Gejza Kocsis Explained

Gejza Kocsis
Birth Date:1910 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
(now Bratislava, Slovakia)
Position:Forward
Years1:1931–1933
Clubs1:Teplitzer FK
Caps1:?
Goals1:14
Years2:1933–1934
Clubs2:Bohemians 1905
Caps2:?
Goals2:20
Years3:1934–1940
Clubs3:Újpest
Caps3:143
Goals3:75
Totalcaps:145+
Totalgoals:109
Nationalyears1:1933
Nationalteam1:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1937
Nationalteam2:Hungary
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0

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.

Career

Kocsis 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.[1]

Personal life

Kocsis died on 12 March 1958 at the age of 47.

Career statistics

International

TeamYearAppsGoals
Czechoslovakia193311
Total11
Hungary193720
Total20
Career total31

International goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kocsis Géza . EU-Football.info . 20 April 2020.