Ferenc Weisz Explained

Ferenc Weisz
Fullname:Ferenc Weisz
Birth Date:23 February 1885
Death Date:8 July 1944 (aged 59)
Death Place:Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland
Position:Striker
Years1:1902–1920
Clubs1:Ferencváros
Caps1:186
Goals1:105
Years2:1915
Clubs2:MTK (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Nationalyears1:1903–1917
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:1920–1922
Managerclubs1:Újpest

Ferenc Weisz (23 February 1885 – 8 July 1944) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Weisz, who was Jewish, played club football as a striker for Ferencváros and MTK, winning the Hungarian league nine times.[1] [2] He also represented his country at international level, earning 17 caps between 1903 and 1917.[1] After retiring as a player in 1920, Weisz became manager of Újpest between 1920 and 1922.[1]

Weisz was deported with his wife from the Budapest outskirts to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944, where he was murdered.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust. David. Bolchover. The Guardian . 6 May 2019. theguardian.com.
  2. Book: Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. 419 . 1965. Bloch Publishing Company.