 Kalocsay in 1940 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | El Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Géza Kalocsay (30 May 1913 – 26 September 2008) was afootballer andmanager fromHungary who played internationally for bothCzechoslovakia (3 caps) andHungary (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 theSecond World War.[2]
Géza was born on 30 May 1913 inBeregszász,Austria-Hungary. Together with his younger brother, he started his career in the local high school team until 1932.[3][4]
After Subcarpathia was annexed toCzechoslovakia when he was young, he had the opportunity to play for various national clubs. At the age of 19 in 1932, he was transferred toSparta Prague. During his five years in the team, he won theCzechoslovak First League 1936, three times silver medalist and winner of the Central European Cup. In addition during his professional career in Prague, he studied law at the Károly University, and then finally earned a doctorate.[3]
In 1937, he moved to French clubOlympique Lillois. He finished as runner-ups with the team at theChampionnat de France. In 1939, he moved to Hungary clubKispest, and after one season, he signed a contract withFerencvárosi, and became league champion with the team.[3]
He then played for several clubs in the Hungarian championship namelyÚjpest FC,Ungvár andSzentlőrinci AC.[5]
From 1933 till 1935, he made three appearances with theCzechoslovakia national team. He also participated as a reserve in the1934 FIFA World Cup inItaly. He did not made any appearance at the tournament, competing withAntonín Puc at his position.[3]
He joined the Hungarian national team while still a player ofKispest. He made his debut on 31 March 1940, giving an assist toGyörgy Sárosi, and helped the team beatSwitzerland by 3-0. He played for the second time againstGermany a week later inBerlin, which ended in a 2-2 draw.[3][4] He made two appearances forHungary national team.[5]
He was lured away from working in the legal field byGusztáv Sebes to become a coach. In his initial years, he coached local clubs such as Nyíregyházi Madisz, Pápai Perutz,Debreceni Lokomotiv, Szeged Honvéd,Vasas Izzó and Pécs Dózsa, and after 1957 he began moving abroad.[3]
He first coached YugoslavianPartizan Beograd, followed by BelgianStandard Liege, Algerian sideNA Hussein Dey, and the PolishGórnik Zabrze. In his final years, he coached thePakistan national team also taking part at the inaugural at the1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.[6] Later on, he coached Egyptian sideAl-Ahli. He also returned to his home country several times to coachÚjpesti Dózsa SC,Ferencvárosi,Videoton, andMTK Hungaria until his retirement in 1981.[3]
As a coach, he won league titles in Belgium, Poland and twice in Egypt, and had several spells leading them to finish runner-ups in various tournaments.[3]
His wife lived in his hometownBeregszász, which now belongs to the independentUkraine. The town also elected him an honorary citizen in 1998.[3]
_G%25C3%25A9za_s%25C3%25ADrja%2c_2024.jpg)
Kalocsay died on 26 September 2008, at the age of 95.[7]
In the Polish filmStars (Polish:Gwiazdy) from 2017, he was portrayed byWitold Paszt.[8]
Ferencváros
Górnik Zabrze[9]
