József Viola (10 June 1896 – 18 August 1949) also known as Giuseppe Viola was a Hungarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He is most prominent for his time in Italy and his association with clubs such as Juventus. He also made one appearance for the Hungary national football team in 1920.

József Viola
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-06-10)10 June 1896
Place of birth Komárom, Austria-Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia)
Date of death 18 August 1949(1949-08-18) (aged 53)
Place of death Bologna, Italy
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–20 Törekvés SE
1921–22 RSV Berlin
1922–23 C.S. Firenze[1]
1923–24 Spezia
1924–27 Juventus[2] 56 (4)
1928–29 Internazionale
1929–30 Juventus 21 (0)
1930–31 Atalanta 18 (0)
International career
1920 Hungary 1 (0)
Managerial career
1926–28 Juventus
1928–29 Internazionale
1930–33 Atalanta
1933–34 Milan
1934–36 Vicenza
1936–39 Lazio
1938–40 Milan
1938–39 Spezia
1940–41 Livorno
SPAL
1945–46 Genoa
1946–47 Bologna
1947–48 Como
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Juventus

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  1. ^ Acted as player coach
  2. ^ József Viola's statistics at Juventus – MyJuve.it