István Kocsis (6 October 1949 – 9 June 1994) was a Hungarian football player who participated in the 1978 World Cup in which Hungary was eliminated in the first round. His nicknames were Sandor and Pischta.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | István Kocsis | ||
Date of birth | (1949-10-06)6 October 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Csorna, Hungary | ||
Date of death | 9 June 1994(1994-06-09) (aged 44) | ||
Place of death | Csorna, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1966–1968 | Csornai MEDOSZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1975 | Pécsi Mecsek FC | 156 | (10) |
1975–1981 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 187 | (1) |
1981–1983 | Lierse SK | 66 | (0) |
1983–1984 | FC Sopron | ||
1988–1990 | Ostbahn 11 | ||
National team | |||
1977–1983 | Hungary | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
From 1975 to 1981, he played for Budapest Honvéd FC before moving to Belgium where he played for Lierse SK for two seasons (66 games),[1] after which he decided to return to Hungary to play for FC Sopron, before ending his career in a lower-class Austrian team.
He died of cancer at the age of 44.
Hungarian Footballer of the Year | |
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Hungary squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup | ||
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