József Horváth (born 21 May 1949) is a Hungarian former
footballer
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.
Career
Horváth played for
Újpest FC
Újpest Football Club () is a Hungary, Hungarian professional association football, football club based in Újpest, Budapest, that competes in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.
Formed in 1885, Újpest reached the first division of the Hungarian League in ...
and
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße.
The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...
, and in the
North American Soccer League
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to
1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...
between 1978 and 1981 for the
Rochester Lancers,
Washington Diplomats
The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club representing Washington, D.C. Throughout their playing existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and indoor home matches at the neighboring D.C. A ...
and
San Jose Earthquakes
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.
He played at the international level for
Hungary
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.
Horváth also spent time in the
American Soccer League,
United Soccer League
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, and played
indoor soccer
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in both the NASL and
Major Indoor Soccer League.
References
External links
NASL career stats
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1949 births
Living people
Footballers from Budapest
American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
Buffalo Stallions players
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
New Jersey Rockets (MISL) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
Pennsylvania Stoners players
Rochester Flash players
Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
Rot-Weiss Essen players
San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players
Újpest FC players
United Soccer League (1984–85) players
Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Men's association football midfielders
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
American Soccer League (1933–1983) coaches
Player-coaches
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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