István Csák
| István Csák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 February 1915 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | ||
| Died |
31 December 1985 (aged 70)[1] London, England | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| National team |
 Hungary | ||
| Playing career | 1930–1938 | ||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 1936 | Hungary | 4 | (0) |
István Hircsák (Csák) (18 February 1915 – 31 December 1985) was a Hungarian ice hockey and field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he was a member of the Hungarian ice hockey team that was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. Hircsák played as the goaltender in all six matches. He also participated in the 1936 Summer Games as a member of the Hungarian field hockey team, which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. Hircsák played as the goalkeeper in all three matches.
Csák migrated to the United Kingdom in 1956. He was the father of Steve Hilton, a British political strategist known for his work with former British Prime Minister David Cameron.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ István Csák at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ "Steve Hilton: londoni szürke eminenciás" [Steve Hilton: London's grey eminence]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- István Csák at EliteProspects.com
- István Csák at Eurohockey.com
- István Csák at Olympedia
- István Csák's profile at Sports Reference.com
- István Csák's profile at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- István Csák's profile at eliteprospects.com
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- 1915 births
- 1985 deaths
- Hungarian ice hockey goaltenders
- Hungarian male field hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Hungary
- Olympic field hockey players for Hungary
- Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Budapest
- 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
- Hungarian ice hockey biography stubs
- Hungarian sportspeople stubs
- European field hockey biography stubs