József Tóth (footballer, born 1929)

József Tóth (16 May 1929 – 9 October 2017[1]), was a Hungarian footballer, position forward, who played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

József Tóth
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-05-16)16 May 1929
Place of birth Mersevát, Hungary
Date of death 9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 88)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1940–1948 Csepel SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1961 Csepel SC 296 (78)
National team
1953–1957 Hungary 12 (5)
Teams managed
1964–1967 Kaposvári Rákóczi
1967–1970 Pápai Textiles
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The player from Csepeli Vasas, today known as Csepel SC played between 1953 and 1956 12 times for the Hungarian national football team and scored 5 goals in the process. He also took part in the 1954 World Cup campaign of the Magic Magyars.[2] 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.

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