Elemér Berkessy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elemér Berkessy Cöji | ||
Date of birth | 20 June 1905 | ||
Place of birth |
Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary | ||
Date of death | 7 July 1993 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1923 |
CA Oradea | ||
1923–1930 |
CAM Petroşani | ||
1930–1932 | Ferencvárosi TC | 25 | (0) |
1932–1934 |
RC Paris | ||
1934–1936 | FC Barcelona | 52 | (8) |
1936–1937 | Le Havre AC | ||
International career | |||
1928–1930 | Hungary | 7 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1939-40 |
Tatabánya Miner | ||
1941-42 | Salgótarján Miner | ||
1942-44 | Szegedi VSE | ||
1944 | Ferencváros | ||
1946-47 | Szegedi AK | ||
1948–1949 |
Vicenza Calcio | ||
A.S. Biellese 1902 | |||
Pro Patria | |||
Rosignano Calcio | |||
1951–1952 | Real Zaragoza | ||
1954 | Grimsby Town F.C. | ||
1955–1957 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | ||
1957–1958 | RCD Espanyol | ||
1958 | Sabadell | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Elemér Berkessy (20 June 1905 – 7 July 1993), also referred to as Emilio Berkessy or Emil Berkessy, was a Hungarian footballer and coach.
Playing career
Berkessy joined Ferencváros in 1928, and with them he was the champion of Hungary twice, in 1927-28 and in 1931-32, helping his team winning the championship with a 100 percent result in the 1931-32 season. He was also part of the team that won the 1927-28 Hungarian Cup and the 1928 Mitropa Cup. He was also capped 7 times for Hungary.[1]
He then moved to
RC Paris, before moving to FC Barcelona. He won the Catalonia Cup with FC Barcelona both in the 1934-35 and in the 1935-36 season.[2] Berkessy finished his player career in France with Le Havre AC of Division 2
.
Coach career
After his playing career, he became a coach, starting off as the head coach of
Football League in 1954 with Grimsby Town F.C.[6]
Honours
- Ferencvárosi TC
- Hungarian Championship League
- Champions (2): 1927-28 and 1931-32
- Runner-up (3): 1929-30
- Hungarian Cup
- Champions (1): 1927–28
- Runner-up (1): 1931–32
- Mitropa Cup
- Champions (1): 1928 Mitropa Cup
References
- ^ Elfeledve halt meg a Fradi-focista, aki első magyarként játszhatott Real Madrid-Barcelona meccsen origo.hu
- ^ https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/96-berkessy-elemer-emil-berkessy-coji
- ^ "La storia degli stranieri della Biellese". Davide Rota. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Storia del G.S. Rosignano Calcio". G.S.D. Rosignano Calcio. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Emilio - Town's foreign coach". Grimsby Town Supporters. Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008. (originally from Rob Briggs' Sing When We're Fishing, Issue 51)
External links
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
- La Liga player stats