Hungarian footballer and coach
Imre Mathesz|
| Date of birth |
(1937-03-25)25 March 1937 |
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| Place of birth |
Budapest, Hungary |
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| Date of death |
6 December 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 73) |
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| Place of death |
Mernye, Hungary |
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| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1957–1969 |
Vasas SC |
248 |
(28) |
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| 1964–1967 |
Hungary |
12 |
(0) |
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| 1973–1977 |
Kaposvári Rákóczi |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.[2] Mathesz also played in two qualifying games for the 1968 European Championship.[3]
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.[4]
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