Mátyás Tóth

Mátyás Tóth (also known as Mátyás Tóth III; 1 April 1918 – 12 February 2002) was a Hungarian–Romanian footballer who played as a forward for teams such as Újpest, Nagyváradi AC, ITA Arad or Vasas, among others.^[1]

Mátyás Tóth

Personal information
Date of birth	(1918-04-01)1 April 1918
Place of birth	Békés, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	12 February 2002(2002-02-12) (aged 83)
Place of death	Halmstad, Sweden
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1941	Újpest	65	(21)
1938–1939	→ Phöbus (loan)	24	(9)
1941–1944	Nagyváradi AC	89	(38)
1944	Nemzeti Vasas	9	(6)
1945–1946	Carmen București
1946–1947	ITA Arad	24	(13)
1947–1949	Vasas	44	(9)
Total		255	(96)
International career‡
1939–1948	Hungary	16	(6)
1946	Romania	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2019

International career

Tóth III played at international level in 16 matches for Hungary, scoring 6 times and in 2 matches for Romania, also scoring a goal.^[2][3] He was also part of Hungary's squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[4]

Honours

Nagyváradi AC

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 1943–44

ITA Arad

• Divizia A: 1946–47

References

1. Tóth III. Mátyás. mla.hu (in Hungarian)
2. Mátyás Tóth at National-Football-Teams.com
3. "Mátyás Tóth". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
4. "Mátyás Tóth". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

External links

• Mátyás Tóth at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Mátyás Tóth at WorldFootball.net
• Mátyás Tóth at magyarfutball.hu (in Hungarian)