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.
| 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 | |||
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.
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