István Halász (12 October 1951 – 4 June 2016) was a Hungarian

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midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

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1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June. The Cup was won by t ...

.1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina
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FC Tatabánya FC Tatabánya is a Hungarian football club based in Tatabánya. They play their home games at Stadion Gyula Grosics. History The ''Tatabányai Sport Klub'' was founded on February 6, 1910 by Ferenc Frei, a mining engineer. At this time seve ...

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* 1951 births 2016 deaths Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers Association football midfielders FC Tatabánya players Vasas SC players Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players Dorogi FC footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Sportspeople from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub