József Braun Explained

József Braun
Birth Date:1901 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Kharkiv, Soviet Union
Position:Right winger
Youthyears1:–1916
Youthclubs1:VAC Budapest
Years1:1916–1925
Years2:1929
Years3:1929–1930
Clubs3:Brooklyn Wanderers
Caps2:17
Caps3:11
Goals2:1
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:1918–1926
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:11
Manageryears1:1932
Manageryears2:1934–1937
Manageryears3:1937–1939
Manageryears4:1938
Managerclubs1:Norway[1]
Managerclubs4:ŠK Slovan Bratislava

József Braun (also known as József Barna; 26 February 1901 – 20 February 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic footballer who played as a right wing back.[2] Braun began his career in Hungary before finishing it in the American Soccer League. He earned 27 caps, scoring 11 goals, with the Hungary national team. After retiring from playing, he coached for several years. Braun was killed in 1943 in a Nazi forced labor camp.[3] [4]

Early and personal life

He was Jewish.[5] His nephew is András Kepes journalist, documentary filmmaker and author.[6]

Club career

Braun played as youth with VAC Budapest. In 1916, he signed for MTK Budapest in the Hungarian League, where he played primarily as a right wing back. In 1919, he was selected as the Hungarian Player of the Year. During his years with MTK Budapest, Braun won nine Hungarian championships and two Hungarian cups.[7] He retired from playing in 1925 after suffering from multiple injuries.

In 1929, he moved to the United States, where he attempted a comeback with the Brooklyn Hakoah of the American Soccer League. He played 17 games before moving to the Brooklyn Wanderers in the fall of 1929. He played 11 games during the 1929–30 season, then retired permanently.[8]

National team

After making his international debut at 17 years of age, Braun earned 27 caps, scoring 11 goals, with the Hungary national team.[9] [7] His first came in a 6 October 1918 victory over Austria.[10] His last came in a 3–3 tie with Portugal in December 1926.[11]

He was a member of the Hungarian soccer team at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he played two matches.[12]

Coach

After the break of his active football career, he continued his work in sports as a coach. During 1932, he was a member of a four-member commission in the role of coach of the Norwegian national team for four games.[13] [14] [15] [16] Braun later coached ŠK Slovan Bratislava from 1935-38.

Death in Nazi camp

Drafted as a Jew into forced labour in support of the Hungarian Army in the Eastern Front in World War II, Braun was killed in 1943 in a Nazi forced labor camp in Ukraine.[3] [4] [7]

Notes and References

  1. https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=1286 Info about manager position
  2. Web site: József Braun . Olympedia . 23 August 2021.
  3. Book: Schaffer. Kay. Smith. Sidonie. The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. 2000. Rutgers University Press. 978-0-8135-2820-5. 60–62.
  4. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.
  5. Book: Bob Wechsler. Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. 2008. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. 978-0-88125-969-8. 107.
  6. http://zsido.com/fejezetek/mit-jelent-az-hogy-dizso-interju-kepes-andrassal/ Mit jelent az, hogy "dizsó"? - Interjú Kepes Andrással
  7. News: Remembering the cream of Jewish footballing talent killed in the Holocaust. David. Bolchover. The Guardian . 6 May 2019. www.theguardian.com.
  8. Book: Jose, Colin . American Soccer League, 1921-1931 . Hardback . The Scarecrow Press . 1998 . 0-8108-3429-4 . .
  9. Web site: Hungary - Record International Players. https://web.archive.org/web/20061019162341/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hong-recintlp.html. live. 19 October 2006. RSSSF.
  10. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4791 Austria vs Hungary 0 : 3
  11. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5163 Portugal vs Hungary 3 : 3
  12. accessed 24 March 2018.
  13. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5649 Norway vs Estonia
  14. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5644 Norway vs Finland
  15. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5598 Sweden vs Norway
  16. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=15171 Norway vs Denmark