István Kocsis
The native form of this personal name is Kocsis István. This article uses the Western name order.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | István Kocsis | ||
| 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 (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Csornai MEDOSZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1969–1975 | Pécsi Mecsek FC | 156 | (10) |
| 1975–1981 | Budapest Honvéd FC | 187 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Lierse SK | ||
| 1983–1984 | FC Sopron | ||
| 1988–1990 | Ostbahn 11 | ||
| National team | |||
| 1977–1983 | Hungary | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
István Kocsis (born 6 October 1949 in Csorna, died 9 June 1994 in Csorna) is a Hungarian football player who participated in the 1978 World Cup where Hungary was eliminated in the first round.
From 1975 to 1981, he played for Budapest Honvéd FC before moving to Belgium where he played for Lierse SK for one and half season; 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 at the age of 45 of cancer.
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