Ladislav Józsa (16 January 1948 – 12 December 1999) was a former professional

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who played as a striker. His

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moved from Hungary, where he was born, to Sládkovičovo. He was known as

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specialist for his hard shots. He became the top scorer of the

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three times, scoring 21 goals at 1972–73, 17 goals at 1973–74 and 18 goals at 1976–77 season. He overall played 225 matches and scored 108 goals at the Top Division. Józsa made his only appearance for the

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in a 1–0 home win against

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on 7 September 1977.

Honours

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:*1977, 1979 *Top goalscorer of the

:*1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77

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* 1948 births 1999 deaths Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players People from Bács-Kiskun County FC Lokomotíva Košice players TTS Trenčín players {{Slovakia-footy-forward-stub