József Tóth (2 December 1951 – 11 August 2022) was a Hungarian
footballer
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of the 1970s and 1980s. He made 56 appearances and scored one goal as a
left-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for the
Hungary national team. He appeared at the
1978 FIFA World Cup and the
1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Hungary's squad for 1982 World Cup
Born in Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...
, Hungary, he played his club football for Pécsi MSC, Újpesti Dózsa, MTK-VM and IF Kraft.
References
General references
* Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, III. kötet (S–Z). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 233. o.,
* Rejtő László–Lukács László– Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977)
External links
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1951 births
2022 deaths
People from Mosonmagyaróvár
Sportspeople from Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Hungarian footballers
Association football fullbacks
Hungary international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Újpest FC players
Pécsi MFC players
MTK Budapest FC players
Närpes Kraft Fotbollsförening players
Hungarian football managers
Dorogi FC managers
Hungarian expatriate footballers
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate footballers in Finland
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