József Fogl

József Fogl started to play football at Mezei Torna Club together with his brother, Károly Fogl. In 1918, they moved to Újpest Törekvés, where the two Fogl brothers played defense, given the name the “Fogl-dam”. In 1930 and 1931, they helped Újpest TE win the national championship, and Jószef Fogl added three silver medals and five bronze medals with Újpest..

Between 1920 and 1930, Fogl played 37 times on the national team as a left-back. He was a member of the 1924 Paris Olympics team, but did not play, and he retired in 1931. Although he was a tanner, after completing his career he worked for eight years at the Újpest City Hall. Then he worked in his wife’s grocery shop and they later managed a pub.