17 June
— Seventy-nine years ago, on 14 June 1947, former Budapest Honvéd great Lajos Kocsis was born. The technically gifted playmaking midfielder served the red-and-white club between 1967 and 1977. He was a key player for Honvéd for ten seasons, making 265 league appearances and scoring 92 goals despite playing in midfield. His game intelligence, precise passing, excellent shooting technique and eye for goal made him one of Hungary's best midfielders of the era. With Budapest Honvéd he won three league silver medals and one bronze, while also reaching the Hungarian Cup final three times, finishing as runners-up on each occasion. He also achieved notable international success with the club when the team took silver in the final of the Central European Cup (Mitropa Cup). The greatest successes of his career came with the national team. He was part of the Hungary side that won Olympic gold in Mexico City in 1968, then four years later earned a silver medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Also in 1972, he represented Hungary at the European Championship, where the national team finished fourth.
18 June
— One hundred years ago, Alajos Bessenyei, a former Budapest Honvéd striker, was born. Alajos Bessenyei played for Honvéd in the 1949–1950 season. As a member of the forward line, he was part of the side that won the Hungarian championship, securing the first top-flight league title in the club's history.
— Vilmos Dőry was born 104 years ago. During the post-war reorganisation period he served as secretary of Kispesti AC.
21 June
— Antal Vince Belágyi, former vice-president of Kispesti AC, was born 121 years ago. He held the position from 1948.
Deaths
17 June
— Thirty-eight years ago on this day, Vilmos Bártfai, a former outstanding footballer of Budapest Honvéd, passed away. The left winger represented the Kispest side between 1951 and 1953. He was a member of the legendary squad that shaped one of the most defining eras in the history of Hungarian football. His greatest successes also came in the red-and-white shirt: in 1951 he won a league silver medal with the team, before reaching the summit in 1952 by becoming Hungarian champion.
19 June
— Sándor Stallmach died sixty years ago. He served Kispesti AC both as a player and as an official. He played for KAC in the 1911/1912 championship season. In 1914 he was called up for military service. He was wounded on the Russian front and discharged as an invalid. The injury ended his football career, but he remained closely connected to KAC. In August 1924 he became the club's secretary, and in 1925 the general assembly elected him chief treasurer. He held that position until 1932.
