József Horváth (born 21 May 1949) is a Hungarian former
footballer
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.
Career
Horváth played for
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungarian professional football club, based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in 1905 and has been relegat ...
and
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße.
The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...
, and in the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
between 1978 and 1981 for the
Rochester Lancers,
Washington Diplomats
The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club representing Washington, D.C. Throughout their playing existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and indoor soccer, indoor home matches at the neigh ...
and
San Jose Earthquakes.
He played at the international level for
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
.
Horváth also spent time in the
American Soccer League,
United Soccer League
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, and played
indoor soccer in both the NASL and
Major Indoor Soccer League.
References
External links
NASL career stats
*
1949 births
Living people
Footballers from Budapest
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Buffalo Stallions players
Hungarian footballers
Hungarian expatriate footballers
Hungary international footballers
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
New Jersey Rockets (MISL) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
Pennsylvania Stoners players
Rochester Flash players
Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
Rot-Weiss Essen players
San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
Újpest FC players
United Soccer League (1984–85) players
Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate footballers in West Germany
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Association football midfielders
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
American Soccer League (1933–1983) coaches
Player-coaches
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