stadium of Ferencv�ros bears his name. Albert died in October 2011, aged 70, in a hospital in Budapest after complications following heart surgery carried out a few days earlier. 

September 15th, 1941 in Hercegszántó  /  Died:   Oct 31st, 2011