József Zakariás

József Zakariás

Zakariás in 1953
Personal information
Full name	József Zakariás
Date of birth	(1924-03-25)25 March 1924
Place of birth	Budafok, Hungary
Date of death	22 November 1971(1971-11-22) (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	53	(3)
1944–1950	Gamma FC	232	(19)
1950–1956	MTK	254	(15)
1956–1958	Egyertértés SE	46	(6)
Total		585	(43)
International career
1947–1954	Hungary	35	(0)
Managerial career
1959–1960	Szigetszentmiklósi SE
1961–1968	Guinea
1968–1971	Medosz Erdért SE
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

József Zakariás (25 March 1924 – 22 November 1971) was a Hungarian footballer and manager. As a footballer, he was capped 35 times for Hungary,^[1] and was part of the Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars. He also won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics,^[2] and played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final.

As a manager, he coached the Guinea national football team between 1961 and 1968.

MTK/Bástya/Vörös Lobogó

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1953, 1957–58
• Magyar Kupa: 1951–52
• Mitropa Cup: 1955

Hungary

• Summer Olympics: 1952
• Central European International Cup: 1948–1953
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1954

• Hungary stats