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
1972–1973	CD Pegaso
1973–1974	AD Torrejón
1975–1976	AD Ceuta
1976–1977	CD Badajoz
1978–1979	CD Colonia Moscardó
1979–1980	CD Badajoz
1980–1981	Gimnástica Arandina
1981–1982	UD Lanzarote
1982–1983	CD Leganés
1983–1984	CD San Fernando de Henares
1987–1988	Atlético Velilla
1989–1990	Marino de Luanco
1990–1991	Tomelloso CF
Honours Representing  Hungary FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
* 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.

As manager, he developed his career in Spain and adcquired 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.[3]