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János Szőcs celebrates his 92nd birthday this week

János Szőcs celebrates his 92nd birthday this week

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Published: 02/17/2025, 09:30 AMReading time: 1 min
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Anniversaries: one of KAC's founders died 69 years ago

Birthdays                      

18 February:

— János Szőcs, a Central European Cup-winning defender with Bp. Honvéd, celebrates his 92nd birthday.  

19 February:

— Zsolt Pölöskei, who played for Bp. Honvéd between 2017 and 2018, turned 34 on this day.

21 February:

— Sándor Katona, who as a Bp. Honvéd player first became an Olympic champion in 1964 and then won the Hungarian People's Republic Cup, would be 82 today.

— Norbert Balogh, who played for Bp. Honvéd between 2020 and 2022, celebrates his 29th birthday.

— Mihály Herbacsek, co-president of Kispesti AC, was born 133 years ago.

23 February:

— László Rákóczi, the five-time champion defender of Bp. Honvéd's first golden team, would be 99 on this day.

— Gellért Ivancsics, the two-time cup-winning (2007, 2009) midfielder of Bp. Honvéd, celebrates his 38th birthday on this day.

— Béla Recse, a member of the Kispest side that won the silver medal in the 1919/1920 championship, was born 126 years ago.  

Deaths

17 February:

— István Szalay II, who was a member of Kispesti AC's championship runners-up side in 1947, died on this day 44 years ago.

19 February:

— Ede Baumler, vice-president and later co-president of Kispesti AC, died 93 years ago.

20 February:

 — Gyula Nota, who was Kispest-HFC's goalkeeper between 2000 and 2001, died young in tragic circumstances 16 years ago.    

23 February:

— István Bede, one of the founders of Kispesti AC, a committee member and registered footballer, died 69 years ago.  

02/17/2025, 09:30 AMClub

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