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Hungarian footballer and coach (1905–1993)

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.

He then moved to Western Europe, first in the newly founded Division 1 with 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. 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 Tatabánya Miner in 1939. Between 1941 and 1947 he coached four other Hungarian teams (Salgótarján Miner, Szegedi VSE, Ferencváros, Szegedi AK), but the highlight of his coaching career came in Italy with Vicenza Calcio, A.S. Biellese 1902, Rosignano Calcio and Spain with Real Zaragoza, RCD Espanyol and Sabadell. He also became the first foreign manager in the Football League in 1954 with Grimsby Town F.C.

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

Elemér Berkessy managerial positions
Ferencvárosi TC – managers
LR Vicenza – managers
Real Zaragoza – managers
Grimsby Town F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager; (p) = player-manager; (cp) = player-caretaker manager
Beerschot AC managers
K. Beerschot V.A.C. managers
K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren managers
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot managers
Beerschot AC managers
RCD Espanyol – managers
CE Sabadell FC – managers
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