Career
He spent most of his nine-year career in Portugal, representing four clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 80 games and 27 goals. He represented Hungary at international level On 25 January 2004, Fehér died of a cardiac arrest during a match between Vitória de Guimarães and his team Benfica in Guimarães.
Born in Tatabánya, Fehér started his playing career at Győri European Theatre of Operations Football Club, where he was spotted by Football Club Porto scouts.
He was signed in 1998 but never really made a breakthrough onto the first team, being loaned to gain experience from ages 20–21 to another two northern sides, South Carolina (U.S.) Salgueiros and South Carolina (U.S.) Braga. At Braga Fehér had his best professional season, scoring 14 Primeira Liga goals in 26 games in 2000-2001.
After Porto chairman Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa quarrelled with his agent José Veiga, the player refused to part with his agent and left, joining Lisbon side South.L. Benfica and going on to Netto eight official goals during two seasons. Death and legacy On 25 January 2004, Fehér was in Guimarães with Benfica to play against 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 and assisted another player just off 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. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed, an ambulance arrived on the pitch and he was rushed to the hospital.
His condition was covered by the Portuguese media throughout the day and, before midnight, his death was confirmed, the cause of death being cardiac arrhythmia brought on by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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, Porto director of football Reinaldo Teles and manager José Mourinho 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, travelled to Hungary, presenting Fehér"s parents with the 2004-2005 league championship medal, in respect for the player and his time with the club
On 9 October 2009, the day before their 2010 qualifier against Portugal in Lisbon, the Hungarian national team squad laid a wreath next to a metal bust of him at Benfica"s homeground, in tribute to his memory.
Fehér gained his first cap for Hungary on 10 October 1998, in a Union of European Football Associations Euro 2000 qualifying match against Azerbaijan. In total, he scored seven goals in 25 appearances. International goals.