Zoltán Halmosi
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 Halmosi in the 1970 FIFA World qualifiers | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoltán Halmosi | ||
| Date of birth | July 28, 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Bozzai, Vas, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | January 4, 2025 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Szombathely, Vas, Hungary | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1967 | Haladás | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1981 | Haladás | 306 | (19) |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Hungary | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zoltán Halmosi (28 July 1947 – 4 January 2025) was a Hungarian footballer. He played as midfielder for Haladás in his entire professional career, achieving runners-up in the 1974–75 Magyar Kupa. He also represented Hungary internationally, playing in the 1970 FIFA World qualifiers. He is also the father of Hungarian international Péter Halmosi.
Halmosi was born to a modest family until he lost his father at an early age. From 1961, he had studied to become a welder at Szombathely but would find immense success in the world of football as he would be accepted in the youth ranks of Haladás at the age of 16. He later make his senior debut on June 20, 1965, in a match against VT Vasas before later making his debut in the 1967 Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He was later briefly suspended in the summer of 1972 for three years after kicking the sidline marker in the rear. He went on to make 306 appearances and score 19 goals from 1967 to 1981.[1] He would also discover the talents of József Nagy and designate him as his successor. Following this, he played in amateur football as a player-coach for several clubs in Austria from 1982 to 1989 including Oberwart, Rechnitz, Zuberbach and Pinkafeld.[2][3][4]