| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miklós Fehér | ||
| Date of birth | July 20, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Tatabánya, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | January 25, 2004 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Guimarães, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Győri ETO | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1998 | Győri ETO | 62 | (23) |
| 1998–2002 | Porto | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Porto B | 7 | (2) |
| 2000 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | → Braga (loan) | 26 | (14) |
| 2002–2004 | Benfica | 28 | (7) |
| Total | 144 | (51) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Hungary U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 1996–2000 | Hungary U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Hungary | 25 | (7) |
| *
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Miklós "Miki" Fehér (20 July 1979 — 25 January 2004) was a Hungarian footballer, who played as a striker.
Fehér died of a sudden cardiac death during a match between Vitória de Guimarães and his team of Benfica in Guimarães, Portugal.[1]
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Fehér started his playing career at Győri ETO, where he was spotted by Porto scouts. He was signed in 1998 but never really made a breakthrough onto the team. Relatively young, he was loaned to gain experience, to another two northern sides, Salgueiros and Braga.
At Braga, Fehér had his best professional season, netting 14 goals in 26 matches in 2000-01. After Porto chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa quarreled with agent José Veiga (Fehér's agent), Fehér refused to let go of his agent and left. He joined Lisbon side Benfica, going on to score seven goals in 28 matches during two seasons.
On 25 January 2004, Benfica traveled to Guimarães to play Vitória de Guimarães. The game was being broadcast live on television, and Benfica were leading 1–0. Fehér had just come on as a substitute. He assisted another player brought from the bench, Fernando Aguiar, for the match's only goal, but received a yellow card in injury time and suddenly bent forward, seemingly in pain. He then fell backwards to the ground.
Teammates 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. However, before midnight, Fehér's death was confirmed. the cause of death was a heart attack.[2]
In his memory, Benfica retired the number 29 shirt, which he wore during his time at the club. He was remembered by many and his death caused a profound shock in Portuguese sports. Among others, Reinaldo Teles (director of football of Porto) and José Mourinho (Porto's manager at the time) paid their respects at the Estádio da Luz, where the player's body remained before his burial in his native Hungary.
A club delegation, which included the entire squad, traveled to Hungary, presenting Fehér's parents with the 2004-05 league championship medal, in respect for the player and his time with the club.[3]
On 9 October 2009, the day before their World Cup qualifier against Portugal in Lisbon, the Hungarian national team squad laid a wreath next to a metal bust of Feher at Benfica's Estadio da Luz, in tribute to his memory.[4]
Fehér made his first international appearance for Hungary in October 1998 against Azerbaijan, and went on to score seven goals in 25 international matches.
On 11 October 2000, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–1 away thrashing of Lithuania, in a 2002 World Cup qualifier.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hungary | League | Hungarian Cup | Total | |||||
| 1995-96 | Győri ETO | Hungarian League | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | 29 | 8 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 25 | 13 | ||||||
| Portugal | League | Cup of Portugal | Total | |||||
| 1998-99 | Porto | Portuguese League | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1999-00 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Salgueiros | Portuguese League | 14 | 5 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Braga | Portuguese League | 26 | 14 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Porto B | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2002-03 | Benfica | Portuguese League | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 13 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | Hungary | 62 | 23 | |||||
| Portugal | 82 | 28 | ||||||
| Career Total | 144 | 51 | ||||||
| # | 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 |  Macedonia |
1–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 6 | 17 April 2002 | Debrecen |  Belarus |
2–5 | Loss | Friendly |
| 7 | 20 August 2003 | Murska Sobota |  Slovenia |
1–2 | Loss | Friendly |
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