József Zakariás
 Zakariás in 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | József Zakariás | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Budafok, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 November 1971 (aged 47) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1941 |
Budafoki MTE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1941–1944 | Kábelgyár SC | 341 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1944 | Gamma FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Budai Barátság SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | Budai MSE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1950 | MATEOSZ Munkás SE | 432 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Teherfuvar SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Budapest Előre | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1953 |
Bástya SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1953–1956 |
Vörös Lobogó SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1958 | Egyertértés SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1954 | Hungary | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Szigetszentmiklósi SE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1968 | Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1971 | Medosz Erdért SE | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
József Zakariás (25 March 1924 – 22 November 1971) was a Hungarian
Mighty Magyars. Other members of the team included Nándor Hidegkuti, Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis and József Bozsik
.
MTK Hungária FC
Zakariás was born and died in
MTK Hungária FC. However while he was with the club they were known as Bástya SE and then Vörös Lobogó SE. Under coach Márton Bukovi and with a team that also included Nándor Hidegkuti, Péter Palotás and Mihály Lantos, Zakariás helped MTK win two Nemzeti Bajnokság I titles, a Magyar Kupa and a Mitropa Cup
.
Hungarian International
Between 1949 and 1954, Zakariás won 35 caps for
final
, spending the previous night with a hotel maid. Zakariás never played for Hungary again.
Honours
Hungary
- Olympic Champions
- 1952
- Central European Champions
- 1953
- World Cup
- Runner-up: 1954
MTK/Bástya/Vörös Lobogó
- Hungarian Champions: 2
- 1953, 1958
- Magyar Kupa: 1
- 1952
- Mitropa Cup: 1
- 1955
References
- ^ "József Zakariás". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
Sources
- Behind The Curtain – Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) [1]
External links
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