Imre Mathesz Explained

Imre Mathesz
Birth Date:	25 March 1937
Birth Place:	Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:	Mernye, Hungary
Position:	Midfielder
Years1:	1957–1969
Clubs1:	Vasas SC
Caps1:	248
Goals1:	28
Nationalyears1:	1964–1967
Nationalteam1:	Hungary
Nationalcaps1:	12
Nationalgoals1:	0
Manageryears1:	1973–1977
Managerclubs1:	Kaposvári Rákóczi

Imre Mathesz (25 March 1937 – 6 December 2010) was a Hungarian football player and coach.

Career

Playing career

Mathesz, who played as a midfielder, played club football for Vasas SC.^[1]

Mathesz represented Hungary at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances in qualifying and two in the tournament itself. Mathesz also played in two qualifying games for the 1968 European Championship.^[2]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Mathesz became a football manager, and took charge of Kaposvári Rákóczi in 1973.

Later life and death

Matesz died in a car crash on 6 December 2010, at the age of 73.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Player profile. 8 December 2010. FootballDatabase.eu.
2. Web site: European Championship 1968 (Details). 8 December 2010. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
3. Web site: Gyász: autóbalesetben elhunyt Mathesz Imre, a Vasas legendája. 8 December 2010. 7 December 2010. Nemzeti Sport.