| József Kardos | |
| Birth Date: | 1960 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nagybátony, Hungary |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1978–1988 |
| Clubs1: | Újpesti Dózsa |
| Caps1: | 229 |
| Goals1: | 37 |
| Years2: | 1988–1989 |
| Clubs2: | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Nationalyears1: | 1980–1987 |
| Nationalteam1: | Hungary |
| Nationalcaps1: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
József Kardos (29 March 1960 – 28 July 2022) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a defender for Újpesti Dózsa and the Hungary national team.
Kardos was born in Nagybátony. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1980, and received 33 caps and scored 3 goals between then and 1987.[1] He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.
In 1983 he received the Hungarian Football Player of the Year award.
Kardos died 28 July 2022, at the age of 62, from COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.[2] [3]