József Künsztler (1897 in
Budapest
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– 1977 in
Nicosia
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) was a
Hungarian footballer
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and manager.
He served twice as coach of
Panathinaikos F.C. (1928 - 1934, 1936 - 1939) and is the longest-serving coach in the club's history. He won one Greek championship as manager with
Panathinaikos F.C. in 1930 and 8 Cypriot championships with
APOEL FC. Until today, he is the coach with the most championships in
Cyprus
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.
He had a brief spell as coach of
Greece National Team in 1936.
Honours
*Greek Championships: 1930
*Athens Championships: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1939
*Cypriot Championships: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949
*Cypriot Cups: 1937, 1941, 1947, 1951
External links
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1897 births
1977 deaths
Footballers from Budapest
Hungarian men's footballers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
Jewish footballers
Újpest FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Hungarian football managers
Hungarian expatriate football managers
Panathinaikos F.C. managers
APOEL FC managers
Expatriate football managers in Cyprus
Expatriate football managers in Greece
Greece national football team managers
Men's association football wingers