József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a
Hungarian professional
football
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coach and a former player. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of
MTK Budapest
Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre (Hungarian for "Hungarian Circle of Physical Practitioners") is a multi-sports club from Budapest, founded in 1888. It has sections for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, water polo, cycl ...
. He represented the
Hungary national football team
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. He won the first of his two caps against Cyprus on 6 February 2007.
In 2006, he got the
Ferenc Puskás prize and, in 2008, he got the
József Bozsik prize from the
Hungarian Football Federation
The Hungarian Football Federation (HFF) (, ) is the governing body of football and futsal in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungary national team. The MLSZ is responsible for the Hungarian football league system, the men's a ...
.
Honours
MTK Hungária FC
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Hungarian League: 2008
**Runner-up: 2007
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Ferenc Puskás prize: 2006
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József Bozsik prize: 2008
Club statistics
''Updated to games played as of 15 May 2021.''
References
External links
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Profile at HLSZ
1984 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Keszthely
Footballers from Zala County
Hungarian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Hungary men's international footballers
MTK Budapest FC players
BFC Siófok players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Hungarian football managers
21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
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