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This week's birthdays: Sándor Katona and János Szőcs

This week's birthdays: Sándor Katona and János Szőcs

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Published: 02/16/2026, 10:31 AMReading time: 1 min
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We take a look at this week's birthdays and the more significant anniversaries connected to the club.

Birthdays

February 18

— Former Budapest Honvéd defender Szőcs János celebrates his 93rd birthday. He played for the Kispest club between 1958 and 1962, winning a league bronze medal in 1959 as well as the KK that same year.

February 19

Former Budapest Honvéd midfielder Pölöskei Zsolt turns 35. He wore the red-and-black shirt between 2017 and 2018.

February 21 

— On this day, former Budapest Honvéd left winger Katona Sándor would have turned 83. He played for the red-and-whites between 1961 and 1965, finishing as league runners-up twice during that period and also winning the Hungarian People's Republic Cup in 1964. In the same year, at the peak of his career, he also celebrated an Olympic championship title.

— Balogh Norbert celebrates his 30th birthday. The forward played for Bp. Honvéd between 2020 and 2021.

— 134 years ago, Herbacsek Mihály, a timber merchant and building contractor, was born. He was a member of the Kispesti AC board and, from 1932, co-president of the club.

In memoriam

February 17

Former Kispesti AC defender Szalay István passed away 45 years ago. He represented the club between 1945 and 1947 and won a league silver medal with Kispesti AC in 1947.

February 20

— Nota Gyula passed away in tragic circumstances 17 years ago. He was Kispest-HFC's goalkeeper between 2000 and 2001.

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