 Poszonyi in 1921 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1880-02-26)26 February 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Kisbér,Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1963 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| MÚE MTK | |||
| International career | |||
| 1902 | Hungary | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1921 | Poland | ||
| 1921–1923 | Cracovia | ||
| 1924 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 1926 | Građanski Zagreb | ||
| 1926–1928 | Újpest | ||
| 1930 | Real Club España | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Imre Pozsonyi (also known asJesza Poszony, first name also asEmmerich andEmérico; 12 December 1880 – 2 October 1963) was a Hungarian football player and manager.
Pozsonyi started his career playing forMÚE and moved 1903 toMTK where he won the Hungarian Championship of Hungary. He also played for theHungary national team in its first match against Austria.
In 1921 he became manager of the Polish clubCracovia Kraków, with which he won the first national Polish championship in that year. In 1921 he also guided the Poland national team through itsfirst international match, which was lost 1–0 to Hungary in Budapest in December 1921.[1]
In December 1922 he became assistant to the English managerJack Greenwell atFC Barcelona. After Greenwell's sacking August 1923, he took over the head coach role until October, when he was replaced by the EnglishmanAlf Spouncer. In July 1924 he was again head coach, but he was replaced in December by the EnglishmanConyers "Ralph" Kirby, under whom the team won the Spanish Cup and the Catalan championship until the end of the season.
In April 1926 he became manager of Građanski Zagreb, today'sDinamo Zagreb, with which he won the Yugoslav championship of 1926. There he left in October, because he could not get his work permit renewed. After a couple of years withUjpest FC in Budapest, where he became runner-up in cup and championship in 1927, he spent some time in the coaching staff of MTK. Early Match 1930 he left for Mexico to become manager ofReal Club España. He got the job there, becauseGyörgy Orth opted for a job in Chile instead. Pozsonyi won with the club the championship of 1930.
He was back in Budapest in 1932 on the occasion of the 30 anniversary of the first match between Hungary and Austria of which he had been a part. By then he had retired from management.
He died on 2 October 1963 in Budapest and was laid to rest at theFarkasréti Cemetery there.[2][3]
MTK
Cracovia
Građanski Zagreb
Real Club España