Iosif Szakács

Iosif Szakács

Szakács in 1960.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-01-25) 25 January 1934
Place of birth	Șimleu Silvaniei, Kingdom of Romania
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Șimleu Silvaniei
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1954	Flamura Roșie Arad	14	(0)
1955–1958	Dinamo Brașov
1958–1960	Dinamo București	23	(7)
1960–1963	Crișana Oradea
Total		37+	(7+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021

Iosif Szakács (also known as Iosif Szakács I; born 25 January 1934) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager of Hungarian ethnicity. He grew up in Șimleu Silvaniei, then moved to Flamura Roșie Arad where he won the Romanian title in 1954. After Flamura Roșie, he moved to Dinamo Brașov, then to Dinamo București, where in 23 matches scored 7 goals. Szakács scored three goals in a 4–0 victory against CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final, helping Dinamo win the first Cupa României trophy in the club's history. In the last part of his career, Szakács I played for Crișana Oradea.

His brother, Ludovic Szakács (also known as Ludovic Szakács II) was also a footballer. Szakács brothers played together for Dinamo Brașov, Dinamo București and Crișana Oradea.

Honours

Flamura Roșie Arad

• Divizia A: 1954
• Cupa României: 1953

Dinamo București

• Cupa României: 1959

Crișana Oradea

• Divizia B: 1961–62

External links

• Iosif Szakács at labtof.ro