Iosif Szakács (also known as Iosif Szakács I; born 25 January 1934) is a

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n former professional

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and manager of Hungarian ethnicity. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei, then moved to Flamura Roșie Arad where he won the Romanian title in 1954. After Flamura Roșie, he moved to Dinamo Brașov, then to

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, where in 23 matches scored 7 goals. Szakács scored three goals in a 4–0 victory against CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final, helping Dinamo win the first

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trophy in the club's history. In the last part of his career, Szakács I played for Crișana Oradea.UTA, așa cum și-o amintește un campion al ei din 1954, Iosif Szakacs: ”O echipă foarte valoroasă era în timpul nostru”
uta-arad.ro His brother, Ludovic Szakács (also known as Ludovic Szakács II) was also a footballer. Szakács brothers played together for Dinamo Brașov,

and Crișana Oradea.

Honours

Flamura Roșie Arad *

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1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

Dinamo București *

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Crișana Oradea *

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: 1961–62

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Iosif Szakács
at labtof.ro 1934 births Living people People from Șimleu Silvaniei Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players FC UTA Arad players Unirea Tricolor București players FC Dinamo București players Club Atletic Oradea players Sportspeople from Sălaj County {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub