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Fullname: | Egon Erwin Pollak |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1898 |
Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
Death Date: | 21 January 1981 (aged 82) |
Death Place: | Germany |
Position: | Fullback |
Years2: | 1926–1927 |
Clubs2: | New York Giants |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1924 |
Nationalteam1: | Austria |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1934 |
Manageryears2: | 1938 |
Manageryears3: | 1941 |
Manageryears4: | 1948 |
Managerclubs3: | Maccabi Rishon LeZion[1] |
Managerclubs4: | Israel |
Gustav "Egon" or "Erwin" Pollak (Hebrew: אגון פולק, 12 November 1898 – 21 January 1981) was an Austrian-born footballer who played for the famed SC Hakoah Wien (a.k.a. Hakoah Vienna). He was also the first ever manager of the Israel national football team in their 3–1 loss to the United States just after gaining independence.
Egon Erwin Pollak was born in Vienna, Austria, to a Jewish family.
Pollak began his career with SC Hakoah Wien in the Austrian League. In 1926, he moved to the United States where he played a single season with the New York Giants of the American Soccer League.[2]