Antal Szabó

Antal Szabó (4 September 1910 – 18 April 1972) was a Hungarian goalkeeper who played in the 1930s.[2] Szabó was the goalkeeper for Hungary when they reached the World Cup final in 1938. Szabó expressed his relief following his side's defeat against Italy despite letting in four goals in the loss. Referring to Mussolini's pre-match threats (Il Duce had been misquoted as telling the Italian players to "Win or die"), Szabó quipped "I may have let in four goals, but at least I saved their lives".

Antal Szabó
Antal Szabó.
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-09-04)4 September 1910
Place of birth Soroksár, Hungary
Date of death 18 April 1972(1972-04-18) (aged 61)
Place of death Nürtingen, West Germany
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1940 MTK Hungaria 437 (0)
National team
1932–1939 Hungary 42 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
The native form of this personal name is Szabó Antal. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

At club level Szabó played for MTK Hungaria. In total he made 40 appearances for the Hungarian national team.

References
  1. "Antal Szabó". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy


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