Yozhef Yozhefovich (or Iosif Iosifovich) Betsa ( hu, József Beca, ua, Йожеф Йожефович Беца, russian: Иосиф Иосифович Беца; 6 November 1929 – 24 February 2011) was a
Ukrainian
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* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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and
Soviet football
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player and coach. Betsa was an ethnic
Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans,
Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he has to reside in the
Russian Federation. He was born and died in
Mukacheve
Mukachevo ( uk, Мукачево, ; hu, Munkács; see name section) is a city in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion (district), the city ...
.
Honours
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Soviet Cup winner: 1955.
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Olympic champion: 1956.
International career
Betsa made his debut for
USSR on 23 October 1955 in a friendly against
France.
See also
Other famous Soviet
Magyar footballers:
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Fedir Medvid
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Vasyl Rats
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Yozhef Sabo
Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo ( uk, Йожеф Йожефович Сабо; hu, Szabó József; born 29 February 1940) is a former Ukrainian football player and football manager. He is of Hungarian background. He is baptized as a Greek-Catholic. ...
References
External links
Profile
Yozhef Betsa's obituary
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1929 births
2011 deaths
People from Mukachevo
Ukrainian people of Hungarian descent
Soviet footballers
Soviet Union international footballers
Soviet football managers
Ukrainian footballers
Ukrainian football managers
PFC CSKA Moscow players
SKA Lviv players
FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk players
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players
FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk managers
FC SKA Rostov-on-Don managers
SKA Lviv managers
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia managers
FC Ararat Yerevan managers
FC Kairat managers
SC Odesa managers
FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia managers
Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union
Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in football
Honoured Coaches of Russia
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Soviet people of Hungarian descent
Association football midfielders
Sportspeople from Zakarpattia Oblast