Július Kánássy (born 11 March 1934 in Košice, Czechoslovakia), original Hungarian name: Kánássy Gyula, nicknamed Šušu, Egérke or Garrincha from Košice, is a former Slovak football winger and later coach.[1] He played for Lokomotíva Košice (1953), Spartak VSS Košice (1954–1956), Slovan Bratislava (1957–1959) and ended his career in Jednota/VSS Košice (1959–1968). Kánássy made over 300 appearances at Czechoslovak Football.

Július Kánássy
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-03-11) 11 March 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth Košice, Czechoslovakia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953 Lokomotíva Košice
1954–1956 Spartak VSS Košice
1957–1959 Slovan Bratislava
1959–1968 Jednota/VSS Košice
International career
Czechoslovakia B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kánássy was capped twice for the Czechoslovakia national football B team and 7 times for Czechoslovak youth squads but he never got a chance at the First team.

He acted as assistant coach at VSS Košice alongside Jozef Vengloš in the 1970–71 season when club finished second at the Czechoslovak First League.

References

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  1. ^ "Košický Garrincha Július Kánássy jubiluje". SME (in Slovak). 25 May 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.