Štefan Biró (12 April 1913 – 14 March 1954) was a Slovak footballer who played as a forward and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Slovakia national teams.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Štefan Biró | ||
Date of birth | (1913-04-12)12 April 1913 | ||
Date of death | 14 March 1954(1954-03-14) (aged 40) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1936 | SK Náchod | ||
1936–1939 | SK Baťa Zlín | ||
1939–1944 | ŠK Bratislava | ||
National team | |||
1938 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | (0) |
1939–1942 | Slovakia | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Biró earned his first and only cap for Czechoslovakia on 3 April 1938 in the 1936–38 Central European International Cup against Switzerland, which finished as a 0–4 loss in Basel. He later represented the Slovakia national team, making his first appearance on 3 December 1939 in a friendly match against Germany, which finished as a 1–3 loss in Chemnitz. He was capped eight times for Slovakia, making his final appearance on 22 November 1942 in a friendly against Germany, in which he scored his only international goal. The match in Bratislava finished as a 2–5 loss.[2]
Biró died on 14 March 1954 at the age of 40.[3]
Team[2] | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Czechoslovakia | 1938 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | |
Slovakia | 1939 | 1 | 0 |
1941 | 3 | 0 | |
1942 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 1 | |
Career total | 9 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 November 1942 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–5 | Friendly |
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