Sandor Kocsis

Soccer Player

Birthday September 23, 1929

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Hungary

DEATH DATE Jul 21, 1978 (48)

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About

Forward known as The Man with the Golden Head, he scored 11 goals in the 1954 World Cup tournament for the Hungarian national team.

Before Fame

He began his professional career with Kobanyai TC in 1943.

Trivia

He spent eight seasons with FC Barcelona, where he scored 151 goals in 235 appearances, earning two league titles and two Spanish Cups.

Family Life

He grew up in Budapest, Hungary.

Associated With

He and Ferenc Puskas were teammates and rivals on the Hungarian national team that became known as the Mighty Magyars.