Gejza Kocsis (Hungarian: Kocsis Géza; 25 November 1910 – 12 March 1958) was a Czechoslovak-Hungarian footballer who played as a forward and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Hungary national teams.[1]
 Gejza Kocsis in 1935 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 1910 | ||
| Place of birth |
Pozsony, Austria-Hungary (now Bratislava, Slovakia) | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 1958 (aged 47) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1933 | Teplitzer FK | ? | (14) |
| 1933–1934 | Bohemians 1905 | ? | (20) |
| 1934–1940 | Újpest | 143 | (75) |
| Total | 145+ | (109) | |
| International career | |||
| 1933 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | (1) |
| 1937 | Hungary | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKocsis earned his first and only cap for Czechoslovakia on 6 August 1933 in a friendly against Yugoslavia. He scored the opening goal of the match, which was played in Zagreb and finished as a 1–2 loss. He later represented the Hungary national team, making his first appearance on 11 April 1937 in the 1936–38 Central European International Cup against Switzerland, which finished as a 5–1 win Basel. He made his second and final appearance for Hungary on 25 April 1937 against Italy, also in the Central European International Cup, which finished as a 0–2 loss in Turin.[2]
Personal life
editKocsis died on 12 March 1958 at the age of 47.[3]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| Team[2] | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 1933 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1937 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 August 1933 | Stadion Concordije, Zagreb, Sava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |  Yugoslavia |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ Gejza Kocsis at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Kocsis Géza". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Gejza Kocsis at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
External links
edit- Gejza Kocsis at FAČR (in Czech)
- Gejza Kocsis at National-Football-Teams.com
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