Miklós Fehér
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Miklós "Miki" Fehér (Tatabánya, July 20, 1979 – Guimarães, January 25, 2004) was a Hungarian football player.
Fehér started his career at Győr ETO FC and went on to represent FC Porto, SC Salgueiros and SC Braga, before moving to SL Benfica. He made his first international appearance for Hungary on October 1998 against Azerbaijan and went on to score seven goals in 25 international matches. Fehér died during a match with his team SL Benfica against Vitória Guimarães, on January 25, 2004.
[edit] Career
Feher was first seen by F.C. Porto scouts while playing in Hungary at Győr ETO FC. He was signed in 1998 but he never really fit in the team, and being relatively young he was loaned to gain experience. He joined another Porto club, SC Salgueiros on loan. Having an average season he was loaned this time to S.C. Braga where he had his best season scoring 14 goals in 26 matches. After the F.C. Porto chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa quarreled with agent José Veiga (Feher's agent amongst other players), Feher refused to let go his agent and left Estádio das Antas as Persona non grata. He joined Lisbon side S.L. Benfica scoring 7 goals in 28 matches.
[edit] Death
On January 25th 2004, Benfica traveled to Guimarães to play Vitória S.C.. The game was being transmitted live on television and Benfica lead 1-0. Feher received a yellow card in injury time when he suddenly grabbed his chest and fell to the ground. As the physicians realized that he had heart failure they performed immediate CPR on him, by which point the audience realized the gravity of the situation. An ambulance entered the field to take Feher. His condition was covered by the Portuguese throughout the day, and before midnight Feher's death was confirmed. The Public Prosecutor (the Portuguese agency responsible for the release of autopsy details) announced that Fehér died from cardiac arrhythmia brought on by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In memory of him, Benfica have retired the number 29 shirt which he wore during his time at the club. He was remembered by many and his death caused a profound shock in Portuguese sport.
[edit] Seasons, clubs, matches, and goals
- 1995/1996 Győr ETO FC (8 matches, 2 goals)
- 1996/1997 Győr ETO FC (29 matches, 8 goals)
- 1997/1998 Győr ETO FC (25 matches, 13 goals)
- 1998/1999 FC Porto (5 matches, 0 goals)
- 1999/2000 FC Porto (5 matches, 1 goals)
- 1999/2000 SC Salgueiros (14 matches, 5 goals)
- 2000/2001 Sporting Braga (26 matches, 14 goals)
- 2001/2002 FC Porto (3 matches, 1 goals)
- 2002/2003 SL Benfica (16 matches, 4 goals)
- 2003/2004 SL Benfica (12 matches, 3 goals)
Total: 143 matches, 51 goals
[1] Youtube video of the game when Feher died in the field
