Iosif Szökő (18 March 1930 – 2008[1]) was a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent, who played as a forward for Romania national football team and teams such ICO Oradea and Dinamo București.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Marghita, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 2008 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1947 | Bihoreana Marghita | ||
| 1947–1948 | CFR Oradea | ||
| 1948–1950 | ICO Oradea | 12 | (0) |
| 1951–1960 | Dinamo București | 95 | (10) |
| Total | 107+ | (10+) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1953–1956 | Romania | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1962–1963 | Dinamo Pitești (assistant) | ||
| 1963–1970 | Dinamo București (assistant & youth) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2019 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Marghita, Bihor County, Szökő started his career at the local club, Bihoreana Marghita, a county level side. After some friendly games against Rapid București, CFR Oradea and ICO Oradea, young Szökő was offered by CFR Oradea, team against which he scored three goals.[2] Then, after a 3rd place in the Divizia B, Iosif Szökő moved in the great team of ICO Oradea and won a national title, before moving to Dinamo București, where he won another national title and a Romanian Cup, also obtaining five second places and being a Cup finalist one time.
After retirement he started a football manager career being the assistant coach of Virgil Mărdărescu at Dinamo Pitești, then he worked as an assistant coach at Dinamo București, where he was also the manager of various youth squads and between 1970s and 1980s was an important scouter. Among the players he coached, were names such as Dudu Georgescu and Alexandru Sătmăreanu.[2]
International career
editIosif Szökő played 11 games at international level for Romania.[3] He made his debut at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers under coach Gheorghe Popescu I, playing in three games, the first one was a 3–1 victory against Bulgaria, the second was a 2–1 victory against Bulgaria and the third was a 1–0 loss against Czechoslovakia.[3][4][5][6] His following 8 games were friendlies, his last appearance was in a 1–0 away victory against Yugoslavia.[3][7]
Honours
editICO Oradea
Dinamo București
- Divizia A: 1955
- Cupa României: 1958–59
- Cupa României: Runner-up 1954
References
edit- ^ Marghitan in nationala de fotbal. (A man from Marghita in the national football team – Republication with the year of death specified). marghita-magazin.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Marghitan în Naționala de fotbal (A man from Marghita in the national football team). marghita-magazin.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c "Iosif Szökő". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Romania - Bulgaria 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaria - Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Czechoslovakia 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia - Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links
edit- Iosif Szökő at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Iosif Szökő at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iosif Szökő at WorldFootball.net