József Kardos (29 March 1960 – 28 July 2022) was a Hungarian
footballer who played as a
defender for
Újpesti Dózsa and the
Hungary national team.
Career
Kardos was born in
Nagybátony. He made his debut for the
Hungary national team in 1980, and received 33 caps and scored 3 goals between then and 1987. He was a participant at the
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...
in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.
In 1983 he received the
Hungarian Football Player of the Year award.
Personal life
Kardos died 28 July 2022, at the age of 62, from COVID-19, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 4 March 2020, the first cases in Hungary were announced. The first coron ...
.
SzÃvmegszakadások – Kardos József tragikus sorsáról
References
External links
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1960 births
2022 deaths
Sportspeople from Nógrád County
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Hungary men's international footballers
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Super League Greece players
Újpest FC players
Salgótarjáni BTC footballers
Vasas SC players
Vác FC players
Apollon Pontou F.C. players
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
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