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Sándor Tátrai
Personal information
Date of birth	8 July 1914
Place of birth	Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of death	5 September 1970
Place of death	Múcsony, Hungary
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1936-1944	Ferencváros
Managerial career
1958-1961	Ferencváros
1966	Ferencváros
1967-1968	Szombathely
1969-1970	Diósgyőr
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sándor Tátrai (born 8 July 1914, died 5 September 1970) was a Hungarian professional football manager and former player.^[1]

Career

He started playing football in Rákosszentmihályi AFC and later in Salgótarjáni BTC. In 1936, he was signed by Ferencvárosi TC. He scored his first goal in a 2-0 victory over Phöbus FC.^[2]

Between 1958 and 1961, he managed Ferencvárosi TC. He replaced Árpád Csanád. His debuted with a goalless draw against Csepel SC at the Népstadion on 2 March 1958.^[3] In the 1957–58 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Ferencváros finished in the third position.^[4] In the 1958–59 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, Ferencváros finished in the seventh position.^[5] In the 1959–60 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Ferencváros finished in the second position.^[6] Ferencváros also qualified for the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1960–61 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Ferencváros finished in the fourth position and Tátrai was replaced by József Mészáros.^[7]

During his management, Flórián Albert debuted in Ferencváros.

In 1966, he managed Ferencváros a second time.

In the 1967 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he managed Szombathelyi Haladás.^[8] Haladás finished in the 12th position winning 10 matches.

In the 1969 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he managed Diósgyőri VTK.^[9]^[10] Diósgyőr finished in the 13th position winning seven matches.

He died in a training match during his spell at Diósgyőri VTK.

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