Gejza Kocsis (Hungarian: Kocsis Géza; 25 November 1910 – 12 March 1958) was a Czechoslovak-Hungarian footballer who played as a forward and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Hungary national teams.[1]
![]() Gejza Kocsis in 1935 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1910-11-25)25 November 1910 | ||
Place of birth |
Pozsony, Austria-Hungary (present-day Bratislava, Slovakia) | ||
Date of death | 12 March 1958(1958-03-12) (aged 47) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Teplitzer FK | ? | (14) |
1933–1934 | Bohemians 1905 | ? | (20) |
1934–1940 | Újpest | 143 | (75) |
Total | 145+ | (109) | |
National team | |||
1933 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | (1) |
1937 | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kocsis earned his first and only cap for Czechoslovakia on 6 August 1933 in a friendly against Yugoslavia. He scored the opening goal of the match, which was played in Zagreb and finished as a 1–2 loss. He later represented the Hungary national team, making his first appearance on 11 April 1937 in the 1936–38 Central European International Cup against Switzerland, which finished as a 5–1 win Basel. He made his second and final appearance for Hungary on 25 April 1937 against Italy, also in the Central European International Cup, which finished as a 0–2 loss in Turin.[2]
Kocsis died on 12 March 1958 at the age of 47.[3]
Team[2] | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Czechoslovakia | 1933 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | |
Hungary | 1937 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 3 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 August 1933 | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Sava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Czechoslovak First League top scorers | |
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