János Kuszmann

János Kuszmann
Personal information
Full name	János Erwin Kuszmann
Date of birth	3 December 1938 (age 85)
Place of birth	Budapest, Hungary
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	MTK Budapest
–1958	Wiener Sport-Club
1958–1964	Real Betis
1964–1965	Espanyol
1965–1966	Castilla
1966–1967	Beşiktaş
1967	Philadelphia Spartans
1968	Cleveland Stokers
1968–1969	Beşiktaş
1969–1970	Boluspor
1970–1971	Panachaiki
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

János Kuszmann (born 3 December 1938), also known as Joe Erwin Kuzman, is a former football defender who played in Hungary, Spain, Turkey, the United States and Greece.

Career

Born in Budapest, Kuszmann started playing football for local side MTK Budapest FC. He would spend most of his career playing abroad, beginning in Austria with Wiener Sport-Club. Next he moved to Spain, where he spent eight seasons playing in La Liga for Real Betis^[1] and RCD Espanyol.

In 1967, Kuszmann moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Beşiktaş J.K.. He made 21 appearances and scored 8 goals as the club won the league. A brief stint in the United States followed, playing for Philadelphia Spartans and Cleveland Stokers. He returned to Turkey to play for Beşiktaş during the 1968–69 season. The following season, he played in the second division with Boluspor, and then moved to Greece to finish his career with Panachaiki.

References

^ "Josef Kuszmann: Un jugador inedito en Hungria que es ya figura en el Betis" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 October 1958. p. 1.

External links

Profile at NASL Soccer blog
János Kuszmann at BDFutbol
János Kuszmann at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)

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[1] "Josef Kuszmann: Un jugador inedito en Hungria que es ya figura en el Betis" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 October 1958. p. 1.

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