István Géczi

István Géczi

Personal information
Full name	István Géczi
Date of birth	(1944-03-16) 16 March 1944
Place of birth	Sajóörös, Hungary
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1974	Ferencvárosi TC	309	(0)
International career
1964-1974	Hungary	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Representing Hungary
Men's football
	1972 Munich	Team Competition

István Géczi (born 16 March 1944 in Sajóörös) is a retired Hungarian football goalkeeper, who played for Ferencvárosi TC.

He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team.

Following the end of his career, he worked as a teacher and was a member of the Hungarian Parliament in the late 80s.

Honours

• Olympic Games:
  • Runner-Up (1): 1972
• UEFA Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1965
  • Runner-Up (1): 1968
• UEFA Cup Winners Cup:
  • Runner-Up (1): 1974-75
• Hungarian National Championship I:
  • Winner (5): 1962-63, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1975–76
• Hungarian Cup:
  • Winner (2): 1971-72, 1973–74

Sources

• Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, I. kötet (A–H). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1994, 377. o., ISBN 963-495-008-6 (Hungarian)
• Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4 (Hungarian)
• Nagy Béla: Fradisták (Sportpropaganda, 1981) ISBN 963-7542-44-2 (Hungarian)
• Nagy Béla: Fradi futballkönyv (Sportpropaganda, 1985) ISBN 963-7543-04-X (Hungarian)
• Dénes Tamás – Rochy Zoltán: A Kupagyőztesek Európa-kupája története (Budapest, 2000) ISBN 963-85967-3-2 (Hungarian)