István Stefanov (19 July 1964 – 5 December 2024) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a

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. He was of Bulgarian descent. Stefanov died in December 2024, at the age of 60. He is remembered for scoring against

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in the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round, playing in the

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and winning the 1995–96 Magyar Kupa for Kispest Honvéd.

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1964 births 2024 deaths Hungarian people of Bulgarian descent Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Csepel SC footballers Budapest Honvéd FC players Békéscsaba 1912 Előre footballers 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-footy-midfielder-stub