Béla Katzirz

Béla Katzirz
Personal information
Date of birth27 April 1953
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1973–1983Pécsi Munkás197(0)
1983–1986Sporting Lisbon30(0)
1986Pécsi Munkás0(0)
National team
1978–1983Hungary22(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Béla Katzirz (born 27 April 1953) is a former Hungarian international football player.

Career

Katzirz began his career with the Hungarian first division club Pécsi Munkás SC, where he played for 10.5 seasons. In 1983, Katzirz joined the Portuguese Liga side Sporting Clube de Portugal, replacing departed fellow Hungarian international Ferenc Mészáros.[1] He remained with Sporting for three seasons before returning to Hungary.

Katzirz made several appearances for the Hungary national football team, including three 1982 World Cup qualifying matches[2] and several Euro 1980[3] and Euro 1984 qualifying matches.[4] He was part of the Hungary squad at the 1982 World Cup finals, but was an unused reserve.

Personal

His son, Dávid Katzirz, is a professional handball player.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rui Tovar (11 September 2009). "Meszaros: "Dei uma passa num cigarro durante o dérbi"" (in Portuguese). i Informação.
  2. ↑ Béla Katzirz – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ Haisma, Marcel and van den Elsen, John (28 March 2007). "European Championship 1980 (Details)". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ Haisma, Marcel (31 July 2008). "European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ Süli, József (3 April 2008). "Katzirz Dáviddal kétéves szerződést kötött a Pick" (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu.

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