József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of MTK Budapest. He represented the Hungary national football team. He won the first of his two caps against Cyprus on 6 February 2007.

József Kanta
Kanta with MTK Budapest in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Keszthely, Hungary
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
MTK Budapest (U19 coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2021 MTK Budapest 377 (122)
2002–2004Siófok (loan) 58 (48)
International career
1998–1999 Hungary U14 3 (1)
1999–2000 Hungary U15 12 (2)
Hungary U16
2007–2013 Hungary 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021– MTK Budapest (U19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 2006, he got the Ferenc Puskás prize[1] and, in 2008, he got the József Bozsik prize from the Hungarian Football Federation.[2]

Honours

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MTK Hungária FC

Club statistics

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Siófok
2002–03 29 24 3 2 32 26
2003–04 29 24 5 1 0 0 0 0 34 25
Total 58 48 8 3 66 51
MTK Budapest
2004–05 28 8 2 0 30 8
2005–06 24 18 ? ? 24 18
2006–07 27 16 5 6 32 22
2007–08 26 12 0 0 6 3 2 0 34 15
2008–09 6 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 5
2009–10 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2010–11 27 4 5 1 32 5
2011–12 27 8 8 5 6 0 41 13
2012–13 26 9 0 0 2 0 2 1 30 10
2013–14 27 10 7 5 1 0 35 15
2014–15 29 8 4 3 5 1 38 12
2015–16 27 7 2 0 2 0 31 7
2016–17 32 3 1 0 4 0 37 3
2017–18 25 6 4 3 29 9
2018–19 27 6 3 1 30 7
2019–20 11 2 7 1 18 3
2020–21 5 0 5 1 10 1
Total 377 122 56 26 21 4 10 1 464 133
Career Total 435 170 64 26 21 4 10 1 530 183

Updated to games played as of 15 May 2021.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The bests of the year ar rewarded". Hungarian Football Federation. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "The bests of last season are got their prizes". Hungarian Football Federation. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
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