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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1900-11-08)8 November 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 1945(1945-02-13) (aged 44) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside or Outside Left,left half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1912–1917 | Budapest TC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917–1920 | Kispest A.C. | ||
| 1920–1924 | Ferencvárosi | ||
| 1923–1924 | → Makkabi des Brno (loan) | ||
| 1924–1926 | Hakoah Vienna | ||
| 1926–1928 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 90 | (32) |
| 1928–1929 | New York Hakoah | ||
| 1929 | Brooklyn Hakoah | 5 | (3) |
| 1929–1931 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 66 | (16) |
| 1931–1933 | Hakoah Vienna | 67 | (21) |
| 1932–1936 | Marseille | 58 | (19) |
| 1939–1941 | Marseille | 8 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1920–1924 | Hungary | 8 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1935–1938 | Marseille | ||
| 1938 | Lens | ||
| 1938–1941 | Marseille | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
József Eisenhoffer (8 November 1900 – 13 February 1945), also known asJózsef Aczél,[1] was a Hungarianfootballer. He could play equally well as aninside or outside left as well asleft half. Eisenhoffer played professionally in Hungary, Austria, France and the United States. He also managedOlympique de Marseille for six seasons and earned eightcaps with theHungary national team. He was a member of the 1924 Hungarian Olympic football team.[2]
Eisenhoffer was born inBudapest, Hungary.A convert to Judaism, he began his football career when he signed with Budapest TC in 1912. He was twelve at the time. In 1917, he moved toKispest A.C. where he played three seasons. In 1920, he transferred toFerencvárosi where he played until 1924, with a loan to Makkabi des Brno during the 1923–1924 season. In 1924, he transferred to the prominent Austrian Jewish clubHakoah Vienna.[3]
In 1926, Hakoah toured the United States. Several players were impressed by both the relatively high pay and low anti-Semitism there. Consequently, several, including Eisenhoffer, remained in the U.S. and signed with local clubs. In June 1926,Nat Agar, owner of theAmerican Soccer League’sBrooklyn Wanderers, signed Eisenhoffer.[4] He would play for most of five seasons, except for five games in 1929.[5]
In 1928, the ASL initiated a struggle with theUnited States Soccer Federation for control of football in the U.S. This conflict, known as the "Soccer War" led to the USFA declaring the ASL an "outlaw league". When that happened, Eisenhoffer had already played eight games in the 1928–1929 season, but then jumped to theNew York Hakoah of the fully recognizedEastern Professional Soccer League. New York Hakoah won the1929 National Challenge Cup with Eisenhoffer scoring one goal in the first leg victory overSt. Louis Madison Kennel. When the ASL made peace with USFA in 1929, New York Hakoah entered the ASL.
Eisenhoffer now found himself back in a league he had fled and with a contract still in force with the Wanderers. Agar promptly sued Eisenoffer for breach of contract.[6] In the meantime, Eisenhoffer played five games with Hokoah in the ASL. In December 1929, the suit was withdrawn and Eisenhoffer was fined $500 and allowed to return to the Wanderers.[7] This internecine battle ultimately destroyed the ASL and in 1931, it collapsed.[citation needed]
Eisenhoffer left the U.S. and returned to Austria where he signed withHakoah Vienna. In 1933, Vienna sent him to FrenchLigue 1 clubOlympique de Marseille where he finished his career. Eisenhoffer experienced considerable success with Olympique, going to the 1934, 1935 and 1940French Cup. While Olympique lost in 1934, it won the next year.
In 1935, Eisenhoffer became the team's manager as well as a player and took Olympique to the 1936–1937 league title. He also managedRC Lens briefly in 1938 before returning to Olympique. He finished his career with one game with Olympique during the 1940–1941 season. In 1944, he was wounded during a Soviet air raid onBudapest. His wound was not treated and eventually led to his death.[8]
Eisenhoffer earned eightcaps with theHungarian national team between 1920 and 1924. In 1924, he was a member of theHungarian Olympic Team. He played two first-round games, scoring one goal in Hungary's win over Poland.[9]
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