Alois Hess Explained

Alois Hess
Birth Date:3 January 1903
Birth Place:Austria
Death Place:Tel Aviv, Israel
Years1:1919–1934
Years2:1934–1937
Clubs2:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Nationalteam1:Austria
Nationalcaps1:4
Manageryears1:1936–1937
Managerclubs1:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Manageryears2:1937–1947
Managerclubs2:Beitar Tel Aviv
Manageryears3:1949
Managerclubs3:Israel
Manageryears4:1954–1956
Managerclubs4:Beitar Tel Aviv

Lajos Alois Hess (Hebrew: לאיוש (אהרון) הס;[1] 1903–1956) was an Austrian-born Israeli footballer who played for Hakoah Vienna and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Career

Hess started playing for Hakoah Vienna in 1919[2] was part of the squad that beat West Ham United in London, scoring the third goal of the match, as well as being part of the team that toured North America in 1927 and 1929.

Hess emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1934, joining Maccabi Tel Aviv,[3] [4] as well as serving as the team's manager.[5] In 1937 Hess was appointed as manager of the newly formed Beitar Tel Aviv, a position he held until 1947.[6]

In 1949, Hess was appointed as manager of the Israel national team ahead of the national team's 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. In his first match as manager of the national team, against Cyprus, Israel recorded its first victory as independent country (having previously beaten Lebanon as Mandatory Palestine in 1940), beating its rivals 3–1.[7] The national team was beaten in both qualification matches by Yugoslavia, and Hess left the position.[8]

Hess returned to Beitar Tel Aviv in 1954, as the team was at risk of relegation to Liga Bet He died in Tel Aviv on 3 July 1956 during a practice.

Notes and References

  1. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=HRT%2F1956%2F07%2F05&id=Ar00402&sk=5F8740D6 Aharon Hess - To Final Rest
  2. http://www.infocenters.co.il/jabo/jabo_multimedia/Books/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA'%D7%A8%20-40.pdf Nordia Good-Will Tour to U.S.A. Fall 1948
  3. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DAV%2F1956%2F07%2F04&id=Ar00209&sk=146FD9B8 The manager of Beitar Tel Aviv Dies
  4. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1936/10/20/page/25/article/mayor-greets-visiting-soccer-stars Maccabees Soccer Team is Welcomed
  5. http://www.telesport.co.il/%D7%97%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA%20%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A8/21325 Rabin at the Stands, Glazer on Field
  6. http://www.infocenters.co.il/jabo/jabo_multimedia/Books/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA'%D7%A8%20-13.pdf The Sport in Beitar Tel Aviv
  7. http://football.org.il/Archive/Articles/Pages/articlehistory_march19_2014.aspx Israel's First Victory
  8. http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=HRT%2F1956%2F08%2F05&id=Ar00301&sk=2871443A The Tragedy of Lajos Hess RIP