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]

Štefan Biró
Personal information
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
International career
1938 Czechoslovakia 1 (0)
1939–1942 Slovakia 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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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]

Personal life

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Biró died on 14 March 1954 at the age of 40.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Team[2] Year Apps Goals
Czechoslovakia 1938 1 0
Total 1 0
Slovakia 1939 1 0
1941 3 0
1942 4 1
Total 8 1
Career total 9 1

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 November 1942 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovak Republic   Germany 2–3 2–5 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ Štefan Biró at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ a b c "Štefan Biró". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ Štefan Biró at National-Football-Teams.com  

General references

  • Šálek, Zdeněk (1980). Slavné nohy [Famous legs] (in Czech). Prague. p. 172.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Stejskal, Jiří (1961). Šedesát let náchodské kopané 1901–1961 [Sixty Years of Náchod football 1901–1961] (in Czech). pp. 43, 47.
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