József Tóth (footballer, born 1951)

József Tóth (born 2 December 1951) is a former Hungarian footballer of the 1970s and 1980s. He made 56 appearances and scored one goal for the Hungarian National Football Team as a left defender.[1] He appeared at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[2][3]

József Tóth
Personal information
Full name József Tóth
Date of birth (1951-12-02) 2 December 1951
Place of birth Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
Position(s) Defender (Left back)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1975 Pécsi 132 (3)
1975–1984 Újpesti Dózsa 268 (3)
1984–1986 MTK Hungária 56 (0)
Total 456 (6)
National team
1974–1983 Hungary 56 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary, he played his club football for Pécsi MSC, Újpesti Dózsa, MTK-VM and IF Kraft.

Sources
  • Ki kicsoda a magyar sportéletben?, III. kötet (S–Z). Szekszárd, Babits Kiadó, 1995, 233. o., ISBN 963-495-014-0 (in Hungarian)
  • Rejtő László–Lukács László–Szepesi György: Felejthetetlen 90 percek (Sportkiadó, 1977) ISBN 963-253-501-4 (in Hungarian)

References
  1. József Tóth Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. planetworldcup.com: Hungary's squad for 1978 World Cup
  3. planetworldcup.com: Hungary's squad for 1982 World Cup


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