József Zakariás
Personal information
Full name	József Zakariás
Date of birth	25 March 1924
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Date of death	22 November 1971 (aged 47)
Playing position	Defender / Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1936-41	Budafoki MTE
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1941-44 1944 1945 1946 1946-50 1950 1950 1951-53 1953-56 1957-58	Kábelgyár SC Gamma FC Budai Barátság SE Budai MSE MATEOSZ Munkás SE Teherfuvar SE Budapest Elõre Bástya SE Vörös Lobogó SE Egyertértés SE
National team
1947-54	Hungary	35 (0)
Teams managed
1959-60 1961-68 1968-71	Szigetszentmiklósi SE Guinea Medosz Erdért SE
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

József Zakariás (born 25 March 1924, Budapest - 22 November 1971, Budapest), also known as Zakariás József was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars. Other members of the team included Nándor Hidegkuti, Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis and József Bozsik.

[edit] MTK Hungária FC

Zakariás spent the peak of his career at MTK Hungária FC. However while he was with the club they were known as Bástya SE and then Vörös Lobogó SE. Under coach Márton Bukovi and with a team that also included Nándor Hidegkuti, Péter Palotás and Mihály Lantos, Zakariás helped MTK win two Hungarian League titles, a Hungarian Cup and a Mitropa Cup.

[edit] Hungarian International

Between 1949 and 1954, Zakariás won 35 caps for Hungary. As one of the legendary Mighty Magyars, he helped Hungary become Olympic Champions in 1952, Central European Champions in 1953 and defeat England twice. He then helped Hungary reach the 1954 World Cup final. During the World Cup finals he played in four of the five games Hungary played in. He allegedly broke a curfew before the final, spending the previous night with a hotel maid. Zakariás never played for Hungary again.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men's Football
Gold	1952 Helsinki	Team competition

[edit] Honours

Hungary

• Olympic Champions
  • 1952
• Central European Champions
  • 1953
• World Cup
  • Runner-up: 1954

MTK/Bástya/Vörös Lobogó

• Hungarian Champions: 2
  • 1953, 1958
• Hungarian Cup: 1
  • 1952
• Mitropa Cup: 1
  • 1955

[edit] External links

• Hungary stats

[edit] Sources

• Behind The Curtain - Travels in Eastern European Football: Jonathan Wilson (2006) [1]

v • d • e Golden Team Gyula Grosics • Jenő Buzánszky • Gyula Lóránt • Mihály Lantos • József Bozsik • József Zakariás • László Budai • Sándor Kocsis • Nándor Hidegkuti • Ferenc Puskás • Zoltán Czibor • Coach: Gusztáv Sebes

v • d • e Hungary squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Grosics • 2 Buzánszky • 3 Lóránt • 4 Lantos • 5 Bozsik • 6 Zakariás • 7 J. Tóth • 8 Kocsis • 9 Hidegkuti • 10 Puskás • 11 Czibor • 12 Kárpáti • 13 Várhidi • 14 Kovács • 15 Szojka • 16 Budai • 17 Machos • 18 Csordás • 19 Palotás • 20 M. Tóth • 21 Gellér • 22 Gulyás • Coach: Sebes