Miklós Fehér

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Miki Fehér
Personal information
Full name	Miklós Fehér
Date of birth	July 20, 1979(1979-07-20)
Place of birth	Tatabánya, Hungary
Date of death	January 25, 2004 (aged 24)
Place of death	Guimarães, Portugal
Playing position	Striker
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1998 1998-2002 1999-2000 2000-2001 2002-2004	Győri ETO FC FC Porto →SC Salgueiros (loan) →Sporting Braga (loan) SL Benfica Total	062 0(23) 013 00(1) 014 00(5) 026 0(14) 028 00(7) 143 0(51)
National team
1998-2003	Hungary	025 00(7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Miklós "Miki" Fehér (Tatabánya, July 20, 1979 – Guimarães, January 25, 2004) was a Hungarian football player.

Fehér started his career at Győri ETO FC and went on to represent FC Porto, SC Salgueiros and SC Braga, before moving to SL Benfica. He made his first international appearance for Hungary on October 1998 against Azerbaijan and went on to score seven goals in 25 international matches. Fehér died during a match with his team SL Benfica against Vitória Guimarães, on January 25, 2004.

Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 See also 4 International goals 5 Career statistics 6 External links

[edit] Career

Miklós Fehér, born on the 20 of July 1979, was a striker in the Hungarian football team. He started playing at Győri ETO FC before moving to SL Benfica. Fehér was first seen by F.C. Porto scouts while playing in Hungary at Győri ETO FC. He was signed in 1998 but he never really made a breakthrough in the team, and being relatively young he was loaned to gain experience. He joined another Porto club, SC Salgueiros on loan. Having an average season he was loaned this time to S.C. Braga where he had his best season scoring 14 goals in 26 matches. After the F.C. Porto chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa quarreled with agent José Veiga (Fehér's agent amongst other players), Fehér refused to let go his agent and left. He joined Lisbon side S.L. Benfica scoring 7 goals in 28 matches.

[edit] Death

On 25 January 2004, Benfica travelled to Guimarães to play Vitória S.C. The game was being broadcast live on television and Benfica were leading 1-0. Fehér, who had just come on as a substitute, received a yellow card in injury time and suddenly bent forward seemingly in pain and then fell backwards to the ground. Team mates rushed immediately to aid Fehér before medical personnel arrived on the pitch. CPR was performed as players looked on in visible distress. An ambulance arrived on the pitch and Fehér was rushed to the hospital. His condition was covered by the Portuguese media throughout the day but before midnight Fehér's death was confirmed. The Public Prosecutor (the Portuguese agency responsible for the release of autopsy details) announced that Fehér died from a heart attack. He was 24 years old.

In memory of him, Benfica have retired the number 29 shirt which he wore during his time at the club. This shirt number will never be worn again by a Benfica player. He was remembered by many and his death caused a profound shock in Portuguese sport. Although Fehér left the FC Porto for their big rivals of Lisbon, after his death, Reinaldo Telles - Director of Football of FC Porto - and José Mourinho - the manager at the time - paid their respect at the Estádio da Luz, where his body was.

[edit] See also

• List of footballers who died while playing

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 1998	Baku	Azerbaijan	4-0	Win	UEFA Euro 2000 Qual.
2	11 October 2000	Kaunas	Lithuania	6-1	Win	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qual.
3	11 October 2000	Kaunas	Lithuania	6-1	Win	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qual.
4	11 October 2000	Kaunas	Lithuania	6-1	Win	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qual.
5	15 November 2000	Skopje	FYR Macedonia	1-0	Win	FIFA World Cup 2002 Qual.
6	17 April 2002	Debrecen	Belarus	2-5	Lost	Friendly
7	20 August 2003	Murska Sobota	Slovenia	1-2	Lost	Friendly

[edit] Career statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hungary			League		Hungarian Cup		Total
1995-96	Győri ETO	National Championship I	8	2
1996-97			29	8
1997-98			25	13
Portugal			League		Cup of Portugal		Total
1998-99	Porto	Portuguese Liga	5	0
1999-00			5	1
1999-00	Salgueiros	Portuguese Liga	14	5
2000-01	Braga	Portuguese Liga	26	14
2001-02	Porto B		3	1
2002-03	Benfica	Portuguese Liga	16	4
2003-04			13	3
Total	Hungary		62	23
	Portugal		82	28
Career Total			144	51

[edit] External links

• R.I.P. Miklos Feher (video)