Mátyás Tóth (also known as Mátyás Tóth III; 1 April 1918 – 12 February 2002) was a Hungarian–

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n footballer who played as a

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for teams such as Újpest, Nagyváradi AC,

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or Vasas, among others.

International career

Tóth III played at international level in 16 matches for

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, scoring 6 times and in 2 matches for

, also scoring a goal. He was also part of Hungary's squad at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

, but he did not play in any matches.

Honours

Nagyváradi AC *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: 1943–44 ITA Arad *

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: 1946–47

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