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József Tóth

1929 – 2017

Hungarian footballer

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Lived 1929 – 2017 (aged 88). József Tóth was a Hungarian association football player and association football coach.

József Tóth (16 May 1929 – 9 October 2017 ) was a Hungarian football forward, who played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

The player from Csepeli Vasas, today known as Csepel SC played between 1953 and 1956 12 times for the Hungary national football team and scored 5 goals in the process. He also took part in the 1954 World Cup campaign of the Magic Magyars. In this tournament he played twice and scored one goal. However, he was not part of the line-up for the final. He was the last surviving member of the squad.

As manager, he developed his career in Spain and acquired the Spanish nationality. He started in Regional Preferente in the seventies, and reached Segunda División B in the eighties with Club Deportivo Badajoz, Gimnásitca Arandina, Marino de Luanco and Tomelloso CF. The clubs he managed were, among others, Club Deportivo Leganés, CD Pegaso, AD Ceuta, Talavera CF and CD Colonia Moscardó.

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Honorary citizen of Budapest
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Jozsef Toth

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Frequently asked questions

Who was József Tóth?

Hungarian footballer (1929–2017)

When was József Tóth born?

József Tóth was born on 16 May 1929 in Mersevát.

When did József Tóth die?

József Tóth died on 9 October 2017 in Budapest.

What was József Tóth's occupation?

József Tóth was an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality was József Tóth?

József Tóth was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: József Tóth

· Wikidata: Q944590

· DBpedia: József Tóth (footballer, born 1929)

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