Birthdays
September 7
— Born 87 years ago: Antal Tussinger, the outstanding former half-back of Budapest Honvéd who served our club between 1962 and 1970. As a key Honvéd player, he won three league silver medals, in 1963, 1964 and 1969, before celebrating a league bronze in 1970. He also enjoyed successful years in the Hungarian People's Republic Cup: he won the trophy with Honvéd in 1964 and finished runner-up in 1968 and 1969.
— Born 85 years ago on this day: Dr György Mezey, a major figure in Hungarian football who also left a lasting mark as head coach of Kispest-Honvéd FC between 1990 and 1992. His spell in Kispest began with league gold straight away, as he led the team to the title in the 1990–91 season. Kispest did not go without a medal the following season either, finishing third in the league in 1992. György Mezey was in charge of Kispest for 60 matches, with the team winning 38 of them.
September 8
— Celebrating his 69th birthday on this day: László Gyimesi, the outstanding former Budapest Honvéd midfielder who played for the Kispest side between 1974 and 1988. During his career he became a five-time Hungarian champion, won one league silver medal and two bronze medals. He lifted the Hungarian Cup once and finished runner-up twice, while also reaching the final of the Mitropa Cup. He represented Hungary 12 times and scored one goal for the national team.
— Born 114 years ago on this day: Lénárd Rátkai, the outstanding former Kispest left-back who spent a significant part of his career serving the club. Lénárd Rátkai played for Kispest FC between 1933 and 1941 and then for Kispesti Atlétikai Club from 1941 to 1942. In Kispest colours he made 164 league appearances and scored 7 goals. One of the notable achievements of his career was a Hungarian Cup bronze medal in 1935.
— Celebrating his 49th birthday: Tamás Feczkó, a former head coach of Budapest Honvéd. Tamás Feczkó managed Honvéd's first team between 2024 and 2026. One of the greatest successes of his spell in the dugout was leading the team to second place in NB II and promotion back to the top flight. He was in charge of Honvéd for a total of 45 matches, winning 26 of them.
September 9
— Celebrating his 62nd birthday on this day: Marco Rossi, the title-winning former head coach of Budapest Honvéd and the head coach of the Hungarian national team. Rossi had two spells in charge of the Kispest side. He first took over Honvéd in 2012 and won a league bronze medal with the team in 2013 during his first spell. He returned to Kispest in 2015, and the high point of his second spell at Honvéd was the 2017 league title. Under Rossi, Kispest celebrated becoming Hungarian champions again after 24 years. Marco Rossi managed Honvéd in 138 matches in total, with his team recording 79 victories.
September 10
— Born 124 years ago on this day: Vilmos Dán, a former Kispest forward who played for Kispest FC between 1928 and 1929. He scored 10 goals in 24 league matches in Kispest colours and represented the Hungarian national team twice.
September 11
— Celebrating his 61st birthday on this day: Kálmán Kovács, the outstanding former striker of Bp. Honvéd and the Hungarian national team, who spent a significant part of his career in Kispest. Kálmán Kovács played for Bp. Honvéd between 1974 and 1989, then returned to Kispest three times later in his career: in 1992, from 1994 to 1995, and from 1997 to 1998, when he played for Kispest-HFC. He scored 70 goals in 185 league appearances for Honvéd. During one of the finest periods of his career he was a key striker in Kispest's golden team.
He was a five-time Hungarian champion, once a league bronze medallist and a two-time Hungarian Cup winner. He also finished runner-up in the Hungarian Cup once. He scored 19 goals in 56 appearances for the Hungarian national team. He achieved major success at youth level as well, becoming a European youth champion and winning a bronze medal at the European Under-21 Championship.
Passed away
September 12
— Passed away 111 years ago: István Furdek, the silver-medal-winning right inside-forward of Kispesti AC. His greatest success came in the 1913/1914 season, when Kispesti AC finished second in the extremely close and hard-fought Pest regional championship. His life ended tragically: in 1915 he was killed in action during the fighting at Doberdò.
