József Kanta

József Kanta
Kanta with MTK Budapest in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-24) 24 March 1984
Place of birth Keszthely, Hungary
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
MTK Budapest (U19 coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2021 MTK Budapest 377 (122)
2002–2004Siófok (loan) 58 (48)
International career
1998–1999 Hungary U14 3 (1)
1999–2000 Hungary U15 12 (2)
Hungary U16
2007–2013 Hungary 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021– MTK Budapest (U19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of MTK Budapest. He represented the Hungary national football team. He won the first of his two caps against Cyprus on 6 February 2007.

In 2006, he got the Ferenc Puskás prize and, in 2008, he got the József Bozsik prize from the Hungarian Football Federation.