Mihály Kozma

Mihály Kozma (born 1 November 1949) was a Hungarian football midfielder, who played for Budapest Honvéd FC and Belgium's Thor Waterschei

Mihály Kozma
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-11-01) 1 November 1949
Place of birth Tápé, Hungary
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1981 Budapest Honvéd FC
1981–1983 Thor Waterschei
1982–1984 Budapest Honvéd FC
International career
1969–1975 Hungary 17 (3)
Managerial career
1995 Budapest Honvéd FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's football
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team Competition

He won a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungary national football team. He was part of Honvéd's team winning the Hungarian Championship in 1980 and 1984, respectively, and has several times been the Hungarian First Division's top scorer. His brothers György and Zoltán also played in the Hungarian First Division with Szeged, Mihály's team also prior to his move to Honvéd in early 1969.

He was prevented from making a more spectacular career due to a serious injury he suffered in the summer of 1975 during a preparatory tournament, which almost cut his career short. Having been three-times Hungarian top goal scorer in the 1970s, he spent a short period with Belgium's Thor Waterschei in the early 1980s, before returning to Honvéd in 1982. Although hardly a titular anymore, he still managed to score a number of important goals as a substitute, which proved particularly instrumental in ensuring Honvéd's 1984 championship win, following which he ended his active career.

He later also served Honvéd as team manager.


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