Iosif Szökő

Iosif Szökő
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-03-18)18 March 1930
Place of birth Marghita, Romania
Date of death 1 April 2002(2002-04-01) (aged 72)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1947 Bihoreana Marghita
1947–1948 CFR Oradea
1948–1950 ICO Oradea 12 (0)
1951–1960 Dinamo București 95 (10)
Total 107+ (10+)
International career‡
1953–1956 Romania 11 (0)
Managerial career
1962–1963 Dinamo Pitești (assistant)
1963–1970 Dinamo București (assistant & youth)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2019

Iosif Szökő (18 March 1930 – 1 April 2002) was a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent, who played as a forward for Romania national football team and teams such ICO Oradea and Dinamo București.

Club career

Szökő was born on 18 March 1930 in Marghita, Bihor County, Romania and began playing county level football in 1945 at local club Bihoreana.[1][2] After some friendly games against Rapid București, CFR Oradea and ICO Oradea, young Szökő was transferred by CFR Oradea, a team against whom he scored three goals.[2] Then, after a third place in the 1947–48 Divizia B season, he moved to ICO Oradea.[1] There, he made his Divizia A debut on 19 March 1950 under coach Gusztáv Juhász in a 4–1 home win against Locomotiva Sibiu.[1][3]

In 1951 he joined Dinamo București, and his first performance was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu used him the entire match in the 2–0 loss to Metalul Reșița.[1][2][4] In the following season, Szökő helped the club win its first title, being used by Niculescu in 18 matches in which he scored once.[1][5] He would go on to win the 1958–59 Cupa României, but coach Iuliu Baratky did not use him in the final.[1][6] During his years spent with Dinamo, Szökő scored once in a derby against CCA București that ended in a 2–2 draw.[7] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 September 1959 in Dinamo's 2–0 home loss to Dinamo Bacău, having a total of 107 matches with 10 goals netted in the competition.[1]

International career

Szökő played 11 games for Romania.[8] He made his debut in the 1954 World Cup qualifiers under coach Gheorghe Popescu, playing in three games.[8] The first one was a 3–1 win over Bulgaria, the second ended in a 2–1 victory against the same team and the third was a 1–0 loss to Czechoslovakia.[8][9] His following eight games were friendlies, his last appearance taking place on 22 April 1956 in a 1–0 away victory against Yugoslavia.[8][10]

Coaching career

After retirement, Szökő started a coaching career, being the assistant coach of Virgil Mărdărescu at Dinamo Pitești.[2] Then he worked as an assistant coach for Dinamo București, where he was also the manager of various youth squads.[2] During the 1970s and 1980s he was an important scouter.[2] Among the players he coached, there were names such as Dudu Georgescu and Alexandru Sătmăreanu.[2]

Death

Szökő died on 1 April 2002, aged 72.[8][11]

Honours

Dinamo București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Iosif Szökő at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Marghitan în Naționala de fotbal" [A man from Marghita in the national football team] (in Romanian). Clujcapitala.ro. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Întreprinderea Comunală Oradea vs Soimii Sibiu 4-1". Labtof. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup 1958–59". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Iosif Szökő". European Football. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Romania - Bulgaria 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    "Bulgaria - Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
    "Romania - Czechoslovakia 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Yugoslavia - Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Graiul Sălajului, aprilie 2002 (Anul 13, nr. 2540-2561)" [Graiul Sălajului, April 2002 (Year 13, nr. 2540-2561)] (in Romanian). Adt.arcanum.com.
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