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István Stefanov

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István Stefanov
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-19)19 July 1964
Date of death 5 December 2024(2024-12-05) (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

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  1. ^ István Stefanov at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Gyász: 60 évesen elhunyt a Honvéd egykori kupagyőztes középpályása (in Hungarian)
  3. ^ Gyász: Lefogyott, egyre többször ivott: belehalt a neje elvesztésébe a Honvéd BL-legendája (in Hungarian)
  4. ^ 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.