SOCCER PLAYER

Sándor Kocsis

1929 - 1979

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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. Kocsis was a prolific goalscorer for both Budapest Honvéd and Hungary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sándor Kocsis is the 40th most popular soccer player, the 46th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Soccer Player.

Sándor Kocsis is most famous for being the youngest member of the Golden Team, which was the Hungarian national team that won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sándor Kocsis ranks 40 out of 21,273. Before him are Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Roberto Baggio, Gunnar Nordahl, Luís Figo, Carlos Alberto Torres, and Paolo Maldini. After him are Ronaldinho, Lothar Matthäus, Paolo Rossi, Ruud Gullit, László Kubala, and Romário.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sándor Kocsis ranks 28. Before him are Michael Ende, Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, and Rudolf Mössbauer. After him are James Hong, Babrak Karmal, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Djalma Santos, Richard E. Taylor, and Isamu Akasaki. Among people deceased in 1979, Sándor Kocsis ranks 13. Before him are Ernst Chain, Nino Rota, Dennis Gabor, Herbert Marcuse, Jean Renoir, and Jean Monnet. After him are Talcott Parsons, Nadia Boulanger, Mika Waltari, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Hafizullah Amin, and Ludvík Svoboda.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Kocsis ranks 46 out of 1,077. Before him are Zoltán Kodály (1882), László Bíró (1899), Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Gabor Maté (1944), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), and Sándor Petőfi (1823). After him are Ágnes Keleti (1921), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Ágota Kristóf (1935), László Kubala (1927), Sándor Márai (1900), and George de Hevesy (1885).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Hungary

Among soccer players born in Hungary, Sándor Kocsis ranks 2. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927). After him are László Kubala (1927), Flórián Albert (1941), Béla Guttmann (1899), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Zoltán Czibor (1929), József Bozsik (1925), Gyula Grosics (1926), György Sárosi (1912), Gusztáv Sebes (1906), and Lajos Tichy (1935).

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