 Weisz in 1913 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferenc Weisz | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1885 | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 1944 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1920 | Ferencváros | 186 | (105) |
| 1915 | → MTK (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1903–1917 | Hungary | 17 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1920–1922 | Újpest | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ferenc Weisz (23 February 1885 – 8 July 1944) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Weisz, who was Jewish, played club football as a striker for Ferencváros and MTK, winning the Hungarian league nine times.[1][2] He also represented his country at international level, earning 17 caps between 1903 and 1917.[1] After retiring as a player in 1920, Weisz became manager of Újpest between 1920 and 1922.[1]
Weisz was deported with his wife from the Budapest outskirts to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, where he was murdered.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bolchover, David (6 May 2019). "Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust". The Guardian – via theguardian.com.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. Bloch Publishing Company. 1965. p. 419.
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