János Szabó

There, Szabó played alongside several fellow immigrants, such as the Swiss André Abegglen, the Czech Vojtěch Bradáč, and the Irish Bernard Williams, who all helped Sochaux win Ligue 1 in 1934–35 and achieve a runner-up finish in 1936–37. In doing so, he became only the third Hungarian to win the French national title, after György Varga and István Lukács (1934). On 9 May 1937, he started in the 1937 Coupe de France final, helping his side to a 2–1 win over Strasbourg. (Some sources wrongly state that he also won the Coupe Peugeot in 1930.)

Szabó stayed at Sochaux for four years, from 1934 until 1938, when he went to Ligue 2 team Charleville, where he played one season. becoming the team's captain in 1943, and then leding Famalicão to a runner-up finish in the Segunda Divisão in 1946.

Managerial career After retiring in 1949, Szabó remained linked to Covilhã, now as a full-time coach, leading them to a 5th place finish in 1956, the club's best-ever result. The following year, in 1957, he was appointed as the new coach of Braga, which he oversaw for three years, until 1960.

Death Szabó died on 11 April 1983, at the age of 70.

Honours FC Sochaux Ligue 1: Champions (1): 1934–35 Runner-up (1): 1936–37

Coupe de France: Champions (1): 1936–37

Famalicão Segunda Divisão Runner-up (1): 1945–46

Covilhã Segunda Divisão Champions (1): 1947–48