János Borsó (born 18 April 1953) is a retired
Hungarian international
football
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player.
Club career
János Borsó was one of the most influential players of
MTK Budapest
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in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is one of the rare examples of footballers who have played for 15 consecutive years in the same club. Next, he moved abroad to
Yugoslavia
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where he represented, in the season
1985–1986, a Serbian club
FK Vojvodina
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. Before retiring, he also played in
Austrian Bundesliga
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side
SC Eisenstadt,
Hungarian lower league
III. Kerületi TVE
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and back in Austria where he played his last season with lower-league, SK Pama.
International career
On March 26, 1980, he made his debut for the
Hungarian national team
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.
He also played for Hungary at
U-21 and
U-23 levels, and also, for Hungarian
Olympic team
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.
Janos Borso
at 11v11.com
References
External links
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Goals for MTK
at mtkhungaria.hu
Appearances and time period in MTK
at mtkhungaria.hu
Living people
1953 births
Sportspeople from Pécs
Hungarian footballers
Hungary international footballers
Hungarian expatriate footballers
MTK Budapest FC players
Expatriate footballers in Yugoslavia
FK Vojvodina players
Yugoslav First League players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia
Expatriate footballers in Austria
SC Eisenstadt players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
III. Kerületi TUE footballers
Association football midfielders
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