Elemér Berkessy

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Elemér Berkessy
Personal information
Full name Elemér Berkessy Cöji
Date of birth (1905-06-20)20 June 1905
Place of birth
Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 7 July 1993(1993-07-07) (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

Honours

Ferencvárosi TC



References

  1. ^ Elfeledve halt meg a Fradi-focista, aki első magyarként játszhatott Real Madrid-Barcelona meccsen origo.hu
  2. ^ https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/96-berkessy-elemer-emil-berkessy-coji
  3. ^ "La storia degli stranieri della Biellese". Davide Rota. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Storia del G.S. Rosignano Calcio". G.S.D. Rosignano Calcio. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ^ "CE Sabadell FC - Entrenadors". Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. ^ "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. .
  • La Liga player stats