Yozhef Yozhefovich (or Iosif Iosifovich) Betsa (Hungarian: József Beca, Ukrainian: Йожеф Йожефович Беца, Russian: Иосиф Иосифович Беца; 6 November 1929 – 24 February 2011) was a Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach. Betsa was an ethnic Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans, Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he has to reside in the Russian Federation. He was born and died in Mukacheve.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Team |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yozhef Yozhefovich Betsa | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Mukachevo | ||
| Date of death | 24 February 2011 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Mukachevo, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mukachevo Tobacco Factory | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | Bilshovyk Mukacheve | ||
| 1947–1949 | Spartak Uzhhorod | ||
| 1950–1951 | GDO Stanislav | ||
| 1951–1953 | Spartak Stanislav | ||
| 1953–1954 | ODO Lviv | 22 | (0) |
| 1954–1958 | CDSA / CSK MO Moscow | 35 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1955 | USSR | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | USSR Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Lenin Military Athletic Institute | ||
| 1961 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (assistant) | ||
| 1963 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (assistant) | ||
| 1964–1967 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 1968 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (assistant) | ||
| 1969–1970 | SKA Lviv | ||
| 1971–1972 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 1972–1973 | ZGV (East Germany) | ||
| 1975 | FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 1976–1978 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| 1979–1981 | FC Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 1982 | FC Kairat | ||
| 1985 | SKA Odesa | ||
| 1989 | FC Torpedo Zaporizhia | ||
| 1989–1990 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | ||
| 1991 | Pryladyst Mukacheve (director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Honours
edit- Soviet Cup winner: 1955.
- Olympic champion: 1956.[1]
International career
editBetsa made his debut for USSR on 23 October 1955 in a friendly against France.
See also
editOther famous Soviet Magyar footballers:
References
edit- ^ "Yozhef Betsa". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
External links
edit- Profile (in Russian)
- Yozhef Betsa's obituary (in Russian)