István Kocsis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Csorna, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 1994 (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 | 187 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Lierse | 66 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | FC Sopron | ||
| 1988–1990 | Ostbahn 11 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1977–1983 | Hungary | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
István Kocsis (6 October 1949 – 9 June 1994) was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a defender. He participated in the 1978 World Cup in which Hungary was eliminated in the first round. His nicknames were Sandor and Pischta.
From 1975 to 1981, he played for Budapest Honvéd before moving to Belgium where he played for Lierse 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.
References
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