Geza Šifliš | |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1907 |
Birth Place: | Ókeresztúr, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Baja, Hungary |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1927–1929 |
Clubs1: | SAND Subotica |
Years2: | 1929–1931 |
Clubs2: | Ferencváros |
Years3: | 1937–1938 |
Clubs3: | Újpest |
Nationalyears1: | 1927–1928 |
Nationalteam1: | Kingdom of SCS |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Geza Šifliš (Hungarian: Siflis Géza; 25 February 1907 – 18 November 1948) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper of Hungarian ethnicity. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]
Nicknamed Gouliver[2] for his height[3] and strength, he played in top league clubs in Yugoslavia and Hungary.[4]
Born in Ókeresztúr,[4] Austria-Hungary (nowadays Srpski Krstur, Serbia), he first appeared playing for SAND Subotica[5] in the 1927 Yugoslav Football Championship.[4] Then in 1929 he moved to Hungary where he first played with Ferencváros between 1929 and 1931, and then with Újpest between 1931 and 1933.[4]
He played five matches for the Yugoslavia national team, one of them at the 1928 Summer Olympics[6] against Portugal.[7] He played all 5 national team matches while playing with SAND.[8]
He was an ethnic Hungarian, and after joining Hungarian side Ferencváros, he stayed in Hungary. In 1936, he married Hungarian swimmer Magda Szász. He died in Baja, Hungary on 18 November 1948.[4]