Géza Kalocsay

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Géza Kalocsay
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-05-30)30 May 1913
Place of birth Beregszász, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 26 September 2008(2008-09-26) (aged 95)
Place of death Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1937 Sparta Prague
1937–1939 Olympique Lillois
1939–1940 Kispest FC 21 (10)
1940–1941 Ferencváros 17 (8)
1941–1943 Újpest 35 (17)
1944 Ungvár 1 (0)
1946–1947 Szentlőrinci AC 1 (0)
International career
1933–1935 Czechoslovakia 3 (0)
1940 Hungary 2 (0)
Managerial career
1952 Debreceni Lokomotív
1953 Szegedi Honvéd
1954–1955 Vasas Izzó
1954–1955 Hungary (assistant)
1956 Pécs
1957–1958 Partizan
1958–1961 Standard Liège
1961–1962 Újpesti Dózsa SC
1963–1965 NA Hussein Dey
1966–1969 Górnik Zabrze
1970 Ferencváros
1971–1972
Videoton
1972–1974
MTK Hungaria
1974–1980 Pakistan
1980–1982
El Ahly
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's Football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1934 Italy {{{3}}}
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Géza Kalocsay (30 May 1913 – 26 September 2008) was a footballer and manager from Hungary, who played internationally for both Czechoslovakia (3 caps) and Hungary (2 caps).[1]

At the time of his death in September 2008 at the age of 95, he was the last surviving player to have represented either Czechoslovakia or Hungary before the

Second World War.[2]

Club career

Kalocsay played for several clubs in the Hungarian championship namely Kispest FC, Ferencvárosi TC, Újpest FC, Ungvár and Szentlőrinci AC.[3]

International career

He made two appearances for Hungary national team.[3]

In popular culture

In the Polish film Stars (Polish: Gwiazdy) from 2017, he was portrayed by Witold Paszt.[4]

Honours

Ferencváros

References

  1. ^ Players Appearing for Two or More Countries, RSSSF
  2. ^ "Survivors of pre-war era". Xtratime. Xtratime.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Géza Kalocsay Archived 16 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine at nela.hu
  4. ^ "Gwiazdy (2017)" (in Polish). Filmweb. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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