Štefan Biró
Štefan Biró (12 April 1913 – 14 March 1954) was a Slovak footballer who played as a forward and appeared for both the Czechoslovakia and Slovakia national teams.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Štefan Biró | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1913 | ||
| Date of death | 14 March 1954 (aged 40) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1936 | SK Náchod | ||
| 1936–1939 | SK Baťa Zlín | ||
| 1939–1944 | ŠK Bratislava | ||
| National team | |||
| 1938 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | (0) |
| 1939–1942 | Slovakia | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Biró earned his first and only cap for Czechoslovakia on 3 April 1938 in the 1936–38 Central European International Cup against Switzerland, which finished as a 0–4 loss in Basel. He later represented the Slovakia national team, making his first appearance on 3 December 1939 in a friendly match against Germany, which finished as a 1–3 loss in Chemnitz. He was capped eight times for Slovakia, making his final appearance on 22 November 1942 in a friendly against Germany, in which he scored his only international goal. The match in Bratislava finished as a 2–5 loss.[2]
Personal life
Biró died on 14 March 1954 at the age of 40.[3]
Career statistics
International
| Team[2] | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 1938 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 1939 | 1 | 0 |
| 1941 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1942 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 9 | 1 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 November 1942 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovak Republic | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany | 2–3 | 2–5 | Friendly |
References
- Štefan Biró at WorldFootball.net
- "Štefan Biró". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Štefan Biró at National-Football-Teams.com
General references
- Šálek, Zdeněk (1980). Slavné nohy [Famous legs] (in Czech). Prague. p. 172.
- Stejskal, Jiří (1961). Šedesát let náchodské kopané 1901–1961 [Sixty Years of Náchod football 1901–1961] (in Czech). pp. 43, 47.