István Géczi

Hungarian footballer (1944–2018)

István Géczi (16 March 1944 – 10 September 2018) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper and politician. He played for Ferencvárosi TC.[1] He was born in Sajóörös, Hungary.

He won a silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics,[2] and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.

Following the end of his career, he was a member of the Hungarian Parliament in the late 1980s.[3]

Géczi died on 10 September 2018 in Budapest from a stroke at the age of 75.[4]

References change

  1. ftcbk.eu: Születésnapi beszélgetés dr. Géczi Istvánnal (in Hungarian)
  2. "István Géczi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  3. hetek.hu: Tizenegyes a becsület ellen (in Hungarian)
  4. Meghalt Géczi István, a Fradi történetének egyik legfontosabb kapusa (in Hungarian)