István Stefanov
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 July 1964 | ||
Date of death | 5 December 2024 | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Budapest | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1993 | Csepel SC | ||
1993–1996 | Kispesti Honved FC | ||
1996 | Békéscsabai Előre SE | ||
1997 | FC 1899 Szeged | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
István Stefanov (19 July 1964 – 5 December 2024) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He was of Bulgarian descent. Stefanov died in December 2024, at the age of 60.[2][3] He is remembered for scoring against Manchester United in the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round, playing in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup and winning the 1995–96 Magyar Kupa for Kispest Honvéd.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ István Stefanov at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Gyász: 60 évesen elhunyt a Honvéd egykori kupagyőztes középpályása (in Hungarian)
- ^ Gyász: Lefogyott, egyre többször ivott: belehalt a neje elvesztésébe a Honvéd BL-legendája (in Hungarian)
- ^ Nyikes, Zoltán (5 December 2024). "Gyászol a Honvéd: Elhunyt a korábbi középpályás, aki a BL-ben gólt lőtt a Manchester Unitednek" (in Hungarian). Csakfoci. Retrieved 7 December 2024.