Vilmos Wilheim Explained

Vilmos Wilheim
Birth Date:25 November 1895
Birth Place:Budapest, Austro-Hungary
Death Date:1962
Death Place:Unknown
Position:Defender
Years1:–1916
Clubs1:KAOE
Years2:1917–1923
Clubs2:Ferencváros
Caps2:55
Goals2:0
Years3:1923–1924
Clubs3:Vicenza
Years4:1924–1925
Clubs4:Ferencváros
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:1925–1927
Clubs5:Cremonese
Manageryears1:1928–1931
Managerclubs1:Vicenza
Manageryears2:1931–1935
Managerclubs2:Spezia
Manageryears3:1935–1936
Managerclubs3:Foggia
Manageryears4:1936–1939
Managerclubs4:Padova
Manageryears5:1940
Managerclubs5:Slavija Sarajevo
Manageryears6:1947–1948
Managerclubs6:Padova
Manageryears7:1949–1950
Managerclubs7:Vicenza

Vilmos Wilheim (25 November 1895 – 1962) was a Hungarian football manager and former player.

Club career

Born in Hungarian capital Budapest, Wilheim played with KAOE[1] before joining Ferencváros in 1916 and playing with them in the Hungarian championship since 1917.[2] Later, he played in Italy with Vicenza (1923–24) and Cremonese (seasons 1925–26 and 1026–27). He made 15 appearances and scored 2 goals in the 1926–27 Divisione Nazionale.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring, Wilheim started his coaching career. Between 1928 and 1939 he coached in Italy the following clubs: Vicenza, Spezia, Foggia and Padova.[3] Then he moved to Yugoslavia, coaching Bosnian side FK Slavija in their campaign in the 1939–40 Yugoslav Football Championship.[4] In the late 1940s he returned to Italy and coached for second time Padova and Vicenza.[3]

He was known in Italy also as Wilmas Wilhelm or Guglielmo Wilhelm.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tempofradi.hu/wilheim-vilmos Vilmos Wilheim
  2. http://www.nela.hu/nch_pid.php?id=8418 Vilmos Wilheim
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/players/hong-players-in-it.html Hungarian Players and Coaches in Italy
  4. http://www.exyufudbal.in.rs/predratni-klubovi/article/10-slavija-sarajevo FK Slavija Sarajevo
  5. http://www.tempofradi.hu/wilheim-vilmos-2 Vilmos Wilheim biography