Antal Szabó Explained

Antal Szabó
Birth Date:4 September 1910
Birth Place:Soroksár, Hungary
Death Place:Nürtingen, West Germany
Height:1.74 m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:MTK Hungaria
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:42

Antal Szabó (4 September 1910 – 18 April 1972) was a Hungarian goalkeeper who played in the 1930s.[2] Szabó appeared as goalkeeper for Hungary at the 1938 World Cup final. Szabó expressed his relief following his side's defeat against Italy despite letting in four goals in the loss. Referring to Mussolini's pre-match threats (Il Duce had been misquoted as telling the Italian players to "Win or die"), Szabó quipped "I may have let in four goals, but at least I saved their lives".[3]

At club level Szabó played for MTK Hungaria. He made 40 appearances for the Hungary national football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antal Szabó. worldfootball.net. en. 9 February 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20070611225429/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43950.html 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy
  3. Web site: Football and fascism . . Johnson . R. W. . R. W. Johnson . 11 July 2010 . 22 July 2024 .