Yozhef Yozhefovich (or Iosif Iosifovich) Betsa ( hu, József Beca, ua, Йожеф Йожефович Беца, russian: Иосиф Иосифович Беца; 6 November 1929 – 24 February 2011) was a

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and

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player and coach. Betsa was an ethnic Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans, Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he has to reside in the

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. He was born and died in

Mukacheve Mukachevo ( uk, Мукачево, ; hu, Munkács; see name section) is a city in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion (district), the city ...

Honours

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS (Moldova ...

winner: 1955. *

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: 1956.

International career

Betsa made his debut for

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on 23 October 1955 in a friendly against

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