József Fitos (born 4 November 1959) is a former Hungarian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Hungarian national football team. Fitos works as an active football coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Nova, Budapest | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971-1978 | Lenti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978-1980 | Zalaegerszegi TE | ||
| 1980-1985 | Szombathelyi Haladás | ||
| 1985-1988 | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
| 1989 | Panathinaikos F.C. | ||
| 1990 | Panionios F.C. | ||
| 1990 | Újpest FC | ||
| 1991-1992 | Hargita FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1985-1989 | Hungary | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Budapest Honvéd FC | ||
| 2002-2008 | Ózdi FC | ||
| 2008-2014 | Sze-Fi LSE | ||
| 2014-2017 | ASR Gázgyár | ||
| 2017- | Leányfalu SE | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He started playing football in 1971 for Lenti. In 1978 he transferred to Zalaegerszegi TE. From 1980 to 1985 he played for Szombathelyi Haladás. He then moved to Budepest Honvéd FC, the success team of the 1980s, where he won three champion titles with the team. In 1989 he signed to Panathinaikos F.C. and then for Panionios F.C.. In 1990 he returned home and played for Újpest FC.. He then played for Hargita FC, where he finished his active sports career.[1]
Between 1985 and 1989 he played 12 times for the national team.[1][2]
From 2002 he was a coach at the Hungarian football teams Budapest Honvéd FC, FC Ózdi, LSE Széfi-Fi and ASR Gázgyár, and since 2017 he has been the football coach of Leányfalu SE.[3]
On 17 February 2017, the Budapest District Court sentenced him to one year and six months imprisonment on two counts of fraud. The execution of the sentence was suspended for three years.[4]