József Viola (10 June 1896 – 18 August 1949) also known as Giuseppe Viola was a
Hungarian football player and coach, who played as a
midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
. He is most prominent for his time in Italy and his association with clubs such as
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the ...
. He also made one appearance for the
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team (, ) represents Hungary in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup, and five in the ...
in 1920.
Honours
Club
;Juventus
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Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
:
1925–26
References
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Hungarian men's footballers
Hungary men's international footballers
Hungarian football managers
Hungarian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Serie A players
Serie B players
ACF Fiorentina players
Spezia Calcio players
Juventus FC players
Inter Milan players
Atalanta BC players
Juventus FC managers
Inter Milan managers
AC Milan managers
US Livorno 1915 managers
SPAL managers
Bologna FC 1909 managers
SS Lazio managers
Serie A managers
Genoa CFC managers
LR Vicenza managers
Italian people of Hungarian descent
Expatriate football managers in Italy
1896 births
1949 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Player-coaches
Hungarian emigrants to Italy
People from Komárno
Footballers from Komárom-Esztergom County
Naturalised citizens of Italy
Naturalised association football players