Birthdays
April 21:
— On this day, our international footballer András Debreceni, a league bronze medallist and Hungarian Cup winner, celebrates his 36th birthday.
— Botond Baráth, Honvéd’s international defender, was born 33 years ago. He was part of the Kispest team that won bronze in 2013 and then the league title in 2017.
April 23:
— István Cseke, who won the cup with Kispest-Honvéd in 1996, celebrates his 56th birthday on this day.
— Gyula Nota, who died in tragic circumstances and guarded the Kispest-HFC goal between 2000 and 2001, would be 54 years old on this day.
April 24:
— Lajos Détári celebrates his 62nd birthday. Döme won the league three times with Bp. Honvéd and led the Kispest side to cup glory in 1985. He also won three top-scorer titles. He represented Hungary 61 times and was selected for the World XI six times.
April 25:
— Dávid László, who won the cup with Honvéd in 2020, celebrates his 23rd birthday.
April 26:
— Győző Gregor, who scored Kispesti AC’s winning goal in the 1926 Hungarian Cup final, would be 118 years old on this day.
April 27:
— Béla Illés, a member of our 1993 championship-winning team, celebrates his 57th birthday on this day.
— István Cserjés, who was part of Bp. Honvéd’s first two league-title-winning teams, would be 98 years old on this day.
Deaths
April 21:
— On this day 28 years ago, József Mészáros, our international forward, league silver medallist and Szent László Cup winner, died. He was also Honvéd’s head coach between 1971 and 1974.
April 24:
— András Dombai, who played for Kispest and later Bp. Honvéd between 1947 and 1953, died 10 years ago.
April 27:
— On this day 64 years ago, Kálmán Csontos, Kispesti AC’s inside-left between 1921 and 1922, died.
