József Pecsovszky Explained

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Birth Date:1921 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Timișoara, Romania
Death Place:Arad, Romania
Height:1.68 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1937–1940
Clubs1:Chinezul Timișoara
Caps1:67
Goals1:27
Years2:1940
Clubs2:CAM Timișoara
Caps2:12
Goals2:10
Years3:1940–1941
Clubs3:Chinezul Timișoara
Caps3:34
Goals3:19
Years4:1941–1944
Clubs4:Nagyváradi AC
Caps4:66
Goals4:26
Years5:1944–1945
Clubs5:CA Cluj
Caps5:29
Goals5:13
Years6:1946–1951
Clubs6:ITA Arad
Caps6:104
Goals6:34
Years7:1952–1954
Clubs7:CCA București
Caps7:50
Goals7:19
Years8:1955–1961
Clubs8:UTA Arad
Caps8:133
Goals8:35
Totalcaps:495
Totalgoals:181
Nationalyears1:1942–1943[1]
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1945–1958
Nationalteam2:Romania
Nationalcaps2:32
Nationalgoals2:11
Manageryears1:1962–1963
Managerclubs1:UTA Arad

József Pecsovszky or Iosif Petschovschi (also known as József Perényi; 2 July 1921 – 6 October 1968) was a Romanian footballer.[2] His nickname was Peci. He could play in any position on the pitch, he was even goalkeeper once.

Career

Pecsovszky played 273 games in Divizia A, scoring a massive 86 goals. For Romania he won 32 caps, scoring 11 goals.

Pecsovszky made his debut in Divizia A at the age of 16, as player of Chinezul Timișoara.

Pecsovszky played in the Hungarian Football Championship between 1941 and 1944 under the name of József Perényi, winning the Hungarian title with Nagyváradi AC, and played three times for the Hungary national team.

His fame was such that in 1946 a Hungarian footballer tried, and even did so for a short while, to steal Pecsovszky's identity, when he recommended himself as the real Pecsovszky in order to sign a contract with RC Strasbourg of France.

Petschovski was suspended in October 1947 for a period of three months because before an international game between Romania and Poland he bet on the Polish team.

In 1952 he became the first footballer to receive the title of Master of Sport. He was also the first Romanian footballer to be called to play for a World Team alongside the biggest names of football.

In 1952 he moved to Steaua București for three years, before returning to Arad to play for UT Arad until 1961 when he retired from professional football. In 1961 he briefly crossed with his son Jóska, who also played for Arad.[3]

Pecsovszky coached UT Arad during the 1962–63 season.

Death and legacy

He died of cancer at his home in Arad at the age of 47 on 6 October 1968.

His former club, UT Arad raised him a statue, which can be found at the main entrance of the UTA Stadium.

Honours

Nagyváradi AC

UTA Arad

CCA București

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Iosif Petschovschi – International Appearances. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. Web site: Iosif Petschovski . Olympedia . 13 November 2021.
  3. Ne csupán a focistáról..., hanem az emberrõl. Nyugati Jelen. 3 . 2788 . 8 November 2000.