József Szabó (footballer, born 1896)

Not to be confused with Yozhef Sabo.

For other people named József Szabó, see József Szabó (disambiguation).

The native form of this personal name is Szabó József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

József Szabó (11 May 1896 – 17 March 1973), also referred to as Joseph Szabo or José Szabo, was a former Hungarian footballer and football manager. As a player, he played for both Ferencvárosi TC and Hungary.^[1]

József Szabó

Personal information
Date of birth	(1896-05-11)11 May 1896
Place of birth	Gönyű, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	17 March 1973(1973-03-17) (aged 76)
Position(s)	Defender/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1915–1919	Győr
1919–1924	Ferencváros	101	(4)
1924	Győr
1924–1925	Szombathelyi AK
1926	Szombathelyi Haladás FC
1926–1927	Nacional
1927–1928	Marítimo
1928–1932	Porto
International career
1920–1923	Hungary	6	(0)
Managerial career
1928–1935	Porto
1935–1936	Braga
1936–1945	Sporting CP
1945	Braga
1945–1947	Porto
1947–1948	Olhanense
1948–1949	Portimonense
1949–1950	Oriental
1950–1952	Braga
1952–1953	Atlético
1953–1955	Sporting CP
1955–1956	Caldas
1956–1957	Braga
1957–1958	Leixões
1958–1959	Torrense
1959–1960	Caldas
1960–1961	Braga
1961–1962	Portimonense
1962–1964	Barreirense
1965–1966	Angola
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He coached a large number of Portuguese teams, including FC Porto,^[2] Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sporting Braga.^[3]

Szabó, first to the left

Honours

Player

Ferencvárosi

• Magyar Kupa: 1921–22

FC Porto

• Portuguese Cup: 1931–32 (Player-coach)
• Porto Championship (4): 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32 (Player-coach)

Manager

FC Porto

• Portuguese Liga: 1934–35
• Portuguese Cup: 1931–32
• Porto Championship (10): 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1945–46, 1946–47
• Iberian Cup: 1935

Sporting CP

• Portuguese Liga (3): 1940–41, 1943–44, 1953–54
• Portuguese Cup (4): 1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1953–54
• Lisbon Championship (7): 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45
• Taca Imperio: 1943–44