Sándor Bíró (19 August 1911 – 7 October 1988Profile
worldfootball.net; accessed 15 October 2017.) was a Hungarian international

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who played as a defender. He played for the Hungarian national team 54 times between 1932 and 1946, and he played in all four Hungarian matches in the

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, including the

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against

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. Between July 1933 and June 1938 he played his club football for

MTK Hungária Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most su ...

. After the 1938 World Cup, he played in a friendly for Hungary against

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on 7 December 1938.Scotland - International Matches 1931-1939
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References

1911 births 1988 deaths Hungarian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Hungary men's international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players MTK Budapest FC players Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery Sportspeople from Heves County {{Hungary-footy-defender-stub