Béla Katzirz
Béla Katzirz (born 27 April 1953) is a former Hungarian international football player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1983 | Pécsi Munkás | 197 | (0) |
1983–1986 | Sporting Lisbon | 30 | (0) |
1986 | Pécsi Munkás | 0 | (0) |
Total | 227 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1978–1983 | Hungary | 22 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Katzirz began his career with the Hungarian first division club Pécsi Munkás SC, where he played for 10.5 seasons. In 1983, Katzirz joined the Portuguese Liga side Sporting Clube de Portugal, replacing departed fellow Hungarian international Ferenc Mészáros.[1] He remained with Sporting for three seasons before returning to Hungary.
Katzirz made several appearances for the Hungary national football team, including three 1982 World Cup qualifying matches[2] and several Euro 1980[3] and Euro 1984 qualifying matches.[4] He was part of the Hungary squad at the 1982 World Cup finals, but was an unused reserve.
Personal
His son, Dávid Katzirz, is a professional handball player.[5]
References
- Rui Tovar (11 September 2009). "Meszaros: "Dei uma passa num cigarro durante o dérbi"" (in Portuguese). i Informação. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- Béla Katzirz – FIFA competition record
- Haisma, Marcel & van den Elsen, John (28 March 2007). "European Championship 1980 (Details)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Haisma, Marcel (31 July 2008). "European Championship 1984 - Qualifying - Full Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Süli, József (3 April 2008). "Katzirz Dáviddal kétéves szerződést kötött a Pick" (in Hungarian). delmagyar.hu.
- Kozák, Péter (1995). Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, II. kötet (I–R). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó. p. 83. ISBN 963-495-011-6.
External links
- Béla Katzirz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Béla Katzirz at ForaDeJogo