József Garami

{{short description|Hungarian footballer and manager (1939–2025)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = József Garami

| image = Garami József.JPG

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|8|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pécs, Hungary

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|4|19|1939|8|9|df=y}}

| death_place = Pécs, Hungary

| position = Forward{{Worldfootball.net|jozsef-garami}}

| years1 = 1953–1963

| clubs1 = Pécsi Dózsa

| caps1 = 38

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1964

| clubs2 = Pécsi Vasutas SK

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 1965

| clubs3 = Komlói Bányász SK

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1966–67

| clubs4 = Pécsi Vasutas SK

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| manageryears1 = 1973–1985

| managerclubs1 = Pécsi MSC, youth

| manageryears2 = 1985–1992

| managerclubs2 = Pécsi MFC

| manageryears3 = 1987

| managerclubs3 = Hungary

| manageryears4 = 1993–1996

| managerclubs4 = Újpest

| manageryears5 = 1996–1998

| managerclubs5 = MTK Budapest

| manageryears6 = 1999–2001

| managerclubs6 = Győri ETO FC

| manageryears7 = 2002–2003

| managerclubs7 = Ferencváros

| manageryears8 = 2004–2015

| managerclubs8 = MTK Budapest

| manageryears9 = 2015–2019

| managerclubs9 = MTK Budapest (professional director)

| manageryears10 = 2020–

| managerclubs10 = Pécsi MFC (professional coordinator)

}}

József Garami (born: Glück, 9 August 1939 – 19 April 2025) was a Hungarian football player and manager who played as a forward.{{Cite web |date=22 April 2025 |title=Garami József |url=https://nela.hu/jatekos/4806/Garami_Jozsefy |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=Nela.hu |language=hu}}

Managerial career

=Hungary=

On 9 September 1987, Garami coached the Hungary national team in a 2–0 loss against Scotland in Glasgow. He led the team for four more matches, including two victories over Greece and Cyprus in the Euro 1988 qualifiers.{{cite book |year=1988 |title=Hungary |publisher=Budapress News Agency |page=133}}

=MTK Budapest=

Garami won the 1996–97 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with MTK Budapest. He repeated his success with the MTK Budapest by winning 2007-08 season.

Personal life

The youth academy of Pécsi MFC was named after him in 2019.

Garami died on 19 April 2025, at the age of 85.{{Cite web |date=22 April 2025 |title=Gyász: elhunyt Garami József korábbi szövetségi kapitány |url=https://m.nemzetisport.hu/magyar-valogatott/2025/04/gyasz-elhunyt-garami-jozsef-korabbi-szovetsegi-kapitany |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=Nemzeti Sport |language=hu}}{{Cite web |date=22 April 2025 |title=Meghalt Garami József |url=https://telex.hu/sport/2025/04/22/meghalt-garami-jozsef-futballedzo-magyar-valogatott-szovetsegi-kapitany-pecs-mtk-ferencvaros |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=telex |language=hu}}{{Cite web |title=Elhunyt Garami József |url=https://pmfc.hu/2025/04/22/elhunyt-garami-jozsef/ |access-date=22 April 2025 |website=PMFC |language=hu}}