József Tóth (2 December 1951 – 11 August 2022)[1][2] was a Hungarian footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He made 56 appearances and scored one goal as a left-back for the Hungary national team.[3] He appeared at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2022 (aged 70) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1975 | Pécsi Dózsa | 132 | (3) |
| 1975–1984 | Újpesti Dózsa | 268 | (3) |
| 1984–1986 | MTK-VM | 56 | (0) |
| Total | 456 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1983 | Hungary | 56 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Dorogi FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary, he played his club football for Pécsi MSC, Újpesti Dózsa, MTK-VM and IF Kraft.
References edit
- ^ Újpesti válogatottak méltatják az eltávozott Tóth Józsefet (in Hungarian)
- ^ "Meghalt Tóth József" [József Tóth died]. Index (in Hungarian). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "József Tóth Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ planetworldcup.com: Hungary's squad for 1978 World Cup
- ^ planetworldcup.com: Hungary's squad for 1982 World Cup
General references edit
- Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, III. kötet (S–Z). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 233. o., ISBN 963-495-014-0 (in Hungarian)
- Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4 (in Hungarian)
External links edit
- József Tóth at FIFA (archived)
- József Tóth at EU-Football.info
- József Tóth at National-Football-Teams.com
- József Tóth at WorldFootball.net
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