Károly Fogl Explained

Károly Fogl
Birth Date:1895 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Újpest, Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary
Position:Defender
Years1:1912–1914
Years2:1914–1930
Years3:1931
Clubs3:Vasas SC
Nationalyears1:1918–1929
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:51
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:1934–1935
Managerclubs1:Bulgaria
Manageryears2:1935
Managerclubs2:Sportklub Sofia
Manageryears3:1937
Managerclubs3:Győri Vagongyár ETO
Manageryears4:1938–1939
Managerclubs4:Warta Poznań
Managerclubs5:Kolozsvári AC
Manageryears6:1947–1948
Managerclubs6:Warta Poznań
Manageryears7:1948
Managerclubs7:Polonia Warsaw
Manageryears8:1950–1951
Managerclubs8:Warta Poznań
Manageryears9:1952
Managerclubs9:Brda Bydgoszcz
Manageryears10:1953
Managerclubs10:Czarni Nakło
Manageryears11:1955–1956
Managerclubs11:Polonia Chodzież
Manageryears12:1957–1958
Managerclubs12:Olimpia Poznań

Károly Fogl, also known as Károly Fogoly, "Károly Újpesti" and "Fogl II" (19 January 1895 – 12 January 1969) was a Hungarian footballer who played for Újpest FC, as well as representing the Hungary national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Fogl was born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. Between 1918 and 1929 he played 50 games and scored 2 goals for the Hungary national team as a right defender. Together with his younger brother, József Fogl III, the two Fogls formed the legendary "Fogl-gate" (Fogl-gát in Hungarian), an extremely powerful and tough defending formation for more than a decade. Fogl II won the 1929–30 season with Újpest and served as a captain of the club for a decade.

After his player career, he went on to coach Sportklub Sofia and the Bulgaria national team. Later he managed Juventus Bucuresti and in 1937 he led Győri ETO to the Hungarian top division NB I for the first time in the club's history. He was manager of the Polish football club Warta Poznań on three occasions: 1938-1939, 1947-1948 and 1950-1951, leading the club to their second national championship title in 1947.

He died on 12 January 1969 in Budapest.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Károly Fogl . Olympedia . 23 August 2021.