István Kocsis

The native form of this personal name is Kocsis István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Kocsis

Personal information
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	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), 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.

External links

• FIFA Official Website
• Magyar Version of Wikipedia