István Kocsis (born October 06, 1949 in Csorna) (died June 9, 1994 in Csorna) is a Hungarian football player who participated in the 1978 World Cup where Hungary was eliminated in the first round.

From 1975 to 1981, he played for Budapest Honvéd FC before moving to Belgium where he played for Lierse SK for one and half season; after which he decided to return to Hungary to play forFC Sopron, before ending his career in a lower-class Austrian team.

He died at the age of 45 of cancer.

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• István Kocsis Profile
• FIFA Official Website
• Magyar Version of Wikipedia

v • d • e Hungary squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Gujdár • 2 Török • 3 Kocsis • 4 J. Tóth • 5 Zombori • 6 Kereki • 7 Fazekas • 8 Nyilasi • 9 Törőcsik • 10 Pinter • 11 Várady • 12 Martos • 13 Csapó • 14 Bálint • 15 Rab • 16 Halász • 17 Pusztai • 18 Nagy • 19 A. Tóth • 20 Fülöp • 21 Mészáros • 22 Kovács • Coach: Baróti

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