József Bencsics (6 August 1933 – 13 July 1995) was a Hungarian

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who played for Haladás,

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and Pécsi Dózsa as well as representing the

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at the

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. He played 8 games and scored 1 goals for the Hungarian national team. Bencsics died in

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on 13 July 1995, at the age of 61.

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1933 births 1995 deaths 1958 FIFA World Cup players Association football forwards Hungarian footballers Hungarian people of Croatian descent Hungary international footballers Pécsi MFC players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Újpest FC players Sportspeople from Szombathely {{Hungary-footy-forward-stub