József Tóth 1951 – 2022

Biography

József Tóth was born on December 2, 1951, in Mosonmagyaróvár, a town in northwestern Hungary. He would go on to build a career in football, representing his country as a professional player during an era of rich sporting tradition in Hungary. Throughout his life, Tóth remained connected to the Hungarian sports community and his homeland.

On August 11, 2022, József Tóth passed away at the age of 70. His contributions to Hungarian football left a mark on those who followed the sport during his playing years. Following his death, he was laid to rest at Megyeri Cemetery in Budapest, a final resting place that reflects his enduring ties to his native country.

József Tóth’s life spanned seven decades of Hungarian history, from the post-war period of his birth through the transformations of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Though details of his later years remain private, his legacy as a footballer continues to be remembered by those familiar with Hungarian sports history.