Yozhef Yozhefovich (or Iosif Iosifovich) Betsa was a Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 and Soviet

Soviet Union

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 football player and coach. Betsa was an ethnic Magyar. In December 2006 he was denied the invitation to accept a medal from the President of the Union of the Russian football veterans, Alexander Bagratovich Mirzoyan with the explanation that he has to reside in the Russian Federation. He was born and died in Mukacheve

Mukacheve

Mukachevo or Mukacheve is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in the Zakarpattia Oblast , in southwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Mukachivskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...

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Honours

• Soviet Cup
  Soviet Cup
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   winner: 1955.
• Olympic champion
  Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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  : 1956.

International career

Betsa made his debut for USSR

USSR national football team

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 on 23 October 1955 in a friendly against France

France national football team

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See also

Other famous Soviet Magyar footballers:

• Ferenc Medvid
• Laslo Racz
• Yozhef Szabo

External links

Profile Yozhef Betsa's obituary