József Kanta
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József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. Often referred to as a 'goat', he is considered one of the best Hungarian footballers of all time. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of MTK Budapest. He represented the Hungary national football team. He won the first of his two caps against Cyprus on 6 February 2007.
Kanta with MTK Budapest in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 March 1984 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Keszthely, Hungary | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | MTK Budapest (U19 coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2021 | MTK Budapest | 377 | (122) |
2002–2004 | → Siófok (loan) | 58 | (48) |
International career | |||
1998–1999 | Hungary U14 | 3 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Hungary U15 | 12 | (2) |
Hungary U16 | |||
2007–2013 | Hungary | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021– | MTK Budapest (U19) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 2006, he got the Ferenc Puskás prize[1] and, in 2008, he got the József Bozsik prize from the Hungarian Football Federation.[2]
Honours
MTK Hungária FC
- Hungarian League: 2008
- Runner-up: 2007
- Ferenc Puskás prize: 2006[1]
- József Bozsik prize: 2008[2]
Club statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Siófok | |||||||||||
2002–03 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 26 | |
2003–04 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 25 | |
Total | 58 | 48 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 66 | 51 | |
MTK Budapest | |||||||||||
2004–05 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 8 | |
2005–06 | 24 | 18 | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | 24 | 18 | |
2006–07 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 22 | |
2007–08 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | |
2008–09 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
2009–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 5 | |
2011–12 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 13 | |
2012–13 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |
2013–14 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 15 | |
2014–15 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 12 | |
2015–16 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
2016–17 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
2017–18 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 9 | |
2018–19 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 7 | |
2019–20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | |
2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 377 | 122 | 56 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 464 | 133 | |
Career Total | 435 | 170 | 64 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 530 | 183 |
Updated to games played as of 15 May 2021.
References
- ^ a b "The bests of the year ar rewarded". Hungarian Football Federation. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.[dead link]
- ^ a b "The bests of last season are got their prizes". Hungarian Football Federation. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
External links
- József Kanta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at HLSZ (in Hungarian)
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