István Csák

Personal information
Playing position	Goalkeeper
National team
Years	Team
1936	Hungary

István Csák
István Csák
Born	18 February 1915; Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	31 December 1985 (aged 70); London, England
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Ferencvárosi TC
National team	Hungary
Playing career	1930–1938

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

^ István Csák at Olympedia
^ "Steve Hilton: londoni szürke eminenciás" [Steve Hilton: London's grey eminence]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

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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[Olympedia-1] István Csák at Olympedia

[2] "Steve Hilton: londoni szürke eminenciás" [Steve Hilton: London's grey eminence]. Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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