Iosif Szökő


Iosif Szökő was a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent, who played as a forward for Romania national football team and teams such ICO Oradea and Dinamo București.

Club career

Born in Marghita, Bihor County, Szökő started his career at the local club, Bihoreana Marghita, a county level side. After some friendly games against Rapid București, CFR Oradea and ICO Oradea, young Szökő was offered by CFR Oradea, team against which he scored three goals. Then, after a 3rd place in the Divizia B, Iosif Szökő moved in the great team of ICO Oradea and won a national title, before moving to Dinamo București, where he won another national title and a Romanian Cup, also obtaining five second places and being a Cup finalist one time.
After retirement he started a football manager career being the assistant coach of Virgil Mărdărescu at Dinamo Pitești, then he worked as an assistant coach at Dinamo București, where he was also the manager of various youth squads and between 1970s and 1980s was an important scouter. Among the players he coached, were names such as Dudu Georgescu and Alexandru Sătmăreanu.

International career

Iosif Szökő played at international level in 11 matches for Romania's national football team, making his debut on 28 June 1953 in a 3-1 victory against Bulgaria.

Honours

ICO Oradea
Dinamo București