János Máté (born 23 December 1948) was a Hungarian professional
footballer who played as a
forward, later became a football coach. He was a member of the
Hungary national team.
Career
He started playing football in his hometown, Bonyhád. In 1968 he joined
Pécsi MFC, where he scored 47 goals in five seasons. His first big success came on 4 November 1970 in the second leg of the European Cities Cup between Pécsi Dózsa and
Newcastle United, where he scored both goals and won the second leg with 11 shots (5:2) in front of 22,000 spectators. János Máté joined the
Hungary national team in 1970. Three years later, he was playing for
Ferencváros. In 1974, they won the
Hungarian National Championship and qualified for the KEK. He scored four times in the cup competition: twice against
Cardiff City F.C., twice against
Liverpool F.C. and twice against
Malmö
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. His goal in Liverpool meant qualification and was a major factor in Ferencváros's progress to the final, where they were eventually defeated by
FC Dynamo Kyiv.
In total, he played 93 matches for
Fradi, of which 58 were league, 25 international and 10 domestic. Number of goals: 34 (14 league, 20 other).
After 1975 he played one season for
Budapest Honvéd FC and two seasons for
Kaposvár Rákóczi FC in the first division. He then played for Építők, finishing his active sports career in Dömsöd.
National team
He played 7 times for the
Hungary national team between 1970 and 1975 and scored 2 goals.
As a coach
From 1985 to 1994 he coached the
Vácszentlászló football team.
Honours
*
Magyar Kupa (MNK)
** Winner: 1974
*
European Cup Winners' Cup (ECC)
** Finalist: 1974-75
References
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Hungarian men's footballers
1948 births
Living people
Hungary men's international footballers
People from Bonyhád
Men's association football forwards
Hungarian football managers
Pécsi MFC players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Budapest Honvéd FC players
Kaposvári Rákóczi FC players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Footballers from Tolna County
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen