Alfréd Schaffer

Alfréd Schaffer
Personal information
Full name	Alfréd Schaffer
Date of birth	13 February 1893(1893-02-13)
Place of birth	Bratislava, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 August 1945(1945-08-30) (aged 52)
Place of death	Prien am Chiemsee, Germany
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Tussen 1908
	Tipografia SK
	Lipotvaros TC
	Ferencváros
	Budapest TC
	KAOE
	Fovarosi TC
	FSK
	Terecvaros TC
	Tatabanya SK
	Budapest AC
1917–1919	MTK		(83)
1919–1920	1. FC Nuremberg
	Wacker München
	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Hamburger SV
	Bayern Munich
	FC Basel
	Sparta Prague
	Austria Vienna
	New York Giants
National team
1915–1919	Hungary	15	(17)
Teams managed
	DSV München
	Wacker München
	Hertha BSC Berlin
	Wacker München
1932–1935	1. FC Nuremberg
1935–1937	MTK Budapest FC
1938	Hungary
1939–1940	Rapid Bucharest
1940–1942	AS Roma
1943–1944	Ferencváros
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Alfréd Schaffer (13 February 1893 – 30 August 1945) was a Hungarian footballer who has the distinction of playing for a record number of professional clubs; he played for a total of 21 clubs in a 15 year career which lasted from 1910–1925.^[1]

He joined MTK Hungária FC in 1915 and helped the club win 3 consecutive league titles^[2], and in the latter two of those seasons (1917–18 and 1918–19) he was the top European league goalscorer.^[3]

After his playing days ended he became a football manager, and coached clubs such as 1. FC Nuremberg (for whom he also played), AS Roma and Ferencváros. He also coached Hungary at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

He died in the town of Prien am Chiemsee in 1945.

Honours

Hungarian League Championship – 1917, 1918, 1919 (with MTK)
German League Championship – 1921 (with 1. FC Nuremberg)
Austrian League Championship – 1924 (with Amateure)

References

^ "OTHER SOCCER RECORDS". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/player-records-various.html. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
^ "Schaffer, Alfred 'Spezi'". Jews In Sports. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=soccer&ID=135. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ "European Topscorers before 1967/68". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/beforegboot.html. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
^ "Football’s Greatest Managers…#9 Vittorio Pozzo". The Equaliser. 9 September 2010. http://equaliserfootball.com/2010/09/09/vittorio-pozzo/. Retrieved 19 December 2010.

Hungary squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up

MF Balogh • FW M. Bíró • DF S. Bíró • FW Cseh • MF Dudás • GK Háda • FW Kohut • DF Korányi • MF Lázár • GK Pálinkás • MF Polgár • MF B. Sárosi • FW Gy. Sárosi • FW Sas • GK Szabó • MF Szalay • MF Szűcs • FW Titkos • FW Toldi • MF Turay • FW Vincze • FW Zsengellér • Coach: Dietz & Schaffer

1. FC Nuremberg – managers

Spiksley (1913–14)
Kürschner (1921–22)
Spiksley (1927)
Michalke (1927–28)
Konrád (1930–32)
Schaffer (1932–35)
Michalke (1935–36)
Orth (1936–39)
Riemke (1939–41)
Schmidt (1941–45)
Michalke (1946–47)
Schmitt (1947–49)
Schmidt (1950–52)
Riemke (1952–54)
Binder (1955–60)
Widmayer (1960–63)
Csaknády (1963–64)
Baumann (1964–65)
Csaknády (1965–66)
Vincze (1966)
Merkel (1967–69)
Körner (a.i.) (1969)
Klötzer (1969–70)
Barthel (1970–71)
Mihajlović (1971)
Langner (1971)
Čajkovski (1971–73)
Tilkowski (1973–76)
Buhtz (1976–78)
Kern (1978)
Gebhardt (1978–79)
Vliers (1979)
Gebhardt (1979–80)
Heese (1980–81)
Popp (1981)
Hoffmann (1981)
Elzner (1981)
Klug (1981–83)
Kröner (1983)
Popp (1983)
Höher (1984–88)
Gerland (1988–90)
Lieberwirth (1990)
Haan (1990–91)
Entenmann (1991–93)
Renner (1993–94)
Zobel (1994)
Sebert (1995)
Gerland (1995–96)
Entenmann (1996–97)
Magath (1997–98)
Reimann (1998)
Brunner (1998)
Rausch (1998–2000)
Brunner (a.i.) (2000)
Augenthaler (2000–03)
Wolf (2003–05)
Lieberwirth (2005)
Meyer (2005–08)
von Heesen (2008)
Oenning (2008–09)
Hecking (2009–)

MTK Hungária FC – managers

Kertész (1903–07)
Szüsz (1907–11)
Robertson (1911–13)
Holmes (1913–14)
Hogan (1914–21)
Burgess (1921–22)
Döme (1922–25)
Hogan (1925–27)
Feldmann (1927–28)
Révész (1928–30)
Huber (1930–31)
Senkey (1931–35)
Schaffer (1935–37)
Braun (1937–39)
Feldmann (1939–40)
Vágó (1945)
Csapkay (1945–46)
Vágó (1946)
Titkos (1946–47)
Bukovi (1947–54)
Kemény (1955)
Volentik (1956–57)
Bukovi (1957–59)
Hidegkuti (1959–60)
G. Szűcs (1960–62)
I. Kovács (1962–64)
Volentik (1964)
Lakat (1965–66)
Hidegkuti (1967–68)
F. Kovács (1968–69)
Palicskó (1970–72)
Bencsik (1972)
Kalocsay (1972–74)
I. Kovács (1974–75)
Keszthelyi (1975–77)
Mezey (1977–80)
Szentmihályi (1980)
Szarvas (1981)
Sárosi (1982–83)
Palicskó (1983–85)
Makai (1985)
Both (1985–86)
Verebes (1986–92)
Gellei (1992–94)
Popovics (1994)
Bicskei (1995)
Kisteleki (1995)
Garaba (1996)
Garami (1996–98)
Egervári (1998–99)
Ten Cate (1999–00)
Pölöskei (2000–01)
Bognár (2001–02)
Popovics (2002)
Egervári (2002–04)
Garami (2004–)

FC Rapid Bucureşti – managers

Krüger (1933)
Huniade (1934)
Krüger (1934)
Wanna (1935)
Konrád (1936–37)
Avar (1937–39)
Schaffer (1939–40)
Avar (1940–41)
Barátky (1941–45)
Wetzer II (1945)
Lengheriu (1946)
Braun-Bogdan (1946–47)
Rónay (1947)
Moldoveanu (1948)
Steinbach (1948–52)
Lengheriu (1953)
Ghiurițan (1953–54)
Rónay (1954–59)
Ghiurițan (1959–60)
Mihăilescu (1960–62)
Roșculeț (1962–63)
Stănculescu (1963)
Stănescu (1963–68)
Bărbulescu (1968–71)
Marian (1971–72)
Macri (1973)
Urecheatu (1974)
Motroc (1975–77)
Marian (1977–78)
Lupescu (1978–80)
Ionescu (1980–81)
Kraus (1981)
Stănescu (1982–84)
Stănculescu (1984)
Kraus (1985)
Lupescu (1985–86)
Codreanu (1986)
Cernăianu (1986–87)
Kraus (1987)
Dumitru (1987–88)
Greavu (1988)
Pop (1988–90)
Cosmoc (1990–91)
Constantin (1991–92)
Rădulescu (1992–93)
Puşcaş (1993)
Hizo (1993–95)
Cârţu (1995)
Rădulescu (1995–96)
Dumitru (1996–97)
Manea (1997)
M. Lucescu (1997–98)
Dumitriu (1999)
M. Lucescu (1999–2000)
Iordănescu (2000)
Rednic (2000–01)
Hizo (2001–02)
Rednic (2002–03)
Petrescu (2004)
Hizo (2004)
R. Lucescu (2004–07)
Bergodi (2007)
Rednic (2007–08)
Rada (2008)
Peseiro (2008)
Hizo (2009)
Rada (2009)
Manea (2009–10)
Andone (2010)
Şumudică (2010–11)
Rada (2011)
R. Lucescu (2011–)

A.S. Roma – managers

Garbutt (1927–29)
Baccani (1929–30)
Burgess (1930–32)
Barr (1932–3)
Kovács (1933–34)
Barbesino (1934–38)
Ara (1938–39)
Schaffer (1939–42)
Kertész (1942–43)
Masetti (1943–45)
Degni (1945–47)
Senkey (1947–48)
Brunella (1948–49)
Bernardini (1949–50)
Baloncieri (1950)
Serantoni (1950)
Masetti (1950–1951)
Viani (1951–1953)
Varglien (1953–54)
Carver (1954–56)
Sárosi (1956)
Masetti (1956–57)
Stock (1957–58)
Nordahl (1958–59)
Sárosi (1959–60)
Foni (1960–61)
Carniglia (1961–63)
Krieziu (1963)
Foni (1963–64)
Miró (1964–65)
Lorenzo (1965–66)
Pugliese (1966–68)
Herrera (1968–70)
Tessari (1970)
Herrera (1971–72)
Trebiciani (1972–73)
Liedholm (1973–77)
Giagnoni (1977–78)
Valcareggi (1978–79)
Liedholm (1979–84)
Eriksson (1984–86)
Sormani (1986–87)
Liedholm (1987–89)
Spinosi (1989)
Liedholm (1989)
Radice (1989–90)
O. Bianchi (1990–92)
Boškov (1992–93)
Mazzone (1993–96)
C. Bianchi (1996–97)
Liedholm & Sella (1997)
Zeman (1997–1999)
Capello (1999–2004)
Prandelli (2004)
Völler (2004)
Delneri (2004–05)
Conti (2005)
Spalletti (2005–09)
Ranieri (2009–11)
Montella (2011)
Luis Enrique (2011–)

Ferencvárosi TC – managers

Tóth Potya (1926–30)
Blum (1930–37)
Bródy (1937)
J. Sándor (1937)
Rauchmaul (1937–38)
Hlavay (1938–39)
Dimény (1939–42)
Tóth Potya (1943)
Schaffer (1943–44)
Berkessy (1944)
P. Szabó (1945)
Urbancsik (1945–46)
Dimény (1946–47)
Opata (1947)
Lyka (1948–50)
Vadas (1950)
Urbancsik (1951)
Deák (1952–1953)
Sós (1953–57)
Á. Csanádi (1957)
Tátrai (1958–61)
J. Mészáros (1961–65)
Vilezsál (1965)
Tátrai (1966)
Lakat (1967–69)
Kalocsay (1970)
Dalnoki (1970)
F. Csanádi (1970–73)
Novák (1973)
Dalnoki (1973–78)
Friedmanszky (1978–80)
Novák (1980–83)
G. Vincze (1984–85)
Sárosi (1985)
Dalnoki (1985–87)
Rákosi (1987–90)
Nyilasi (1990–94)
Novák (1994–96)
Mucha (1996)
Varga (1996–97)
Nyilasi (1997–98)
Vlak (1999)
Mucha (1999)
Poklepović (1999–2000)
Csank (2000–01)
Garami (2002–03)
Pintér (2004)
László (2004–05)
Gellei (2005–07)
Kuntić (2007)
Csank (2007–08)
Davison (2008–09)
Short (2009–10)
Prukner (2010–2011)
Détári (2011–)

Persondata
Name	Schaffer, Alfred
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	13 February 1893
Place of birth	Bratislava, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 August 1945
Place of death	Prien am Chiemsee, Germany