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Sándor Kocsis was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker during the mid-20th century. He is historically significant as one of Hungary's most accomplished players during an era when the Hungarian national team was considered one of the strongest in world football.
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Key facts
- 1946
- Kőbányai TC
- Full name
- Sándor Kocsis
- Date of birth
- ( 1929-09-21 ) 21 September 1929
- Place of birth
- Budapest , Hungary
- Date of death
- 22 July 1979 (1979-07-22) (aged 49)
- Place of death
- Barcelona , Spain
- Height
- 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Position
- Striker
- 1943 1946
- Kőbányai TC
- Years
- Team
- 1946 1950
- Ferencváros
- 1950 1956
- Honvéd
- 1957 1958
- Young Fellows Zürich
- 1958 1965
- Barcelona
- 1948 1956
- Hungary
- 1972 1974
- Hércules
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sándor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Barcelona
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Hungarian
- Participant in
- 1952 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- Hungary
- Image
- Kocsis Sándor Fortepan 261526.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sándor Kocsis
- place of burial
- St. Stephen's Basilica
- date of birth
- 1929-09-21
- date of death
- 1979-07-22
- manner of death
- Suicide
- end of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- Kocsis Sándor
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
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Sándor Péter Kocsis (SHAWN-dor KOTCH-ish; Hungarian: [ˈʃaːndor ˈpeːtɛr ˈkot͡ʃiʃ]; 21 September 1929 – 22 July 1979) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencvárosi TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary as a striker. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti, he was a member of the Mighty Magyars. After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, he moved to Spain where he became a member of the FC Barcelona team of the late 1950s.
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